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As shell colour and banding pattern in Cepaea are almost entirely genetically determined13, the differences in urban/non-urban shell coloration among the nearly 10,000 snails that were recorded can be interpreted in the context of urban evolution. We found that shells in urban environments are mor...
The objective of this research project is to study how selection pressures operating in urban habitats may lead to morphological, plumage, behavioral, and song differences in the urban Junco population, compared with populations in natural habitats. Urban environments provide examples of present-day nov...
Due to increasing offshore pollution, the stable succession and development trend of marine ecosystems has been broken. It is thus important to identify and regulate the quantity, composition and transportation of pollutants in offshore regions and their behavior in marine ecosystems. In particular, ...
Evolution of sex-specific pace-of-life syndromes: causes and consequences Article03 March 2018 Sex differences in life history, behavior, and physiology along a slow-fast continuum: a meta-analysis ArticleOpen access Introduction Sex differences in life history, behavior, and physiology are nearly ub...
The rise of digital technologies has transformed how cities function, enabling new forms of communication, transportation, and urban planning. Smart cities, for example, use data and technology to improve efficiency, sustainability, and quality of life for residents. At the same time, the digital ...
Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large animals, but the extent to which this so-called ‘island rule’ provides a general explanation for evolutionary trajectories on islands remains contentious. Here we us
Gao Jingli gave up a stable life in the city and returned to his hometown Gaozhuang Village in Dongming County, Shandong Province to pursue his entrepreneurial dream. The 29-year-old Gao set up a family farm and applied for a trademark in 2016, and by virtue of sophisticated management and...
As China has entered a new stage of high-quality development, clarifying the mechanism and spatial characteristics of green development for urban agglomerations are critical to sustainable development. Based on the data of 11 major cities in the Harbin-Changchun urban agglomeration (HCUA) from 2010 ...
Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional measurements of ecosystems. Yet, many aspects of Earth’s biodiversity are not directly quantified by reflected or emitted phot...