Evolution of life in urban environments
MTJ Johnson, J Munshi-South - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND The extent of urban areas is increasing around the world, and most humans
now live in cities. Urbanization results in dramatic environmental change, including …
now live in cities. Urbanization results in dramatic environmental change, including …
Hierarchical filters determine community assembly of urban species pools
The majority of humanity now lives in cities or towns, with this proportion expected to
continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an …
continue increasing for the foreseeable future. As novel ecosystems, urban areas offer an …
Eco-evolutionary dynamics in an urbanizing planet
M Alberti - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2015 - cell.com
A great challenge for ecology in the coming decades is to understand the role humans play
in eco-evolutionary dynamics. If, as emerging evidence shows, rapid evolutionary change …
in eco-evolutionary dynamics. If, as emerging evidence shows, rapid evolutionary change …
A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology
Urban ecosystems are rapidly expanding throughout the world, but how urban growth affects
the evolutionary ecology of species living in urban areas remains largely unknown. Urban …
the evolutionary ecology of species living in urban areas remains largely unknown. Urban …
Adaptive evolution in cities: progress and misconceptions
Current narratives suggest that urban adaptation–the adaptive evolution of organisms to
cities–is pervasive across taxa and cities. However, in reviewing hundreds of studies, we …
cities–is pervasive across taxa and cities. However, in reviewing hundreds of studies, we …
Genome-wide parallelism underlies contemporary adaptation in urban lizards
KM Winchell, SC Campbell-Staton… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Urbanization drastically transforms landscapes, resulting in fragmentation, degradation, and
the loss of local biodiversity. Yet, urban environments also offer opportunities to observe …
the loss of local biodiversity. Yet, urban environments also offer opportunities to observe …
[HTML][HTML] Re-thinking the environment in landscape genomics
Detecting the extrinsic selective pressures shaping genomic variation is critical for a better
understanding of adaptation and for forecasting evolutionary responses of natural …
understanding of adaptation and for forecasting evolutionary responses of natural …
Adaptive evolution in urban ecosystems
CM Donihue, MR Lambert - Ambio, 2015 - Springer
Urban ecologists have demonstrated that cities are functioning ecosystems. It follows then
that species living in these contexts should participate in and experience the same suite of …
that species living in these contexts should participate in and experience the same suite of …
[HTML][HTML] Peromyscus mice as a model for studying natural variation
NL Bedford, HE Hoekstra - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
The deer mouse (genus Peromyscus) is the most abundant mammal in North America, and it
occupies almost every type of terrestrial habitat. It is not surprising therefore that the natural …
occupies almost every type of terrestrial habitat. It is not surprising therefore that the natural …
[HTML][HTML] Urbanization shapes the ecology and evolution of plant-arthropod herbivore interactions
Urbanization is quickly changing natural and agricultural landscapes, with consequences for
the herbivorous arthropods dwelling in or near cities. Here, we review the evidence for the …
the herbivorous arthropods dwelling in or near cities. Here, we review the evidence for the …