Road Mortality Contributes to the Evolution of an Urban–Rural Cline in Squirrel Coat Color

Road Mortality Contributes to the Evolution of an Urban–Rural Cline in Squirrel Coat Color

ABSTRACT Cities impose unique selection pressures on wildlife and generate clines in phenotypic traits along urban–rural gradients. Roads are a widespread feature of human‐dominated landscapes and are known to cause direct wildlife mortality; however, whether they act as a selective force influencin...

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Main Authors: Adam F. Parlin, Bradley J. Cosentino, Richard M. Lehtinen, John E. McDonald, Emma C. C. Sinclair, James P. Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-05-01
Series:Evolutionary Applications
Subjects:
adaptive evolution
animal color
citizen science
natural selection
phenotypic variation
road ecology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.70109
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