City sicker? A meta‐analysis of wildlife health and urbanization

MH Murray, CA Sánchez, DJ Becker… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Urban development can alter resource availability, land use, and community composition,
which, in turn, influences wildlife health. Generalizable relationships between wildlife health …

The effects of urban life on animal immunity: Adaptations and constraints

P Minias - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Land transformation, including urbanization, is a dominant form of anthropogenic change to
the global environment at the dawn of the Anthropocene epoch. More and more species are …

Land use-induced spillover: a call to action to safeguard environmental, animal, and human health

RK Plowright, JK Reaser, H Locke… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2021 - thelancet.com
The rapid global spread and human health impacts of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes
COVID-19, show humanity's vulnerability to zoonotic disease pandemics. Although …

The evolutionary consequences of human–wildlife conflict in cities

CJ Schell, LA Stanton, JK Young… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Human–wildlife interactions, including human–wildlife conflict, are increasingly common as
expanding urbanization worldwide creates more opportunities for people to encounter …

Challenges in the interpretation of anticoagulant rodenticide residues and toxicity in predatory and scavenging birds

BA Rattner, JJ Harvey - Pest Management Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are part of the near billion‐dollar rodenticide industry.
Numerous studies have documented the presence of ARs in nontarget wildlife, with …

[HTML][HTML] A heavy burden: Metal exposure across the land-ocean continuum in an adaptable carnivore

KH Parker, JM Bishop, LEK Serieys, R Mateo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanisation and associated anthropogenic activities release large quantities of toxic metals
and metalloids into the environment, where they may bioaccumulate and threaten both …

Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in an Australian predatory bird increases with proximity to developed habitat

MT Lohr - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are commonly used worldwide to control commensal
rodents. Second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are highly persistent and …

Widespread anticoagulant poison exposure in predators in a rapidly growing South African city

LEK Serieys, J Bishop, N Okes, J Broadfield… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are used worldwide to control rodent populations. ARs
bioaccumulate across trophic levels and threaten non-target wildlife. We investigated the …

Toxic time bombs: Frequent detection of anticoagulant rodenticides in urban reptiles at multiple trophic levels

DC Lettoof, MT Lohr, F Busetti, PW Bateman… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are regularly used around the world to control pest
mammals. Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are highly persistent in …

So overt it's covert: Wildlife coloration in the city

SES Kreling - BioScience, 2023 - academic.oup.com
With novel human–wildlife interaction, predation regimes, and environmental conditions, in
addition to often fragmented and smaller populations, urban areas present wildlife with …