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. 2021 Feb 2;12(2):128. doi: 10.3390/insects12020128

Table 1.

Summarization of some of the functional traits affected by some of the varying urban factors presented throughout the review.

Functional Trait Favored Strategy Urban Factors Affecting Traits References
Body size Inconclusive (mixed results) UHI effect, Habitat fragmentation, Vegetation cover and type [71,121,123,125]
Diet strategy Polylecty Green space type, Vegetation type and cover [11,18,70,84,103]
Nesting strategy Cavity nesting Impervious service, Green space type, Green space size [26,70,71,77]
Phenology Late emerging UHI effect, Vegetation type and cover [15,18,129]
Sociality Inconclusive (mixed results) Impervious surface, Vegetation cover and type [15,18,22,111,128]
Phylogenetic Diversity Groups such as Lasioglossum (Dialictus), in some instances Bombus Impervious surface, Vegetation cover and type, UHI effect, Fragmentation, Green space size [103,130,131,134,135]