Evolution of Animals and Plants is Happening in Cities Also | Rashid's Blog: An Educational Portal
Most naturalists regard cities anti-nature—sterile wastelands of concrete and steel. But evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen, author of Darwin Comes to Town, takes the opposite view: Urban environments are in fact “powerhouses of evolution,” where animals as diverse as blackbirds and bobcats are adapting to their new surroundings, with startling results. Speaking from his home in Leiden, Netherlands, Schilthuizen explains…