The 56th annual conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference will come together for Behaviour 2019 in Chicago, Illinois from July 23 - 27. There are several presentations that are bound to be of interest to the urban evolution community including a full symposium on animal behavior on an urbanized... Continue Reading →
Evolution 2019: Adaptation to Coastal Stressors in Oyster Larvae
When people think of the effects of cities on wildlife, changes on land often first come to mind. But, urban areas also have major impacts on aquatic life, especially near sewage treatment plants. These sewage plants dump billions of liters of effluent per day into estuaries and oceans, and this waste can contain a veritable... Continue Reading →
Evolution 2019: Urbanization Affects Gene Flow and Genetic Drift
As of 2008, more people live in urban than in rural areas, and human populations in cities will only continue to increase. One goal of urban evolution research is to determine how the expansion of cities impacts genetic diversity of plants and animals. Cities may alter genetic diversity by changing how organisms move across the... Continue Reading →