Effects of urbanisation on the ecology and evolution of a damselfly KU Leuven
The rate of urbanisation is increasing on a global scale. Compared to rural areas, cities are warmer, more polluted by chemicals, and more fragmented. Although biodiversity is clearly impacted by this anthropogenic activity, there are large gaps in our understanding on the effects of urbanisation at the population and individual levels. In this thesis, I tested whether urban and rural populations of the damselfly Coenagrion puella ...