| Title |
A Rapid, Strong, and Convergent Genetic Response to Urban Habitat Fragmentation in Four Divergent and Widespread Vertebrates
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0012767 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathleen Semple Delaney, Seth P. D. Riley, Robert N. Fisher |
| Abstract |
Urbanization is a major cause of habitat fragmentation worldwide. Ecological and conservation theory predicts many potential impacts of habitat fragmentation on natural populations, including genetic impacts. Habitat fragmentation by urbanization causes populations of animals and plants to be isolated in patches of suitable habitat that are surrounded by non-native vegetation or severely altered vegetation, asphalt, concrete, and human structures. This can lead to genetic divergence between patches and in turn to decreased genetic diversity within patches through genetic drift and inbreeding. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 461 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 2% |
| Brazil | 5 | 1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 434 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 83 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 83 | 18% |
| Researcher | 76 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 63 | 14% |
| Other | 27 | 6% |
| Other | 72 | 16% |
| Unknown | 57 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 258 | 56% |
| Environmental Science | 84 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 21 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 8 | 2% |
| Computer Science | 4 | <1% |
| Other | 15 | 3% |
| Unknown | 71 | 15% |