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Global urban signatures of phenotypic change in animal and plant populations.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 22 Aug 2017
Alberti Marina, Correa Cristian, Marzluff John M, Hendry Andrew P, Palkovacs Eric P, Gotanda Kiyoko M, Hunt Victoria M, Apgar Travis M, Zhou Yuyu
Abstract excerpt
Humans challenge the phenotypic, genetic, and cultural makeup of species by affecting the fitness landscapes on which they evolve. Recent studies show that cities might play a major role in contemporary evolution by accelerating phenotypic changes in wildlife, including animals, plants, fungi, and other organisms. Many studies of ecoevolutionary change have focused on anthropogenic drivers, but none of these...
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