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Importance of insect prey quality for grey partridge chicks Perdix perdix: a self-selection experiment.

Published online: 18 Oct 2000

Authors: Borg, C. & Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The proportion of aphids in the cereal arthropod fauna has increased since the introduction of herbicides in the 1950s. In order to examine whether th...

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The value of Collembola from agricultural soils as food for a generalist predator.

Published online: 04 Oct 2000

Authors: Bilde, T. & Axelsen, J. A. & Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Collembola is one of the important prey groups for generalist arthropod predators in agro-ecosystems. Differences in the quality of available spec...

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A plant trait analysis of responses to grazing in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Bullock, J. M. & Franklin, J. & Stevenson, M. J. & Silvertown, J. & Coulson, S. J. & Gregory, S. J. & Tofts, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are few long-term experimental studies of plant community responses to changes in grazing intensity. Here we report species' changes in a mesotr...

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Value of the aphid Rhopalosiphum padi as food for cereal spiders.

Published online: 05 Oct 1995

Authors: Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Laboratory experiments were carried out to analyse various aspects of spider performance under different diets, focusing mainly on the value of the ap...

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Artificial selection for aphid tolerance in the polyphagous predator Lepthyphantes tenuis.

Published online: 04 Oct 2000

Authors: Beck, J. B. & Toft, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insight into the capacity of natural enemies to control pests may lead to wiser pest management, including a reduction in the use of pesticides. The p...

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