Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis DOI Creative Commons
Barbara M. Tomotani,

Mika Couweleers,

Bram ten Brinke

et al.

Evolution Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 6, 2025

Abstract Animals living in cities are smaller than their conspecifics from rural areas but whether such differences caused by genetic or food constraints remains untested. We performed a multi-generation common garden study where we raised great tits (Parus major), originating eggs collected multiple Dutch and forests under the same conditions for two generations. Offspring city birds had tarsus forest both generations, demonstrating that these morphological genetic. Next, tested size an adaptation to low abundance when offspring city. Third-generation of origins were given amounts mimicking being during second part nestling development. While treatment resulted lower feeding frequency be smaller, responded way, suggesting do not cope better with reduced availability. Our shows urban has basis is only plastic response restricted resources environment. experiment does provide evidence have evolved as adaptive availability cities.

Language: Английский

Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis DOI Creative Commons
Barbara M. Tomotani,

Mika Couweleers,

Bram ten Brinke

et al.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

Abstract Animals living in cities are smaller than their conspecifics from rural areas but whether such differences caused by genetic or food constraints remains untested. We performed a multi-generation common garden study where we raised great tits ( Parus major ), originating eggs collected multiple Dutch and forests under the same conditions for two generations. Offspring city birds had tarsus forest both generations, demonstrating that these morphological genetic. Next, tested size an adaptation to low abundance when offspring city. Third generation of origins were given amounts mimicking being during second part nestling development. While treatment resulted lower feeding frequency be smaller, responded way, suggesting do not cope better with reduced availability. Our shows urban has basis is only plastic response restricted resources environment. experiment does provide evidence have evolved as adaptive availability cities.

Language: Английский

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Size in the city: morphological differences between city and forest great tits have a genetic basis DOI Creative Commons
Barbara M. Tomotani,

Mika Couweleers,

Bram ten Brinke

et al.

Evolution Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 6, 2025

Abstract Animals living in cities are smaller than their conspecifics from rural areas but whether such differences caused by genetic or food constraints remains untested. We performed a multi-generation common garden study where we raised great tits (Parus major), originating eggs collected multiple Dutch and forests under the same conditions for two generations. Offspring city birds had tarsus forest both generations, demonstrating that these morphological genetic. Next, tested size an adaptation to low abundance when offspring city. Third-generation of origins were given amounts mimicking being during second part nestling development. While treatment resulted lower feeding frequency be smaller, responded way, suggesting do not cope better with reduced availability. Our shows urban has basis is only plastic response restricted resources environment. experiment does provide evidence have evolved as adaptive availability cities.

Language: Английский

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