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War, politics and religion shape wildlife evolution in cities

  • Written by Elizabeth Carlen, Living Earth Collaborative Postdoctoral Fellow, Washington University in St. Louis
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People often consider evolution to be a process that occurs in nature in the background of human society. But evolution is not separate from human beings. In fact, human cultural practices can...

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