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Urban Observation of the Week: Street Turkeys
There have been multiple sightings of these two turkeys in my neighborhood. I was trying to get home and these two just stayed in…
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Genomic Analysis Highlights Cognition in Urban Burrowing Owls
What makes a bird successful in the city? Jakob Mueller and colleagues first attempted to answer this question in blackbirds, finding genomic signatures of…
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CSEE2020: Human Influences on Darwin’s Finches
The Galápagos Islands are renowned for their unique, endemic biodiversity which inspired Charles Darwin to develop his theory of evolution by natural selection. In…
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ABS2020: Using Acoustic Signals to Reduce Avian Collisions with Man-made Structures
As areas become more urbanized, fauna are continually exposed to novel anthropogenic structures and are forced to adapt. However, adapting is not always an…
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Stress Hormones Do Not Reflect Urbanization in Birds and Other Reptiles
Life in the city is stressful, for humans and wildlife! One of the main physiological traits thought to be impacted by the novel pressures…
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Cities’ Shrinking Gene Pools
Full paper here: Schmidt, C., Domaratzki, M., Kinnunen, R. P., Bowman, J., & Garroway, C. J. (2020). Continent-wide effects of urbanization on bird and…
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Urbanization has Varying Effects on the Population Structure of Six Bird Species in Singapore
Urban areas are known to be prone to habitat fragmentation. We’ve seen the intense urbanization in New York City lead to the rapid divergence…
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Pigeon Feet in the City
If you’ve walked around a city with pigeons, you might have noticed that many of them are missing toes or have deformed feet. These…
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Novel Methods For Capturing American White Ibises In Urban Areas
Many urban wildlife biologists face unique challenges when trying to capture their study organisms. Traditional methods that are used in remote areas are often…
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Urbanization is Correlated with Higher Cholesterol Levels in American Crows
Along with the altered landscape, urban organisms also encounter novel (anthropogenic) food resources. And while anthropogenic food can be abundant in cities, it is…
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Juggling a Junk Food Diet: Urban Birds Go on a Diet on Weekends Due to Less Availability of Junk Food
Have you ever found yourself wishing that the cafeteria was opened on weekends? Well apparently so have the birds! Read on to find out…
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Evolution 2019: Urbanization Drives Evolution of Darwin’s Finches in the Galápagos
Many of us don’t think of the Galápagos as a place that is urbanized, but as we’ve discussed here on Life in the City…
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IUWC 2019: Inclusive Urban Ecosystems
Following the plenary at IUWC 2019, this session focused on integrating urban ecology research with community engagement. The speakers here built on some of…
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IUWC 2019: Investigating Avian Species Diversity in Urban Habitat Patches
A critical issue when managing for habitat in urban areas is habitat size. What is the minimum viable patch size for a species of…
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IUWC 2019: Drivers of Bird and Arthropod Diversity in Portland Yards
Urban yards have a large potential for providing habitat, and important considerations when studying these spaces are the tritrophic interactions between plant species, herbivores,…