Author: Olivia Weklar

Olivia is a graduate student in Kristin's lab at NYU. She studies the impacts of urbanization on the diet and gut microbiome of birds!

New Lit Alert: Interpopulation morphological differences and sexual dimorphism of Dekay’s brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) along a rural–urban gradient

Interpopulation morphological differences and sexual dimorphism of Dekay’s brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) along a rural–urban gradient Tianqi Huang​, Peter J. Morin, & Sara Ruane Abstract In response to the surge of urbanization in the modern era, many organisms have undergone various changes, such as the shift of their morphological traits to face the challenges brought by this drastic environmental transformation. Rapid... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Sex-specific morphological shifts across space and time in replicate urban wall lizard introductions

Sex-specific morphological shifts across space and time in replicate urban wall lizard introductions Eric J Gangloff, Anusha P Bishop, Alyssa Head, Gregory B Pauly, Constant Perry, Princeton L Vaughn, Kristin M Winchell, and Kinsey M Brock Abstract As species move into new environments through founder events, their phenotypes may diverge from native populations. Understanding the drivers underlying such variation, and the constraints... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Parallel phenotypes of Littoraria angulifera emerge across ecoregions, as a response to urbanization

Parallel phenotypes of Littoraria angulifera emerge across ecoregions, as a response to urbanization Javier A. Venegas, Levy Obonaga & José M. Riascos  Abstract Cities are emerging as the fastest-growing ecosystems on Earth. While evidence is accumulating that a diverse array of species exploits urban habitats, the mechanisms by which urbanization drives natural selection and shapes phenotypic responses remain poorly understood,... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Different traits shape winners and losers in urban bird assemblages across seasons

Different traits shape winners and losers in urban bird assemblages across seasons Riccardo Alba, Fabio Marcolin, Giacomo Assandri, Luca Ilahiane, Francesca Cochis, Mattia Brambilla, Diego Rubolini & Dan Chamberlain  Abstract Urbanisation is a major driver of global biodiversity decline, profoundly affecting animal communities. While most studies on bird communities have primarily focused on the breeding season, we aimed to identify species responses and... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.)

Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.) Stella F. Uiterwaal, Jamie L. Palmer, Saima Farook, Sharon L. Deem, Catherine Taylor, Stephen Blake Abstract Urban wildlife often shows pronounced differences in ecology, behavior, and survival compared to rural individuals. Given the broad impacts of temperature in ecology, thermal discrepancies between cities... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Colourful Urban Birds: Bird Species Successful in Urban Environments Have More Elaborate Colours and Less Brown

Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo, Kaspar Delhey, Lucía Izquierdo, Mihai Valcu, Bart Kempenaers Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo and Kaspar Delhey shared first authors. Abstract Rapidly expanding urbanisation presents significant challenges to wildlife. Consequently, many studies have investigated the impact of urbanisation on diverse organisms. However, despite the ecological relevance of animal colouration, its association with urbanisation remains poorly understood. Using a global... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Parallel Signatures of Diet Adaptation in the Invasive Common Myna Genome

Parallel Signatures of Diet Adaptation in the Invasive Common Myna Genome Kamolphat Atsawawaranunt, Katarina C. Stuart, Annabel Whibley, Kyle M. Ewart, Richard E. Major, Rebecca N. Johnson, Anna W. Santure Abstract Invasive species offer uniquely replicated model systems to study rapid adaptation. The common myna (Acridotheres tristis) has been introduced to over a dozen countries and is classified as one of... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Effects of urbanisation, habitat characteristics, and management on garden pond biodiversity: Findings from a large-scale citizen science survey

Effects of urbanisation, habitat characteristics, and management on garden pond biodiversity: Findings from a large-scale citizen science survey Zsuzsanna Márton, Barbara Barta, Csaba F. Vad, Beáta Szabó, Andrew J. Hamer, Vivien Kardos, Csilla Laskai, Ádám Fierpasz & Zsófia Horváth Abstract The rapid expansion of urban areas often leads to degradation, fragmentation, and loss of natural habitats, threatening biodiversity. While urban ponds might contribute substantially to the biodiversity of urban blue-green infrastructure, the... Continue Reading →

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SICB 2025: January 7th Summary

Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! TimeRoom/Poster #TitleAuthors8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.A601Gene expression responses to drought conditions in two imperiled darter speciesPowell, C.A.; Westerman, E.L.; Hofmann, H.A.; Ter, Y.; Magoulick, D.; Findley, K.8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.A601Effects of habitat characteristics on spatial distribution and fitness of collared lizardsReifeiss,... Continue Reading →

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SICB 2025: January 6th Summary

Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! TimeRoom/Poster #TitleAuthors8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.A707Rethinking enemy release: sex-specific infection risk and urban influences in House Sparrow populationsMcCain, K.M.; Martin, L.; Schrey, A.; Kohl, K.; Sheldon, E.; Mansilla, G.; Dor, R.; Jensen, H.; Soraker, J.; Mathot, K.; Vu, T.; Jimeno, B.; Buchanan,... Continue Reading →

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SICB 2025: January 5th Summary

Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! TimeRoom/Poster #TitleAuthors8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.International Salon 5Climbing performance in urban and natural populations of green anoles and an introduced competitorHanden, M.; Philips, M.; Garner, A.M.8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.International Salon 5Parasites, Fungi, and the Skin Microbiome: Disease Dynamics of Urban Gray... Continue Reading →

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SICB 2025: January 4th Summary

Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! TimeRoom/Poster #TitleAuthors8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.Marquis AIntroduction to the symposium: Cities as a natural experimentAlaasam, V.; Snead, A;, Winchell, K.8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.Marquis ADoes urban life and small population size lead to accumulation of deleterious mutations?Caizergues, A.E.8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.Marquis... Continue Reading →

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Reminder: Urban Evolution at SICB 2025!

Remember to check out all the incredible research on urban systems at SICB this year! Email Kristin if you’d like to contribute to the blog by covering one of these talks or posters. DayTimeRoom/Poster #TitleAuthorsJan 48:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.Marquis AIntroduction to the symposium: Cities as a natural experimentAlaasam, V.; Snead, A;, Winchell, K.Jan 48:15 a.m. –... Continue Reading →

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Urban Evolution at SICB 2025

The annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) is here! From January 3-7 biologists will convene in Atlanta, Georgia to share the latest and greatest from a broad range of research areas. Urban evolution talks have a strong showing at the meeting this year, and we would like to hear about all of... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: City lights, moonlit nights: examining bat responses to urbanization and lunar cycles

City lights, moonlit nights: examining bat responses to urbanization and lunar cycles Claysson de Aguiar Silva & Ludmilla M. S. Aguiar  Abstract Urbanization is one of the most abrupt mechanisms of land use change. This process can generate significant impacts on biodiversity, and its effects on bat activity patterns need further exploration due to the importance... Continue Reading →

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