Adaptation in the Alleyways: Candidate Genes Under Potential Selection in Urban Coyotes

Samantha E S Kreling; Summer E Vance; Elizabeth Carlen

doi:10.1093/gbe/evae279

journal article Open Access Dec 30, 2024

Adaptation in the Alleyways: Candidate Genes Under Potential Selection in Urban Coyotes

Samantha E S Kreling

Summer E Vance

Elizabeth Carlen

Genome Biology and Evolution Vol. 17 No. 1 · Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Abstract

Abstract
In the context of evolutionary time, cities are an extremely recent development. Although our understanding of how urbanization alters ecosystems is well developed, empirical work examining the consequences of urbanization on adaptive evolution remains limited. To facilitate future work, we offer candidate genes for one of the most prominent urban carnivores across North America. The coyote (Canis latrans) is a highly adaptable carnivore distributed throughout urban and nonurban regions in North America. As such, the coyote can serve as a blueprint for understanding the various pathways by which urbanization can influence the genomes of wildlife via comparisons along urban–rural gradients, as well as between metropolitan areas. Given the close evolutionary relationship between coyotes and domestic dogs, we leverage the well-annotated dog genome and highly conserved mammalian genes from model species to outline how urbanization may alter coyote genotypes and shape coyote phenotypes. We identify variables that may alter selection pressure for urban coyotes and offer suggestions of candidate genes to explore. Specifically, we focus on pathways related to diet, health, behavior, cognition, and reproduction. In a rapidly urbanizing world, understanding how species cope and adapt to anthropogenic change can facilitate the persistence of, and coexistence with, these species.

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Published: Dec 30, 2024
Vol/Issue: 17(1)
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Authors

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Samantha E S Kreling

School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington , Seattle, WA 98195 ,

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Summer E Vance

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California–Berkeley , Berkeley, CA 94720 ,

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Elizabeth Carlen

Living Earth Collaborative, Washington University in St. Louis , St. Louis, MO 63130 ,

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School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington Award: #2023333162

Environmental Science, Policy, and Management department at the University of California

Living Earth Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis

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Samantha E S Kreling, Summer E Vance, Elizabeth Carlen (2024). Adaptation in the Alleyways: Candidate Genes Under Potential Selection in Urban Coyotes. Genome Biology and Evolution, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae279

Adaptation in the Alleyways: Candidate Genes Under Potential Selection in Urban Coyotes

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