Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 271, P. 121115 - 121115
Published: Feb. 13, 2025
Language: Английский
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Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(3)
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
ABSTRACT Dietary analyses utilising visual methods to identify stomach and faecal contents have shown that urban red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) in Britain consume human‐derived (anthropogenic) food varying degrees. Anthropogenic foods been implicated poor health outcomes for synanthropic species them; therefore, it is important examine the degree of such British fox diet. We analysed carbon (δ 13 C) nitrogen 15 N) stable isotope ratios whiskers collected from 93 across determine: (1) if analysis (SIA) distinguished a difference δ C N between rural foxes, whether any was suggestive anthropogenic use; (2) proportion consumption compared using Bayesian mixing model; (3) sex, age or season collection influenced diet as assessed by SIA, relation use. found following: significantly different foxes; demonstrated higher lower N, pattern consistent with consumption. Food provided either directly indirectly humans contributed an estimated 34.6% approximately 6% Across combined, there were significant isotopic differences males females, females demonstrating C. (4) No subadults adults observed. (5) Season did not influence on despite winter highest lowest seasonal means. Potential negative are likely disproportionately impact more than urban‐dwelling foxes.
Language: Английский
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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 197(4)
Published: March 6, 2025
Language: Английский
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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: May 14, 2025
Abstract Conventional physiological research has focused on elucidating the endogenous mechanisms that underly adaptations of species to life in extreme habitats, such as polar regions or deserts. In this review article, we argue even habitats are not considered extremes facing unpredictable, rapid, and strong modifications due human activities expose animals novel conditions. Thus, these can offer insight role plasticity driving their resilience adaptation. To end, discuss how stress physiology (with a particular focus oxidative stress) central mediating interaction between exposome (measure all environmental exposures an individual lifetime) cellular processes (bio‐exposome) contexts relevant anthropogenic changes habitat We also provide concrete examples relationship bio‐exposome free‐living animals, be health. Finally, propose future directions integrating One Health framework achieve holistic understanding proximate underlying responses changes.
Language: Английский
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Animal Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 27(5), P. 698 - 709
Published: May 26, 2024
Abstract Urbanization forms one of the most drastic alterations environment and poses a major threat to wildlife. The human–induced modifications landscape may affect individual's fitness resulting in population declines. Research on how urbanization affects traits has shown mixed results. However, studies typically contrasted data from single species few urban non‐urban sites collected over short timeframes. Examining multiple across broad gradient enables more robust comparison understanding different are impacted by urbanization‐knowledge crucial for generating predictions, which essential conservation management. Here, we use nation‐wide citizen science project examine variation survival relative body mass size (wing length) common passerine birds, along an Netherlands 8‐year period. was measured as distance city's border proportion impervious surface area. Although overall association between slightly negative, there support lower closer city three (chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita , European robin Erithacus rubecula greenfinch Chloris chloris ) higher two (great tit Parus house sparrow Passer domesticus 11 examined. contrasting successes among suggest that ongoing lead shifts community structure loss biodiversity. Impacts also exhibited varying effects, albeit less pronounced, these effects were not correlated with survival. This implies cannot be used indicators urban‐associated patterns Our results further imply effective management targeting bird communities should involve range diverse actions, focusing measures is unlikely simultaneously impact due responses urbanization.
Language: Английский
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International Journal of Environmental Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 13
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Environmental pollution from heavy metals such as zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd) poses serious risks to human health ecosystems. This study examines the bioaccumulation of these in livers house sparrows (Passer domesticus) Meknes, Morocco, using them bioindicators pollution. Fifty adult were collected five areas: The Industrial Zone (IZ), Town Centre (TC), Sidi Said Bus Station (SS), Fes-Meknes Main Road (MR), a Rural Site (Ref). Liver samples analysed with Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES). highest Zn concentrations found at IZ (111.43 µg/g) Ref (90.66 µg/g), Pb TC (4.17 Cd (0.70 µg/g 0.71 µg/g). Statistical analyses revealed significant correlations between metal levels. Clustering techniques identified three distinct contamination profiles. These results highlight reliable for monitoring
Language: Английский
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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)
Published: July 13, 2024
Increased urbanisation influences the morphometric traits of various species, often resulting in urban individuals being smaller than their non-urban counterparts. Urbanisation can affect fundamental eco-evolutionary patterns and impact species' ability to adapt occupy rapidly changing environments through morphological changes. We investigated responses two passerine non-native house sparrow (Passer domesticus) its native congener, Cape melanurus), along gradients spatial temporal South Africa over a 52-year period. The was significantly heavier, larger better condition with increasing infrastructure lower vegetation cover, while showed opposing trends these gradients. Temporally, sparrow's body mass increased consistently study period, suggesting changes morphology were concomitant time. This demonstrates distinct differences development. These may also underpin community-level caused by urbanisation, enhancing capabilities species thrive counterparts environments.
Language: Английский
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Urban Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8(3), P. 108 - 108
Published: Aug. 9, 2024
The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a common but declining bird species in its native urban areas, partly due to reduced nesting site availability caused by modern urbanisation and loss of old architectural styles. In this study, we analysed, through multivariate approach, the environmental factors influencing nest selection three diverse inland areas within Valencian Community, Spain. We located 584 nests during spring 2017 also selected 300 random points (habitat availability) study localities. used Factorial Analyses Mixed Data assess feature gradients variables. carried out Generalized Linear Models compare locations explore variations typologies between zones. Specific preferences vary sectors, indicating that are not randomly areas. Nests typically found near parks, schools, vacant plots, city limits, surrounding crops, where greater vegetation cover provides abundant food sources. Low-rise terraced houses with traditional roofs open clay tiles consistently preferred for nesting, whereas trends reduce opportunities. Preserving green architecture essential maintaining sites promoting conservation Mediterranean Adherence these measures may benefit other hole-nesting wildlife reliant on spaces.
Language: Английский
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Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 11(8)
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n3-LCPUFAs) are produced primarily in aquatic ecosystems and considered essential nutrients for predators given their structural role vertebrates’ cerebral tissues. Alarmingly, with urbanization, many animals now rely on anthropogenic foods lacking n3-LCPUFAs. In this study undertaken Newfoundland (Canada), we tested whether recent or longer term diet explains the acid composition of ring-billed gulls ( Larus delawarensis ), a seabird that thrives cities. During breeding season, levels n3-LCPUFAs were significantly higher nesting natural habitat foraging marine food (mean ± s.d.: 32 1% total identified acids) than urban nesters exploiting rubbish (27 1%). Stable isotope analysis blood feathers showed shared similar diets autumn winter, suggesting difference during season was owing to concomitant transient differences diet. We also experimentally manipulated gulls’ throughout incubation by supplementing them fish oil rich n3-LCPUFAs, caloric control nothing, found evidence increased nesters’ These complementary analyses provide brain remains plastic adulthood responds short-term dietary changes.
Language: Английский
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Fascinating life sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 83 - 116
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
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