Editorial: Cognition and Adaptation to Urban Environments

Ducatez, Simon; DeVore, Jayna Lynn; Whiting, Martin J.; Audet, Josée

doi:10.3389/fevo.2022.953494

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“…The top GO category enriched among genes associated with broadUR candidates was “synapse organization,” a key constituent of the nervous system underlying behavioral and cognitive traits, which are among the most likely targets of selection during adaptation to urbanization (Ducatez et al, 2022; Evans et al, 2010). This result echoes findings from birds, in which both single genes (Mueller et al, 2013; van Dongen et al, 2015) and entire categories of genes (Caizergues et al, 2022; Mueller et al, 2020; Salmón et al, 2021) involved in synaptic, and more broadly, neuronal functions are associated with urbanization.…”

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“…The top GO category enriched among genes associated with broadUR candidates was "synapse organization," a key constituent of the nervous system underlying behavioral and cognitive traits, which are among the most likely targets of selection during adaptation to urbanization (Ducatez et al, 2022;Evans et al, 2010).…”

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The genomic response to urbanization in the damselfly Ischnura elegans

Babik,

Dudek,

Marszałek

et al. 2023

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The complex and rapid environmental changes brought about by urbanization pose significant challenges to organisms. The multifaceted effects of urbanization often make it difficult to define and pinpoint the very nature of adaptive urban phenotypes. In such situations, scanning genomes for regions differentiated between urban and non‐urban populations may be an attractive approach. Here, we investigated the genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanization in the damselfly Ischnura elegans sampled from 31 rural and urban localities in three geographic regions: southern and northern Poland, and southern Sweden. Genome‐wide variation was assessed using more than 370,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) genotyped by ddRADseq. Associations between SNPs and the level of urbanization were tested using two genetic environment association methods: Latent Factors Mixed Models and BayPass. While we found numerous candidate SNPs and a highly significant overlap between candidates identified by the two methods within the geographic regions, there was a distinctive lack of repeatability between the geographic regions both at the level of individual SNPs and of genomic regions. However, we found “synapse organization” at the top of the functional categories enriched among the genes located in the proximity of the candidate urbanization SNPs. Interestingly, the overall significance of “synapse organization” was built up by the accretion of different genes associated with candidate SNPs in different geographic regions. This finding is consistent with the highly polygenic nature of adaptation, where the response may be achieved through a subtle adjustment of allele frequencies in different genes that contribute to adaptive phenotypes. Taken together, our results point to a polygenic adaptive response in the nervous system, specifically implicating genes involved in synapse organization, which mirrors the findings from several genomic and behavioral studies of adaptation to urbanization in other taxa.

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The genomic response to urbanization in the damselfly Ischnura elegans

Babik,

Dudek,

Marszałek

et al. 2023

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“…These aspects are part of the actual discussion on tree species stability and adapting forest management concepts, as done recently by Altieri et al. (2023), Leuschner et al. (2023), and Vacek et al.…”

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Hydro‐pedo‐transfer‐functions expressing drought and memory effects on pine tree growth

Wessolek,

Riek,

Bohne

2024

Vadose Zone Journal

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Over the last 30 years, the impact of climate change in Berlin, Germany, has manifested in the form of reduced summer rainfall, elevated temperatures, and a notable rise in the frequency of days with temperatures surpassing 30°C. All of them are leading to a decreasing water supply and increasing risk of drought. Various field, laboratory, and numerical simulation studies have been done for deriving information on long‐term potential and actual evapotranspiration, water stress during the vegetation period (April–September), and tree ring growth of various pine tree stands in Berlin. Data analysis highlights periodical climate patterns and complex interactions between drought, water supply, and plant growth. Annual tree ring growth is not only related to the actual weather conditions but also to the past climate years. With decreasing water supply, this kind of drought memory effect increases up to 5 years into the past. For Berlin's climate, it is noteworthy that late summer, particularly the water stress in August, represents the most sensitive indicator for tree ring growth.For regionalization purposes, long‐term numerical simulations were done to derive hydro‐pedo‐transfer‐functions (HPTFs) predicting the water stress coefficient of the growing season (Eact‐s/Epot‐s). They only need easily available information such as soil texture, climate water balance, and groundwater depth. Two HPTFs were successfully tested and can be easily applied by geo‐information systems. However, for other climate regions and tree species, HPTFs need to be adapted.

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The importance of investigating the impact of simultaneous anthropogenic stressors: the effects of rising temperatures and anthropogenic noise on avian behaviour and cognition

Blackburn,

Soravia,

Ridley

2024

Journal of Avian Biology

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Rising temperatures and anthropogenic noise are two of the most pervasive and well researched anthropogenic stressors affecting avian species globally. Despite often triggering similar behavioural responses in birds, and frequently co‐occurring (particularly in urban areas), the impact of these stressors are primarily investigated in isolation. Here, we discuss and compare the most commonly researched effects of anthropogenic noise and rising temperatures on avian behaviour. We then outline recent findings on the impacts of these two stressors on cognition in birds, which underpins many behavioural adjustments. We find that both anthropogenic noise and high temperatures, when investigated in isolation, impact avian behaviours such as foraging, the antipredator response, and interactions with conspecifics. We also find that both these stressors can lead to cognitive impairment, but the occurrence and magnitude of impairment varies depending on the cognitive trait examined. Finally, we discuss the limited studies that have investigated these two anthropogenic stressors simultaneously and outline different scenarios in which additive, synergistic, or antagonistic effects of these stressors may occur. We hope our review will stimulate researchers to investigate the simultaneous effects of these and other anthropogenic stressors on the behaviour and cognition of urban‐living wild birds.

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Editorial: Cognition and Adaptation to Urban Environments

Cited by 3 publications

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The genomic response to urbanization in the damselfly Ischnura elegans

The genomic response to urbanization in the damselfly Ischnura elegans

Hydro‐pedo‐transfer‐functions expressing drought and memory effects on pine tree growth

The importance of investigating the impact of simultaneous anthropogenic stressors: the effects of rising temperatures and anthropogenic noise on avian behaviour and cognition

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