Phenotypic variation in urban environments: mechanisms and implications

MJ Thompson, P Capilla-Lasheras… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022‏ - cell.com
In the past decade, numerous studies have explored how urbanisation affects the mean
phenotypes of populations, but it remains unknown how urbanisation impacts phenotypic …

Causes of maladaptation

SP Brady, DI Bolnick, AL Angert… - Evolutionary …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Evolutionary biologists tend to approach the study of the natural world within a framework of
adaptation, inspired perhaps by the power of natural selection to produce fitness …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of an ecological security pattern in Jiangnan water network area based on an integrated Approach: A case study of Gaochun, Nan**g

N Wang, Y Zhao - Ecological Indicators, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization in the Jiangnan Water Network region has resulted in the degradation of
ecosystems and interruption of ecological functions. The ecological security pattern (ESP) is …

Urban biodiversity management using evolutionary tools

MR Lambert, CM Donihue - Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2020‏ - nature.com
Cities are fully functioning ecosystems and are home to no-analogue communities of
species that interact with each other and which are subject to novel urban stressors. As …

The construction of ecological security patterns in coastal areas based on landscape ecological risk assessment—A case study of Jiaodong Peninsula, China

Y Yan, H Ju, S Zhang, G Chen - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Increasing land utilization, population aggregation and strong land–sea interaction make
coastal areas an ecologically fragile environment. The construction of an ecological security …

The fitness landscape of a community of Darwin's finches

MO Beausoleil, PL Carrión, J Podos, C Camacho… - …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Divergent natural selection should lead to adaptive radiation—that is, the rapid evolution of
phenotypic and ecological diversity originating from a single clade. The drivers of adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress and prospects for constructing ecological security pattern based on ecological network

X Dong, F Wang, M Fu - Ecological Indicators, 2024‏ - Elsevier
As global ecological problems become increasingly prominent, the construction of
ecological security pattern (ESP) has become particularly important for ensuring regional …

Human activity can influence the gut microbiota of Darwin's finches in the Galapagos Islands

SA Knutie, JA Chaves, KM Gotanda - Molecular ecology, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
The gut microbiota of animal hosts can be influenced by environmental factors, such as
unnatural food items that are introduced by humans. Over the past 30 years, human …

Moving past the challenges and misconceptions in urban adaptation research

KM Winchell, KJ Aviles‐Rodriguez… - Ecology and …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Although the field of urban evolutionary ecology has recently expanded, much progress has
been made in identifying adaptations that arise as a result of selective pressures within …

Effect of urbanization and parasitism on the gut microbiota of Darwin's finch nestlings

G Solomon, AC Love, GJ Vaziri, J Harvey… - Molecular …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Host‐associated microbiota can be affected by factors related to environmental change,
such as urbanization and invasive species. For example, urban areas often affect food …