The impact of urbanisation on chipmunks, arboreal and flying squirrels: a global systematic review
C Tranquillo, F Bisi, LA Wauters, D Preatoni… - Mammal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The current, rapid urbanisation process impacts global biodiversity and can be a driver for
phenotypic changes in mammals that persist in cities. Animals display different response …
phenotypic changes in mammals that persist in cities. Animals display different response …
[PDF][PDF] Sugar addicted in the city: impact of urbanisation on food choice and diet composition of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
B Wist, C Stolter, KH Dausmann - Journal of Urban Ecology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Urban wildlife faces a great variety of human-induced habitat alterations, among others
changes in resource availability and composition, often resulting in serious declines in …
changes in resource availability and composition, often resulting in serious declines in …
Green spaces contribute to structural resilience of the gut microbiota in urban mammals
R Łopucki, E Sajnaga, A Kalwasińska, D Klich… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The gut microbiome of wild animals is subject to various environmental influences, including
those associated with human-induced alterations to the environment. We investigated how …
those associated with human-induced alterations to the environment. We investigated how …
Gray squirrels consume anthropogenic food waste most often during winter
Urban habitats provide wildlife with predictable, easily accessible and abundant food
sources in the form of human food waste. Urban eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus …
sources in the form of human food waste. Urban eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus …
Food availability and population parameters for squirrels differ even in neighbouring urban parks
B Wist, KH Dausmann - Urban Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
Some species occur in higher densities in cities than in natural habitats, despite the variety
of urban stressors. Urban fragments can be extremely heterogeneous though, and species' …
of urban stressors. Urban fragments can be extremely heterogeneous though, and species' …
Urban eastern gray squirrels (sciurus carolinensis) show little seasonal variation in biochemical and hematological parameters
Urban wildlife faces unique physiological and behavioral challenges compared to
conspecifics which live in less altered natural habitats. Animals in urban habitats are also …
conspecifics which live in less altered natural habitats. Animals in urban habitats are also …
Shades of grey: Coat-colour dependent effect of urbanization on the bacterial microbiome of a wild mammal
MR Stothart, AEM Newman - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Background Host-associated microbiota can be fundamental to the ecology of their host and
may even help wildlife species colonize novel niches or cope with rapid environmental …
may even help wildlife species colonize novel niches or cope with rapid environmental …