Moving past the challenges and misconceptions in urban adaptation research

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dc.contributor.authorWinchell, Kristin M.en
dc.contributor.authorAviles-Rodriguez, Kevin J.en
dc.contributor.authorCarlen, Elizabeth J.en
dc.contributor.authorMiles, Lindsay S.en
dc.contributor.authorCharmantier, Anneen
dc.contributor.authorDe Leon, Luis F.en
dc.contributor.authorGotanda, Kiyoko M.en
dc.contributor.authorRivkin, L. Ruthen
dc.contributor.authorSzulkin, Martaen
dc.contributor.authorVerrelli, Brian C.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T15:46:20Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-22T15:46:20Zen
dc.date.issued2022-11-21en
dc.description.abstractAlthough the field of urban evolutionary ecology has recently expanded, much progress has been made in identifying adaptations that arise as a result of selective pressures within these unique environments. However, as studies within urban environments have rapidly increased, researchers have recognized that there are challenges and opportunities in characterizing urban adaptation. Some of these challenges are a consequence of increased direct and indirect human influence, which compounds long-recognized issues with research on adaptive evolution more generally. In this perspective, we discuss several common research challenges to urban adaptation related to (1) methodological approaches, (2) trait–environment relationships and the natural history of organisms, (3) agents and targets of selection, and (4) habitat heterogeneity. Ignoring these challenges may lead to misconceptions and further impede our ability to draw conclusions regarding evolutionary and ecological processes in urban environments. Our goal is to first shed light on the conceptual challenges of conducting urban adaptation research to help avoid the propagation of these misconceptions. We further summarize potential strategies to move forward productively to construct a more comprehensive picture of urban adaptation, and discuss how urban environments also offer unique opportunities and applications for adaptation research.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extent13 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN e9552 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9552en
dc.identifier.eissn2045-7758en
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758en
dc.identifier.issue11en
dc.identifier.orcidMiles, Lindsay [0000-0003-0406-7985]en
dc.identifier.otherPMC9679025en
dc.identifier.otherECE39552 (PII)en
dc.identifier.pmid36425909en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/117519en
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36425909en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectanthropogenicen
dc.subjectevolutionary ecologyen
dc.subjectinterdisciplinary approachesen
dc.subjectnatural historyen
dc.subjectnatural selectionen
dc.subjecturbanizationen
dc.titleMoving past the challenges and misconceptions in urban adaptation researchen
dc.title.serialEcology And Evolutionen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-11-04en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciencesen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Agriculture & Life Sciences/Entomologyen

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