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Rose-ringed parakeets have become common in urban areas throughout Europe in the past 15 years. Thomas Griep explains why these beautiful birds are so successful in #urban ecosystems urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/04/how… #urbanecology #urbanevolution

Lisa de Haas tells us about a charismatic #urbanwildlife from North America: the chipmunk. Learn more about how the chipmunk is adapting to city life by taking it easy! wp.me/pas8zM-2Ns #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution #urbanmammals

Are urban coyotes the perfect model system for urban evolution? Daniël van Boven makes a good argument in favor of studying these incredible urban mammals! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/25/coy… #urbanecology #urbanevolution

New Lit Alert! Is melanism under selection in urban hedgehogs? A new study by Isabelle Defosseux et al. out now in Mammal Research says the answer is yes! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/25/new… #urbanevolution #urbanmammals #urbanecology

Dennis Planjer tells us all about the hidden biodiversity of our cities! Read to find out more about urban lichens! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/04/30/hid… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanLichens

New Lit Alert! Are urban birds becoming more colorful to stand out from the crowd? Read this article by Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo et al. to find out! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/02/new… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanBirds

Does it ever seem like your neighborhood birds & squirrels recognize you? They probably do! Jitte van Leeuwen explains how & why animals learn to recognize humans in order to thrive in the fast-paced city urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/15/the… #urbanecology #urbanevolution

The tiny plant Draba verna grows out of cracks in sidewalks & roads. Nils tells us more about this resilient #urbanplant & invites us to appreciate the beauty growing between the pavement cracks more often urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/16/urb… #urbanecology #urbanobservation

The single-striped grass mouse can be found near cities, but our nighttime lights have negative impacts on this understudied grassland mammal from Africa. Floor Didden tells us about a recent study urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/18/art… #urbanecology #urbanmammals

Have you ever wondered why rats are so good at city living? Read this new post by Sophie de Vos to find out! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/21/the… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanMammals #Rats

Are platypuses thriving in the city? Read Danique van Os's summary of new research by Tamielle Brunt to learn how urban waterways influence platypus populations! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/28/swi… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanWaterways

New Lit Alert: Different traits shape winners and losers in urban bird assemblages across seasons urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/30/new… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanBirds

New post by lindsaymilesphd: New Lit Alert: Were bed bugs the first urban pest insect? Genome-wide patterns of bed bug demography mirror global human expansion urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/06/new… #UrbanEvolution

How are nocturnal foragers, like the jerboa, affected by #lightatnight? Find out in a new post by Giorgos Terlemes on a recent study urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/09/spo… #urbanevolution

Urban streams have altered hydrology, and it turns out this may lead to evolution in stream-dwelling fish like the Creek Chub. Sharon Singh tells us more in the latest post: urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/12/the… #urbanevolution

City pigeons with darker feathers = higher cholesterol? Pleiotropic effects may be behind this unexpected urban side effect! Read this new article summary by Floor Didden to learn more. urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/16/urb… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanBirds #Pigeons

New Lit Alert: Parallel phenotypes of Littoraria angulifera emerge across ecoregions, as a response to urbanization urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/18/new… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanSnails

I am thrilled to announce that I will be starting my own lab at NYU Biology Jan 2026! Soon enough I will be recruiting postdocs and students! Please reach out if you are interested with a CV and description of your research or if you know of people who could be interested!🧬🦊

super proud of lab alum Shira Linsk—featured in this story on NYU undergrads conducting "research that launched their careers". Shira completed TWO publication-worthy projects on #urbanecology & is headed to U Chicago for a PhD in ecology & evolution! nyu.edu/about/news-pub…