A global meta‐analysis reveals higher variation in breeding phenology in urban birds than in their non‐urban neighbours

P Capilla‐Lasheras, MJ Thompson… - Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cities pose a major ecological challenge for wildlife worldwide. Phenotypic variation, which
can result from underlying genetic variation or plasticity, is an important metric to understand …

A comprehensive overview of the effects of urbanisation on sexual selection and sexual traits

AD Cronin, JAH Smit, MI Muñoz, A Poirier… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanisation can affect mating opportunities and thereby alter inter‐and intra‐sexual
selection pressures on sexual traits. Biotic and abiotic urban conditions can influence an …

The biological deserts fallacy: Cities in their landscapes contribute more than we think to regional biodiversity

EN Spotswood, EE Beller, R Grossinger, JL Grenier… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cities are both embedded within and ecologically linked to their surrounding landscapes.
Although urbanization poses a substantial threat to biodiversity, cities also support many …

The digital peregrine: A technonatural history of a cosmopolitan raptor

A Searle, J Turnbull, WM Adams - Transactions of the Institute …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Humans, non‐human animals, and technologies are increasingly entangled. Using the
peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) as an illustrative example, we propose 'technonatural …

Causes, temporal trends, and the effects of urbanization on admissions of wild raptors to rehabilitation centers in England and Wales

CT Panter, S Allen, N Backhouse… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Data from wildlife rehabilitation centers (WRCs) can provide on‐the‐ground records of
causes of raptor morbidity and mortality, allowing threat patterns to be explored throughout …

Blood transcriptome analysis of common kestrel nestlings living in urban and non-urban environments

G Damiani, M Sebastiano, G Dell'Omo… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanisation is one of the main anthropogenic forms of land cover affecting an ever-
increasing number of wild animals and their habitats. Physiological plasticity represents an …

Fine-scale habitat selection of a small mammalian urban adapter: the West European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

A Gazzard, RW Yarnell, PJ Baker - Mammalian Biology, 2022 - Springer
Understanding patterns of habitat selection and factors affecting space use is fundamental in
animal conservation. In urban landscapes, such knowledge can be used to advise …

Diet of Mesozoic toothed birds (Longipterygidae) inferred from quantitative analysis of extant avian diet proxies

CV Miller, M Pittman, X Wang, X Zheng, JA Bright - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Birds are key indicator species in extant ecosystems, and thus we would expect
extinct birds to provide insights into the nature of ancient ecosystems. However, many …

A multidimensional framework to quantify the effects of urbanization on avian breeding fitness

S Chen, Y Liu, SC Patrick, E Goodale… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization has dramatically altered Earth's landscapes and changed a multitude of
environmental factors. This has resulted in intense land‐use change, and adverse …

Nest boxes buffer the effects of climate on breeding performance in an African urban raptor

P Sumasgutner, A Jenkins, A Amar, R Altwegg - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
As the world's human population increases, transformation of natural landscapes into urban
habitats continues to increase. In Africa, rates of human population growth and urbanisation …