Author: Olivia Weklar
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Rapid Evolution of Urban Water Dragons
The growing field of urban evolutionary ecology studies the impact of urbanization on its resident species. Often, that involves comparisons between conspecific urban and…
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SICB 2023: January 7th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 9:30 – 9:45 AM Lonestar B Nesting…
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SICB 2023: January 6th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 9:15 – 9:30 AM 402-403 Commonalities in…
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SICB 2023: January 5th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 9:00 – 9:15 AM Lonestar F Human-provided…
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SICB 2023: January 4th Summary
Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 8:00 – 8:15 AM 402-403 Creating Interdisciplinary…
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Reminder: Urban Evolution at SICB 2023
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…
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Urban Observation: Mute Swan in Leicester
Check out this Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) sauntering about the busy streets of Leicester! A swan casually walking down Aylestone Road, never seen that…
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Urban Coyote Dens in Edmonton, Canada
As urban areas continue to expand, nearby wildlife must either adapt to the effects of urbanization or flee to natural spaces. The species impacted…
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New Blog Page: Foundational Reading
Come and check out Life in the City‘s new Foundational Reading page! It has recommendations for a wide range of individuals interested in urban…
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Urban Evolution at SICB 2023
The annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) is here! From January 3-7 biologists will convene in Austin, Texas to share the…
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Urban Observation: Go fetch!
Check out this fun-loving gull and its new toy! https://twitter.com/GarethUnwin85/status/1597610347212734464 This gull seen last week at Queen’s Park in Brighton, UK, seems to have…
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Urbanization and the Avian Endocrine System
In a previous post titled Meta-analysis of Urban Bird Phenology, we discussed how urban conditions have affected the average value of phenology and reproductive…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Check out these dueling kangaroos in a park in Australia’s Gold Coast region! New Yorkers are used to seeing squirrels and rats roam around,…
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Urban Observation: Great Blue Heron
Check out this Great Blue Heron‘s fun new perch! Kate spotted a heron sitting very comfortably on a discarded deck chair in Surrey, BC.…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Red-Tailed Hawk
Check out this Red-Tailed Hawk going dumpster diving in Morningside Park on Wednesday. This resourceful hawk didn’t hesitate to dive in and search for…