Effect of Human Activities on Natural Evolution

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Effect of Human Activities on Natural Evolution

Wenxin Lyu 1*
  • 1 Annie Wright, Tacoma, United States    
  • *corresponding author wenxin_lyu@aw.org
Published on 28 April 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-8818/4/20220691
TNS Vol.4
ISSN (Print): 2753-8826
ISSN (Online): 2753-8818
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-27-0
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-28-7

Abstract

The knowledge of evolution and natural selection has brought people's understanding of nature a big step forward. This has also greatly improved human autonomy and control over nature. This is not a bad thing in itself, but it also changes the evolutionary laws of nature itself. When natural evolution occurs, the animal and its surrounding environment always gradually adapt to each other. Consequently, when humans speed up this process, it can also lead to surprises. In the analysis and study of these cases, a certain number of cases have had negative consequences, both for humans and the creature itself. In this article, the evolution and adaptation of the brown rat in New York City are introduced and studied in detail, and the data is actively used to provide evidence for the evolution of the brown rat in only a hundred and twenty years. The impact of brown rats on humans will also be manifested in various aspects of New York City's hygiene, disease, diet, and so on. In addition, this article makes a detailed analysis and investigation of the evolution of African elephant ivory. Comparisons are also made in detail in terms of the changes in the habits of African elephants.

Keywords:

wildlife., evolution, urbanization

Lyu,W. (2023). Effect of Human Activities on Natural Evolution. Theoretical and Natural Science,4,723-727.
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References

[1]. A Harpak, N Garud , N A Rosenberg, D A Petrov, M Combs, P S Pennings, J Munshi-South, “Genetic Adaptation in New York City Rats”, Genome Biology and Evolution (2021).

[2]. K Modlinska, W Pisula, “The Natural History of Model Organisms: The Norway rat, from an obnoxious pest to a laboratory pet” (2020)

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[8]. E Larson, “The History of the Ivory Trade”, National Geographic (2022)

[9]. D Fine Maron, “Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks”, National Geographic (2018)

[10]. E Preston, “Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems”, The New York Times (2021)

[11]. Siebenthal, Cleo von. “This NYC Rat Map Shows Percentage of Rodent-Infested Restaurants by Neighborhood.”, First We Feast (2018)


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Lyu,W. (2023). Effect of Human Activities on Natural Evolution. Theoretical and Natural Science,4,723-727.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Biological Engineering and Medical Science (ICBioMed 2022), Part II

ISBN:978-1-915371-27-0(Print) / 978-1-915371-28-7(Online)
Editor:Gary Royle, Steven M. Lipkin
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Conference date: 7 November 2022
Series: Theoretical and Natural Science
Volume number: Vol.4
ISSN:2753-8818(Print) / 2753-8826(Online)

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References

[1]. A Harpak, N Garud , N A Rosenberg, D A Petrov, M Combs, P S Pennings, J Munshi-South, “Genetic Adaptation in New York City Rats”, Genome Biology and Evolution (2021).

[2]. K Modlinska, W Pisula, “The Natural History of Model Organisms: The Norway rat, from an obnoxious pest to a laboratory pet” (2020)

[3]. E E. Puckett, E Sherratt, M Combs, E J. Carlen, W Harcourt-Smith, J Munshi-South, “Variation in brown rat cranial shape shows directional selection over 120 years in New York City” (2020)

[4]. Panti-May JA, Carvalho-Pereira TS, Serrano S, Pedra GG, Taylor J, Pertile AC, Minter A, Airam V, Carvalho M, Júnior NN, Rodrigues G, Reis MG, Ko AI, Childs JE, Begon M, Costa F, “A Two-Year Ecological Study of Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in a Brazilian Urban Slum”, PLoS One (2016).

[5]. Walsh MG, “Rat sightings in New York City are associated with neighborhood sociodemographic, housing characteristics, and proximity to open public space”, PeerJ (2014)

[6]. M Gallanter, RD, “Food Waste: Food by the Numbers” (2020)

[7]. “Brown Rat.” The Wildlife Trusts.

[8]. E Larson, “The History of the Ivory Trade”, National Geographic (2022)

[9]. D Fine Maron, “Under poaching pressure, elephants are evolving to lose their tusks”, National Geographic (2018)

[10]. E Preston, “Tuskless Elephants Escape Poachers, but May Evolve New Problems”, The New York Times (2021)

[11]. Siebenthal, Cleo von. “This NYC Rat Map Shows Percentage of Rodent-Infested Restaurants by Neighborhood.”, First We Feast (2018)