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Infographic: The right temperature
Pineapples and Whales recently created an infographic about parallel evolution in urban anole populations! It’s based on this study in Nature Ecology & Evolution: Parallel selection on thermal physiology facilitates repeated adaptation of city lizards to urban heat islands.
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Urban Observation of the Week: Harlem Hawk
New York City is the largest city in the United States. It has concrete, sky-high buildings, insane traffic, and yet it is home to a variety of birds and birders. Today, we bring you a red-tailed hawk, identified by Jeff…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Singapore Otters
A few weeks ago, we showed you astroturf otters and Salisbury street market otters. Today, we bring you smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) running through the streets of Singapore. Do you have a photo or video of an urban species doing…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Owl on a Power Line
Above ground power lines seem to make a great perch for a lot of squirrels and birds. Usually, we see owls perched on trees, but today we bring you an owl on a power line. Do you have a photo…
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Urban Lizards Like it Hot (and their genes may tell us why)
Cities are hot. Because of the urban heat island effect, urban environments tend to be significantly warmer than nearby non-urban environments. For ectothermic organisms, like lizards and insects, elevated urban temperatures create thermally stressful conditions. It might be unsurprising then…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Graffiti Anoles
When a wall is painted over many times, it will start to have layers peel off. These cracks in the paint apparently make a great hideout for anoles. Do you have a photo or video of an urban species doing…
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Where’s the Restroom?
Earlier this week, the wonderful women over at Women of Fisheries posted about the struggles of going to the bathroom when doing fieldwork on a boat. They point out that going to the bathroom can be especially uncomfortable for women…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Rat in the Engine
When your car isn’t running as smoothly as it used to, you take it into the car shop to get it checked out. Most of the time, there’s some component that got old and needs to be replaced. Sometimes, there’s…
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