Animal response to stressors such as harsh environmental conditions and demanding
biological processes requires energy generated through increased mitochondrial activity …

Explaining how animals respond to an increasingly urbanised world is a major challenge for
evolutionary biologists. Urban environments often present animals with novel problems that …

Following the discoveries of telomeres and of their implications in terms of health and
ageing, there has been a growing interest into the study of telomere dynamics in wild …

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 …

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 …

The microbial community in the gut is influenced by environmental factors, especially diet,
which can moderate host behaviour through the microbiome-gut-brain axis. However, the …

Introduction Rapid environmental change driven by urbanization offers a unique insight into
the adaptive potential of urban‐dwelling organisms. Urban‐driven phenotypic differentiation …

Urban environments pose different selective pressures than natural ones, leading to
changes in animal behavior, physiology, and morphology. Understanding how animals …

Urbanization has altered natural landscapes and serves as an environmental filter that
selects species with specific traits. Coloration is an important trait associated with biotic …

Identifying the molecular mechanisms involved in rapid adaptation to novel environments
and determining their predictability are central questions in evolutionary biology and …