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When Darwin comes to town: How the urban jungle disrupts animals' natural selection
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When Darwin comes to town: How the urban jungle disrupts animals' natural selection

Le Monde (English) · Jun 14, 2026, 6:00 PM

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Whether it's more aggressive chickadees, snails with lighter coloring or pigeons with anti-pollution plumage, urban wildlife is trying to adapt to city life. Is it behavioral flexibility or true genetic evolution? For the past 10 years, researchers have been investigating.

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