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The Urban Spider Survival Guide
An introduction to the city spider Spiders are the most diverse and abundant terrestrial predators on earth. This group of species is, in turn,…
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New Lit Alert: Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.)
Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.) Stella F. Uiterwaal, Jamie L. Palmer, Saima Farook, Sharon L. Deem, Catherine…
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Hidden Biodiversity: Lichens in the city
In urban ecology, a lot of attention has been paid to groups such as birds and trees and how they adapt to life in…
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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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New Lit Alert: Continent-wide parallel urban evolution of increased heat tolerance in a common moth
Continent-wide parallel urban evolution of increased heat tolerance in a common moth Thomas Merckx, Matthew E. Nielsen, Tuomas Kankaanpää, Tomáš Kadlec, Mahtab Yazdanian, Sami…
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The rapid spread of an urban lichen
Is the urban landscape pushing lichen evolution or is it just providing space for opportunists? Harold Timans The urban environment creates a multitude of…
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Urban Observation: Winter Neighbors 2: Red-eared Slider
As this tepid winter sweeps through NYC, a few careful eyes may spot a peculiar sight lounging in the mid-afternoon sun of our urban…
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New Lit Alert: Urban evolution of thermal physiology in a range-expanding, mycophagous fruit fly, Drosophila tripunctata
Urban evolution of thermal physiology in a range-expanding, mycophagous fruit fly, Drosophila tripunctata Sarah E. Diamond, Ryan A. Martin, Grace Bellino, K. Nicole Crown, Eric…
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Is Plastic Always Fantastic? Selection on Thermal Plasticity in Urban Anoles
A recent publication in Nature Communications goes above and beyond in studying how selection on adaptive and/or maladaptive gene expression plasticity may be regulating…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization extends flight phenology and leads to local adaptation of seasonal plasticity in Lepidoptera
Urbanization extends flight phenology and leads to local adaptation of seasonal plasticity in Lepidoptera Thomas Merckx, Matthew E. Nielsen, Janne Heliölä, Mikko Kuussaari, Lars…
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New Lit Abstract: De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Potential Thermal Adaptation Mechanisms in the Cicada Hyalessa fuscata
De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Potential Thermal Adaptation Mechanisms in the Cicada Hyalessa fuscata Hoa Quynh Nguyen, Yuseob Kim, and Yikweon Jang Abstract In…
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New Lit Alert: Cryptic eco-evolutionary feedback in the city: urban evolution of prey dampens the effect of urban evolution of the predator
Cryptic eco-evolutionary feedback in the city: urban evolution of prey dampens the effect of urban evolution of the predator Kristien I. Brans, Nedim Tüzün,…
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Systemic Racism Shapes Urban Ecology and Evolution
The rate of urbanization is increasing greatly and with that, comes large human populations. Our population has increased from 6 billion people in 2000…
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Anoles Adapt to Beat the Urban Heat
Urban areas are hot. The urban heat island effect causes urbanized regions to be significantly warmer than nearby forested areas, and the tropical islands…
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Black Widows and Urban Heat: Can Spiders Cope With Increased Temperatures?
This week’s post comes from Dale Stevens, who tells us about the effects of elevated urban temperatures on black widow spiders. Along with landscape…