Evolution in an Urbanizing World
Pollination is a fundamental ecological process that supports biodiversity and sustains economies through crop pollination. About 80% of wild plant species rely on insect pollination for seed set and fruit. Additionally, about 75% of crops used for human food rely on insect pollination. This means that insect pollination is highly important for biodiversity and agriculture... Continue Reading →
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 M. Kivelä Abstract Urbanization and its urban-heat-island effect (UHI) have expanding footprints worldwide. The UHI means that urban habitats experience a higher mean and more frequent extreme high temperatures than rural... Continue Reading →
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