Journal article
Evolution of the indoor biome
Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), v 30(4), pp 223-232
01 Apr 2015
PMID: 25770744
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Abstract
Few biologists have studied the evolutionary processes at work in indoor environments. Yet indoor environments comprise approximately 0.5% of ice-free land area - an area as large as the subtropical coniferous forest biome. Here we review the emerging subfield of 'indoor biome' studies. After defining the indoor biome and tracing its deep history, we discuss some of its evolutionary dimensions. We restrict our examples to the species found in human houses - a subset of the environments constituting the indoor biome - and offer preliminary hypotheses to advance the study of indoor evolution. Studies of the indoor biome are situated at the intersection of evolutionary ecology, anthropology, architecture, and human ecology and are well suited for citizen science projects, public outreach, and large-scale international collaborations.
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- Title
- Evolution of the indoor biome
- Creators
- Laura J. Martin - Cornell UniversityRachel L. Adams - Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Plant & Microbial Biol, Berkeley, CA 94720 USAAshley Bateman - University of OregonHolly M. Bik - University of California, DavisJohn Hawks - University of Wisconsin–MadisonSarah M. Hird - University of California, DavisDavid Hughes - Pennsylvania State UniversitySteven W. Kembel - Université du Québec à MontréalKerry Kinney - The University of Texas at AustinSergios-Orestis Kolokotronis - Fordham UniversityGabriel Levy - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyCraig McClain - National Evolutionary Synthesis CenterJames F. Meadow - University of OregonRaul F. Medina - Texas A&M UniversityGwynne Mhuireach - University of OregonCorrie S. Moreau - Field Museum of Natural HistoryJason Munshi-South - Fordham UniversityLauren M. Nichols - North Carolina State UniversityClare Palmer - Texas A&M UniversityLaura Popova - Arizona State UniversityCoby Schal - North Carolina State UniversityMartin Taubel - Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareMichelle Trautwein - California Academy of SciencesJuan A. Ugalde - Universidad MayorRobert R. Dunn - Natural History Museum AarhusNescent Working Grp Evolutionary B
- Publication Details
- Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam), v 30(4), pp 223-232
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- 2012-5-47 IE / Sloan Foundation; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 551819-0654 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000352679700008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84925586479
- Other Identifier
- 991021903953704721
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- Ecology
- Evolutionary Biology
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