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Toxic Toads in a Toxic World
The Common European Toad, Bufo bufo, is a pond-breeding amphibian found throughout Europe, including in urban environments. Ecological changes (e.g., predator communities) in anthropogenic habitats present…
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Los Angeles Lizards: Shifts in Morphology Associated with Urban Living
Ecomorphology describes how an animal’s physical traits (called morphology) match how it uses its habitat. It is assumed that ecomorphology results from performance-morphology relationships…
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Claws in the City
I’m excited to share an update on my foray into urban ecology and evolution research as an undergraduate! I’ve been working in the Revell…
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Friendly Neighborhood Spiders
If you live in Europe or North America, chances are you have seen the species I have studied in my most recent paper at…