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New Lit Alert: Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?
Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments? Hani Amir Aouissi, Mostefa Ababsa, Aissam Gaagai, Zihad Bouslama, Yassine Farhi, and Haroun Chenchouni Abstract Background: Ecological functions and processes in urban ecosystems are governed by various human…
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New Lit Alert: Age-Related Variability of the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Song in Natural and Urban Environments
Age-Related Variability of the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Song in Natural and Urban Environments A. E. Bastrikova, S. I. Gashkov, and N. S. Moskvitina Abstract The age-related variability of the frequency and structural–temporal parameters of the advertising song of Ficedula hypoleuca…
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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 metropolitan Seoul, populations of the cicada Hyalessa fuscata in hotter urban heat islands (“high UHIs”) exhibit…
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New Lit Alert: Genetic differentiation in pesticide resistance between urban and rural populations of a nontarget freshwater keystone interactor, Daphnia magna
Genetic differentiation in pesticide resistance between urban and rural populations of a nontarget freshwater keystone interactor, Daphnia magna Kristien I. Brans, Rafaela A. Almeida, Maxime Fajgenblat Abstract There is growing evidence that urbanization drives adaptive evolution in response to thermal gradients.…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization processes drive divergence at the major histocompatibility complex in a common waterbird
Urbanization processes drive divergence at the major histocompatibility complex in a common waterbird Ewa Pikus, Radosław Włodarczyk, Jan Jedlikowski, Piotr Minias Abstract Urban sprawl is one of the most common landscape alterations occurring worldwide, and there is a growing list…
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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, Arnaud Sentis, Luc De Meester, Robby Stoks Abstract Most research on eco-evolutionary feedbacks focuses on ecological…
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New Lit Alert: Replicated, urban-driven exposure to metallic trace elements in two passerines
Replicated, urban-driven exposure to metallic trace elements in two passerines Marion Chatelain, Arnaud Da Silva, Marta Celej, Eliza Kurek, Ewa Bulska, Michela Corsini & Marta Szulkin Abstract While there are increasing examples of phenotypic and genotypic differences between urban and…
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New Lit Alert Catchup and Updates Coming!
Hi everyone, we (the lead team here at Life in the City) have fallen a little behind on our New Literature alerts since mid-summer. Sorry about that! We are working on catching up, so check back daily to see more…
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