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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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SICB 2025: January 7th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room/Poster # Title Authors 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. A601…
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SICB 2025: January 6th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room/Poster # Title Authors 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. A707…
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SICB 2025: January 5th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room/Poster # Title Authors 8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. International…
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SICB 2025: January 4th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room/Poster # Title Authors 8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Marquis…
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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…
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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…
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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…