Where to find aliens
Dyer, E.E., Cassey, P., Redding, D.W., Collen, B., Franks, V., Gaston, K.J., Jones, K.E., Kark, S., Orme, C.D.L. & Blackburn, T.M. 2017. The global distribution and drivers of alien bird…
Read moreAllotments are good for you
Soga, M., Cox, D.T.C., Yamaura, Y., Gaston, K.J., Kurisu, K. & Hanaki, K. 2017. Health benefits of urban allotment gardening: improved physical and psychological wellbeing and social integration. International Journal…
Read moreLosing contact with nature
Cox, D.T.C., Hudson, H.L., Shanahan, D.F., Fuller, R.A. & Gaston, K.J. 2017. The rarity of direct experiences of nature in an urban population. Landscape and Urban Planning 160, 79-84. As…
Read moreScanning the horizon
Sutherland, W.J., Barnard, P., Broad, S., Clout, M., Connor, B., Côté, I.M., Dicks, L.V., Doran, H., Entwistle, A.C., Fleishman, E., Fox, M., Gaston, K.J., Gibbons, D.W., Jiang, Z., Keim, B.,…
Read moreLocal adaptation of reproductive performance
Porcelli, D., Gaston, K.J., Butlin, R.K. & Snook, R.R. 2017. Local adaptation of reproductive performance during thermal stress. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, in press. [Image from Shutterstock] Considerable evidence exists…
Read moreCooled by plants
Edmondson, J.L., Stott, I., Davies, Z.G., Gaston, K.J. & Leake, J.R. 2016. Soil surface temperatures reveal moderation of the urban heat island effect by trees and shrubs. Scientific Reports 6,…
Read moreLoss of connection to nature matters
Soga, M., Gaston, K.J., Koyanagi, T.F., Kurisu, K. & Hanaki, K. 2016. Urban residents’ perceptions of neighbourhood nature: does the extinction of experience matter? Biological Conservation 203, 143-150. [Image from…
Read moreDining on the dead
Inger, R., Per, E., Cox, D.T.C., Norton, B. & Gaston, K.J. 2017. Role of vertebrate scavengers in urban ecosystems in the UK. Ecology and Evolution, online early. [Image from Shutterstock]…
Read moreWeeds on the web
Robinson, B.S., Inger, R., Crowley, S.L. & Gaston, K.J. 2016. Weeds on the web: conflicting management advice about invasive non-native plants. Journal of Applied Ecology, online early. [Image from Shutterstock]…
Read moreLatitude in gene expression
Porcelli, D., Westram, A.M., Pascual, M., Gaston, K.J., Butlin, R.K. & Snook, R.R. 2017. Gene expression clines reveal local adaptation and associated trade-offs at a continental scale. Scientific Reports 6,…
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