FfFfFfFF 58,373 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Great tits living in cities are genetically different from great tits in the countryside. Researchers made the discovery after a unique study where they examined populations of great tits in nine large European cities, including Glasgow. The researchers compared the city bird genes with the genes of their relatives in the countryside. The findings, which are published today in Nature Communications, showed that it didn't matter if the great tits lived in Barcelona, Malmö or Glasgow: in order to handle an environment created by humans, the city birds all evolved in a similar way. The researchers found that different genes linked to important biological functions regulated by serotonin, including aggression and circadian rhythms, were found to have been selected and passed on from generation to generation in the city birds. In rural populations, these behaviors are also important, however, the genes that control them do not confer the same advantage as they do in an urban environment. Caroline Isaksson, senior lecturer at Lund University, led the study together with Dr. Pablo Salmón, now a research fellow at the University of Glasgow. She said: "This indicates that these behaviors, and cognition, are very important in order to live in urban environments with a lot of stress in the form of noise pollution, light at night, air pollution and constant proximity to people." Great tits are common throughout Europe, and it has long been known that they are quite similar genetically. Despite this, researchers have now identified clear genetic differences between great tits in the city and great tits in the countryside. Source: https://phys.org/news/2021-05-great-tits-cities-genetically-countryside.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rocketno10 2,137 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I thought this is a different tit that we are talking about….. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magui 2,656 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 😂... I was a bit confused by the title...and thinking about another thing lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuffsAhoy 7,433 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The cackle I just let out when I read the title then opened the thread OT: this is quite interesting and makes sense. Those in the city certainly have to adapt to living in such a rough habitat. You remind me that it's such a wonderful thing to love. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oriane 22,809 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I remember you also made a thread about something like "brown boobs" and I opened 100% sure it would be about birds Edit: Better than what I remembered The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butters Stotch 5,379 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I was like: tits?? On Gagadaily?? Has this gay cult site lost its path? FIND YOUR FREEDOM IN THE MUSIC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lady Adga 8,664 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 I was very confused before opening the thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllusionLover 7,667 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 "I think we ALL" thought about the other type of tits. 13 | this is my dancefloor i fought for, your voice is louder, it echoes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanDante 6,238 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, IllusionLover said: "I think we ALL" thought about the other type of tits. I'm not very good with Social Mediaᵀᴹ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllusionLover 7,667 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, CyanDante said: 13 | this is my dancefloor i fought for, your voice is louder, it echoes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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