Urban conservation hotspots: predation release allows the grassland-specialist burrowing owl to perform better in the city
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03853-z
Abstract: Although habitat transformation is one of the main causes of biodiversity loss, there are many examples of species successfully occupying and even proliferating in highly human-modified habitats such are the cities. Thus, there is an… read more here.
Keywords: predation release; grassland specialist; conservation hotspots; burrowing owl ... See more keywords
Evolution of genomic variation in the burrowing owl in response to recent colonization of urban areas
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0206
Abstract: When a species successfully colonizes an urban habitat it can be expected that its population rapidly adapts to the new environment but also experiences demographic perturbations. It is, therefore, essential to gain an understanding of… read more here.
Keywords: evolution genomic; variation; urban populations; burrowing owl ... See more keywords