One strategy doesn’t fit all: determinants of urban adaptation in mammals
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Santini, LucaGonzález‐Suárez, Manuela
Russo, Danilo
Gonzalez‐Voyer, Alejandro
von Hardenberg, Achaz
Ancillotto, Leonardo
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Radboud University; University of Reading; University of Napoli; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; University of ChesterPublication Date
2018-12-20
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Urbanisation exposes wildlife to new challenging conditions and environmental pressures. Somemammalian species have adapted to these novel environments, but it remains unclear which char-acteristics allow them to persist. To address this question, we identified 190 mammals regularlyrecorded in urban settlements worldwide, and used phylogenetic path analysis to test hypothesesregarding which behavioural, ecological and life history traits favour adaptation to urban environ-ments for different mammalian groups. Our results show that all urban mammals produce largerlitters; whereas other traits such as body size, behavioural plasticity and diet diversity were impor-tant for some but not all taxonomic groups. This variation highlights the idiosyncrasies of theurban adaptation process and likely reflects the diversity of ecological niches and roles mammalscan play. Our study contributes towards a better understanding of mammal association tohumans, which will ultimately allow the design of wildlife-friendly urban environments and con-tribute to mitigate human-wildlife conflicts.Citation
Luca Santini, Manuela González‐Suárez, Danilo Russo, Alejandro Gonzalez‐Voyer, Achaz von Hardenberg & Leonardo Ancillotto. (2018). One strategy does not fit all: determinants of urban adaptation in mammals. Ecology Letters, 22(2), 365-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13199Publisher
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Ecology LettersAdditional Links
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Luca Santini, Manuela González‐Suárez, Danilo Russo, Alejandro Gonzalez‐Voyer, Achaz von Hardenberg & Leonardo Ancillotto. (2018). One strategy does not fit all: determinants of urban adaptation in mammals. Ecology Letters, 22(2), 365-376, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13199. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-ArchivingEISSN
1461-0248ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/ele.13199
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