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By Stephen Beech

Rodents “are evolving to cope with living in urban areas”

Chipmunk skulls collected near Chicago in 1906. (Field Museum via SWNS)

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Rodents “are evolving to cope with living in urban areas”

Authors Stephanie Smith and Anderson Feijó are examining chipmunk specimens in the Field Museum's collections. (Field Museum via SWNS)

Rodents “are evolving to cope with living in urban areas”

Chipmunk specimens in the Field Museum's collections. (Field Museum via SWNS)

Rodents “are evolving to cope with living in urban areas”

Skull and skin from a vole, collected in 1898 in Chicago. (Field Museum via SWNS)

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