Meeting Abstract S10-12 Sunday, Jan. 7 15:00 – 15:30 Potential for adaptation of pollinators to roadside habitats: effects of sodium and heavy metals SNELL-ROOD, Emilie C*; KOBIELA, Megan E; University of Minnesota; University of Minnesota emilies@umn.edu Roadsides are a unique anthropogenic habitat. Nitrogen and sodium accumulate due to deposition from exhaust and road salt application, respectively; both […]
sessions: S10
People, please power down the party relative effects of human presence at night on metabolism, disease, and condition in rural v urban finches
Meeting Abstract S10-8 Sunday, Jan. 7 11:30 – 12:00 People, please power down the party: relative effects of human presence at night on metabolism, disease, and condition in rural v. urban finches HUTTON, P*; MCGRAW, KJ; Arizona State University; Arizona State University pierce.hutton@asu.edu http://piercehutton.wixsite.com/ph-ecoevol More than half of the Earth’s human population lives within cities, which leads […]
Oxidative stress physiology and survival in the urban environment
Meeting Abstract S10-10 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:00 – 02:30 Oxidative stress physiology and survival in the urban environment SALMóN, Pablo; WATSON, Hannah; NORD, Andreas; HERRERA-DUENAS, Amparo; ISAKSSON, Caroline*; Lund University Caroline.Isaksson@biol.lu.se Urbanisation is expanding across the globe, and with urbanisation comes a long list of environmental challenges that birds either need to deal with or flee from. […]
Light Pollution Increases Host Competence to West Nile Virus in a Reservoir Species
Meeting Abstract S10-11 Sunday, Jan. 7 14:30 – 15:00 Light Pollution Increases Host Competence to West Nile Virus in a Reservoir Species KERNBACH, ME*; MILLER, JM; UNNASCH, TR; MARTIN, LB; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida; University of South Florida kernbach@mail.usf.edu Humans can negatively impact wildlife behavior and physiology by altering […]
Introduction to symposium Behavioral and physiological adaptation to urban environments
Meeting Abstract S10-1 Sunday, Jan. 7 07:45 – 08:00 Introduction to symposium: Behavioral and physiological adaptation to urban environments OUYANG, Jenny*; DOMINONI, Davide; University of Nevada, Reno; Netherlands Institute of Ecology, NIOO-KNAW jqouyang@gmail.com As urban areas continue to grow, understanding how species respond and adapt to urbanization is becoming increasingly important. Knowledge of the mechanisms behind observed […]
Environmental challenges, species interactions, and urban adaptation
Meeting Abstract S10-2 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:00 – 08:30 Environmental challenges, species interactions, and urban adaptation BONIER, F*; MARTIN, PR; Queen’s University bonierf@queensu.ca http://post.queensu.ca/~bonierf/ Urbanization represents one of the most extreme transformations of the natural world. Most species cannot persist in urban environments, and yet some species thrive in cities. What determines which species merely persist and […]
Effects of Experimental Traffic Noise Exposure on Avian Health and Fitness
Meeting Abstract S10-5 Sunday, Jan. 7 10:00 – 10:30 Effects of Experimental Traffic Noise Exposure on Avian Health and Fitness ZOLLINGER, Sue Anne*; BRUMM, Henrik; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; Max Planck Institute for Ornithology zollinger@orn.mpg.de In the past decade, hundreds of studies on the potential effects of anthropogenic noise on birds have been published. The majority […]
Eastern Grey Squirrel Colour Morphs and Urban Adaptation
Meeting Abstract S10-9 Sunday, Jan. 7 13:30 – 14:00 Eastern Grey Squirrel Colour Morphs and Urban Adaptation GARROWAY, CJ*; FLETCHER, QE; BALZER, E; FERRY, C; KINNUNEN, R; SCHMIDT, C; SOLMUNDSON, K; U. Manitoba; U. Winnipeg; U. Manitoba; U. Manitoba; U. Manitoba; U. Manitoba; U. Manitoba colin.garroway@umanitoba.ca https://www.garroway-lab.com/ Cities are the Earth’s newest major habitat and we can […]
Behavioral adaptations to urban environments an integrative perspective from individuals to species
Meeting Abstract S10-4 Sunday, Jan. 7 09:00 – 09:30 Behavioral adaptations to urban environments: an integrative perspective from individuals to species LAPIEDRA, Oriol; Harvard University olapiedragonzalez@fas.harvard.edu Human-induced environmental changes such as urbanization are a threat for the persistence of numerous animal populations worldwide. Considerable progress has been recently made in identifying biological patterns resulting from the process […]
Are Urban Species City Specialists or Habitat Generalists
Meeting Abstract S10-3 Sunday, Jan. 7 08:30 – 09:00 Are Urban Species City Specialists or Habitat Generalists? LEFEBVRE, Louis*; DUCATEZ, Simon; SAYOL, Ferran; SOL, Daniel; McGill University, Montreal; University of Sydney, Sydney; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona louis.lefebvre@mcgill.ca http://biology.mcgill.ca/faculty/lefebvre/index.html In an increasingly urbanized world, understanding how animals respond to artificial habitats has […]
