The name “rodent” brings to mind a variety of objectionable creatures because how they live perturbs us, especially if they live in our space. A marmot chirping while sprawled atop a boulder high in ...
Rodents are evolving to cope with living in urban areas, reveals new research. Chipmunk and vole skulls from 125 years ago compared to today reflect changes in diet and noise exposure, say American ...
Three stories above the Field Museum’s exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum’s mammal archives. Pointing to two of the oldest critters, mammalogist Stephanie ...
Urbanization has had visible morphological effects on chipmunks and voles in the Chicago metro area. While both chipmunks and voles have experienced changes to their skulls in response to urban ...
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Rodents in the US are rapidly evolving right under your nose
In a striking example of rapid adaptation, the physical form of urban rodents has changed to better suit the hustle and bustle of urban life. Earlier this year, scientists at the Field Museum in ...
In general, evolution is a long, slow process of tiny changes passed down over generations, resulting in new adaptations and even new species over thousands or millions of years. But when living ...
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