Contemporary rates of biodiversity decline emphasize the need for reliable ecological
forecasting, but current methods vary in their ability to predict the declines of real-world …

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 …

Animal behaviour can moderate biological invasion processes, and the native fauna's ability
to adapt. The importance and nature of behavioural traits favouring colonization success …

Urbanisation is occurring around the world at a rapid rate and is generally associated with
negative impacts on biodiversity at local, regional, and global scales. Examining the …

Highlights•We compared innovative problem-solving performance of rural and urban
rodents.•Urban individuals outperformed rural ones across situations.•Bolder animals were …

Background Rodents are among the most notorious invasive alien species worldwide.
These invaders have substantially impacted native ecosystems, food production and …

The response of the gut microbiota to changes in the host environment can be influenced by
both the host's past and present habitats. To quantify their contributions for two different life …

Individuals in the process of encountering a novel environment face several new selective
pressures that can lead to changes in phenotypes, which provides an exciting opportunity to …

The complex ecological and socioeconomic interactions that exist in urban areas create
novel abiotic environments and novel ecosystems. Microclimates in urban areas have been …

Wild animals are brought to captivity for different reasons, for example to be kept in zoos and
rehabilitation centres, but also for basic research. Such animals usually undergo a process …