In this week’s blog post, the old saying remains the same; we are products of our environments! From their paper: “Functional trait interactions in a human-dominated world: Urbanization and reproduction in Eurasian red squirrels”, author Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto examines reproductive behavioural traits in Eurasian red squirrels to understand how they have adapted from forest to urban landscapes. The authors undertook a three-year project assessing female reproductive rates and linking them to behavioural traits, like … Continue reading Maria Vittoria Mazzamuto | When traits don’t translate: Rethinking success in city-dwelling squirrels