Cities as evolutionary experiments: As cities and other man-made environments encroach on natural settings, species evolve to cope

Karl F Gruber

doi:10.15252/embr.201949401

Cities as evolutionary experiments: As cities and other man-made environments encroach on natural settings, species evolve to cope

EMBO Rep. 2019 Nov 5;20(11):e49401. doi: 10.15252/embr.201949401. Epub 2019 Oct 28.

Author

Karl F Gruber¹

Affiliation

¹ Perth, WA, Australia.

Abstract

Cities exert strong selective pressures on plants and animals to adapt to urban life. They provide a unique testing ground for studying evolution in action.

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Biological
Animals
Biological Evolution*
Cities
Ecosystem
Environment*
Human Activities
Humans
Urban Renewal*