Darwin Comes to Town : How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution (Paperback)

from lisapeet

This is a good popular science book that walks the fine line between being extremely accessible but not dumbing down the thesis or the science supporting it. Schilthuizen presents an interesting overview of urban evolution-how plants, insects, birds, and animals have adapted to manmade/urban envi...

from streamsong

This is a fascinating account of evolution happening in cities – evolution that is not happening at the rate of slow eons of geological time, but at a quicker almost break neck speed, pushed by man's ever changing innovations. Bird wings subtly change shape to be able to escape upward more quickl...

from streamsong

This is a fascinating account of evolution happening in cities – evolution that is not happening at the rate of slow eons of geological time, but at a quicker almost break neck speed, pushed by man's ever changing innovations. Bird wings subtly change shape to be able to escape upward more quickl...