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Swimming through concrete: how the platypus adapts to city life
The platypus: a peculiar mix of DNA The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), a well known monotreme from Australia, is an animal that defies one’s imagination.…
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The effects of noise and light pollution on Australian Black Swans (Cygnus atratus)
Urban environments, also known as concrete jungles, are the most rapidly growing type of environment of the current time. They force not only the…
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Urban Observation: Ringtail Possum
In Port Phillip City, this arboreal individual has found an urban alternative to climb! The Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) is a marsupial species,…
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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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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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Little Urban Dragons
James Baxter-Gilbert and colleagues from down under — Julia Riley and Martin Whiting — have been digging into the ecological and evolutionary responses to urbanization in…
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High Lead (Pb) Exposure May Lead to Adaptation in House Sparrows
City life can be difficult for many organisms. Cities are louder, brighter, hotter, and often more contaminated with toxins than nearby less-developed areas. Ever-increasing…
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SICB 2019: Urban Gulls Alter FID and Flight Behaviors
Urbanization is a global form of habitat change that alters native habits and either excludes the animals that live there or forces them to…