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Urban Observation: Flamingo City
Flamingos are definitely not the first species that comes to mind when I think of urban birds, however, that might change if I ever travel to flamingo city! As someone who has personally only seen flamingos in captivity, @shivangmehtaNW‘s photos…
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Salinity, Urbanization, and Genetic Divergence of Killifish
Guest post by Brandon Waldo, Katherine Moore, Sam Bickley, Christopher Anderson, & Moises Bernal. Salinity, Urbanization, and Genetic Divergence of Killifish Coastlines are unique and dynamic environments that are always subject to intense changes. Organisms living in beaches, estuaries, and…
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New Lit Alert: Plasticity in resource use explains the persistence of the largest living rodent in anthropized environments
Plasticity in resource use explains the persistence of the largest living rodent in anthropized environments M Magioli, HR Luz, FB Costa, HR Benatti, U Piovezan, FBP Nunes, B Lopes, MZ Moreira, MB Labruna, KMPMB Ferraz Abstract How organisms search for…
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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, widely distributed across its native continent of Australia. This animal is arboreal and traditionally could be…
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New Lit Alert: Do urban habitats induce physiological changes in Mediterranean lizards?
Do urban habitats induce physiological changes in Mediterranean lizards? R Vardi, S Dubiner, R Ben Bezalel, S Meiri, E Levin Abstract Urban environments offer dramatically different habitats for wildlife compared with natural environments. They provide, for example, different levels of…
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Urban Environments – A Hidden Insect Biodiversity Hotspot?
Walid-Dani Kaki “In none of his works did Nature show her originality more than in insects”(Pliny the Elder) In recent years we have seen a steady decline in biodiversity, with devastating consequences for the natural world and human populations. The…
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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 habitats that differ widely in their abiotic factors. In one street it can be scorching hot…
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New Lit Alert: Urban colonies are less aggressive but forage more than their forest counterparts in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi
Urban colonies are less aggressive but forage more than their forest counterparts in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi L Jacquier, M Molet, C Doums Abstract Urbanization imposes new constraints on organisms, leading to changes in various traits including behaviour. In particular, foraging…
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