Category: New Lit Abstracts

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New Lit Alert: Interactions between the introduced European honey bee and native bees in urban areas varies by year, habitat type and native bee guild

honey bee on a metal surface

Interactions between the introduced European honey bee and native bees in urban areas varies by year, habitat type and native bee guild Kit S Prendergast, Kingsley W Dixon, Philip W Bateman Abstract European honey bees have been introduced across the globe and may compete with native bees for floral resources. Compounding effects of urbanization and... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Phenotypic response to a major hurricane in Anolis lizards in urban and forest habitats

urban lizard on a fence

Phenotypic response to a major hurricane in Anolis lizards in urban and forest habitats Kevin J Avilés-Rodríguez, Kristin M Winchell, Luis F De León, Liam J Revell Abstract Little is known about the synergistic impacts of urbanization and hurricanes on synanthropes. We compared morphological traits of the lizard Anolis cristatelluson Puerto Rico sampled before the 2017 category... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Fine scale genetic structure in fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) along a rural‑to‑urban gradient

Fine scale genetic structure in fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) along a rural‑to‑urban gradient G. Yannic, V. Helfer, R. Sermier, B. R. Schmidt, L. Fumagalli Abstract Delineating population boundaries in anthropogenic landscape is of critical importance for domains of biology that are concerned with the ecology, evolution and conservation of species. This remains particularly difficult for species where there is... Continue Reading →

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New Lit Alert: Urban living influences the nesting success of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands

Geospiza fortis

Urban living influences the nesting success of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands Johanna A. Harvey, Kiley Chernicky, Shelby R. Simons, Taylor B. Verrett, Jaime A. Chaves, Sarah A. Knutie Abstract Urbanization is expanding worldwide with major consequences for organisms. Anthropogenic factors can reduce the fitness of animals but may have benefits, such as consistent human food availability. Understanding anthropogenic... Continue Reading →

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