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How the Rose-Ringed Parakeet Conquered the Western World
“Dad, what are those birds? I’ve never seen them before” I remember asking my dad when I was younger. We were outside having a…
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Gulls are taking over our European cities
Coastal cities in Europe are swarmed with gulls, to the annoyance of many of those cities’ inhabitants. Gulls (Larus spp.) are naturally cliff-nesting species,…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Jamaican Yellow-Billed Parrot
Urban trees support diverse wildlife, as Jamaican biologist and naturalist Damany Calder pointed out in Instagram this week with his observation of the Yellow-Billed…
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New Lit Alert: Urban Roosts: Use of Buildings by Florida Bonneted Bats
Urban Roosts: Use of Buildings by Florida Bonneted Bats Elysia N. Webb, Holly K. Ober, Elizabeth C. Braun de Torrez, Jeffery A. Gore, and Ricardo…
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Some Thoughts on Urban Snakes
I’m partial to the creepy, crawly, scaly, slithering critters. I spend most of my time thinking about urban lizards, but recently started wondering about…
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Time for a Dive Part I: An Introduction to the Water Flea Daphnia magna and Urban Aquatic Habitats
Above: (c) Erin Walsh for Journal of Conservation Physiology on the evolution of heat tolerance in Daphnia “No they do not itch”, “Yes, they are…
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City Gulls of Spain
One thing I always wonder when I see birds flying around cities is “where are they nesting???” Fortunately, the Audubon Society has an answer…
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Natural History of Urban Organisms
As the field of urban ecology and evolution advances, one major issue consistently jumps out at me: the lack of information on basic ecology…
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Getting “Back on Track” with Common Milkweed
Sophie Breitbart, PhD student at University of Toronto Mississauga, tells us about her experience in the field working on milkweed. I’m sitting in the…
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Why Did the Squirrel Cross the Road?
In cities the number and types of predators drastically differ from nearby rural and “natural” areas. This often means that the biggest threat prey…