The effect of insect food availability on songbird reproductive success and chick body condition: Evidence from a systematic review and meta‐analysis

EM Grames, GA Montgomery, C Youngflesh… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reports of declines in abundance and biomass of insects and other invertebrates from
around the world have raised concerns about food limitation that could have profound …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of urbanization on birds

C Isaksson - Bird species, 2018 - library.oapen.org
Urban habitats and landscapes are markedly different from nonurban “natural” habitats. The
major difference is the transformation of the land, from natural green areas to anthropogenic …

Food availability limits avian reproduction in the city: An experimental study on great tits Parus major

G Seress, K Sándor, KL Evans… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The altered ecological and environmental conditions in towns and cities strongly affect
demographic traits of urban animal populations, for example avian reproductive success is …

Impact of urbanization on abundance and phenology of caterpillars and consequences for breeding in an insectivorous bird

G Seress, T Hammer, V Bókony, E Vincze… - Ecological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization can have marked effects on plant and animal populations' phenology,
population size, predator–prey, interactions and reproductive success. These aspects are …

The impact of urbanization on health depends on the health metric, life stage and level of urbanization: a global meta-analysis on avian species

R Reid, P Capilla-Lasheras… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Stressors associated with urban habitats have been linked to poor wildlife health but
whether a general negative relationship between urbanization and animal health can be …

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 …

Growing in the city: Urban evolutionary ecology of avian growth rates

M Corsini, EM Schöll, I Di Lecce… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Rapid environmental change driven by urbanization offers a unique insight into
the adaptive potential of urban‐dwelling organisms. Urban‐driven phenotypic differentiation …

Experimental light at night explains differences in activity onset between urban and forest great tits

CLO McGlade, P Capilla-Lasheras… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is rapidly increasing and so is scientific interest in its ecological
and evolutionary consequences. In wild species, ALAN can modify and disrupt biological …

A new framework for urban ecology: an integration of proximate and ultimate responses to anthropogenic change

JQ Ouyang, C Isaksson, C Schmidt… - Integrative and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
As urban areas continue to grow, understanding how species respond and adapt to urban
habitats is becoming increasingly important. Knowledge of the mechanisms behind …