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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

My good, well-read friend Dirk Lankenau posted this nice review on his Flickr page, where he pulls of the feat of combining reviews of both the new book Das Parlament der Natur by Johannes Vogel and Sarah Darwin and my own new book The Urban Naturalist. flickr.com/photos/1431155…

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

Insects are declining as urban environments expand, but some insects, including pollinators, are calling cities home. Mark van Keulen tells us what these city pollinators need to survive urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/20/bee… #urbanecology

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

Cats are pretty effective predators of small mammals, which can cause problems for native species in urban areas. Lisa Adema tells us about city cats, and why trap-neuter-return programs aren't likely the solution to our stray cat problems urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/22/the… #urbanecology

New Lit Alert: Reduced thermoregulatory ability contributes to increased mortality in urban box turtles (Terrapene spp.) urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/05/23/new… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanHerpetology #UrbanEcology

How do Black Swans deal with city lights and noise? Check out Casper van Heijningen's review of urban impacts on this magnificent bird! #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanBirds

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

Urban black bears are shortening hibernation in favor of a year-round buffet. Read this post by Lisa de Haas to learn how urbanization is changing bear activity patterns and behaviors! urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/23/bla… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanBears

New Lit Alert: Sex-specific morphological shifts across space and time in replicate urban wall lizard introductions urbanevolution-litc.com/2025/06/25/new… #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcology #UrbanReptiles #WallLizards