The urban tree of life: synthesizing relationships between body size and urban affinity
Corey T. Callaghan, Diana E. Bowler, Vaughn Michael Shirey, Brittany M. Mason, Laura H. Antão, Ingmar R. Staude, John H. Wilshire, Thomas Merckx
The paper analyzes urban affinity across 30,000 species, finding that body size correlates with urban tolerance, but patterns vary across taxa and families.
bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2025 · PreprintEcology