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Evolution of life in urban environments.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 3 Nov 2017

Johnson Marc T J, Munshi-South Jason

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Our planet is an increasingly urbanized landscape, with over half of the human population residing in cities. Despite advances in urban ecology, we do not adequately understand how urbanization affects the evolution of organisms, nor how this evolution may affect ecosystems and human health. Here, we review evidence for the effects of urbanization on the evolution of microbes, plants, and animals that inhabit...

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PMID: 29097520
DOI: 10.1126/science.aam8327

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