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The biting habits of Leptoconops bequaerti. II. Effect of meteorological conditions on biting activity; 24 hour and seasonal cycles.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Kettle, D. S. & Linley, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the authors' summary. Some of the factors that contribute to changes in the biting rate of L. becquaerti with time (...

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Herbage intake in relation to availability and sward structure: grazing processes and optimal foraging.

Published online: 11 Apr 1989

Authors: Ungar, E. D. & Noy-Meir, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship between grazing intake, herbage availability and sward structure was investigated using grazing process models. The general model exp...

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The effect of forage structure and availability on food intake, biting rate, bite size and daily eating time of reindeer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Trudell, J. & White, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factors influencing the food intake of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) on tundra were studied using tame animals. Food intake was estimated from...

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Scientific response to a cluster of shark bites.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Barnett, A. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Bradley, M. & Miller, I. & Sheaves, M. & Chin, A. & Smith, B. & Diedrich, A. & Yick, J. L. & Lubitz, N. & Crook, K. & Mattone, C. & Bennett, M. B. & Wojtach, L. & Abrantes, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shark bites are of high public concern globally. Information on shark occurrence and behaviour, and of the effects of human behaviours, can help under...

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Comparative studies of the ingestive behaviour and herbage intake of sheep and cattle grazing indigenous hill plant communities.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Hodgson, J. & Forbes, T. D. A. & Armstrong, R. H. & Beattie, M. M. & Hunter, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In field studies in Scotland, groups of non-lactating ewes and cows grazed together on 3 native grassland communities (Agrostis-Festuca, Nardus-Festuc...

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The biting habits of Leptoconops bequaerti. I. Methods; standardization of technique; preferences for individuals, limbs and positions.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Kettle, D. S. & Linley, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based partly on the authors' summary. As adhesive traps have been ineffective in providing estimates of populations of biting flies i...

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Long-term shifts in the seasonal abundance of adult Culicoides biting midges and their impact on potential arbovirus outbreaks.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Sanders, C. J. & Shortall, C. R. & England, M. & Harrington, R. & Purse, B. & Burgin, L. & Carpenter, S. & Gubbins, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Surveillance of adult Culicoides biting midge flight activity is used as an applied ecological method to guide the management of arbovirus incursions ...

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Alteration of plant species assemblages can decrease the transmission potential of malaria mosquitoes.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Ebrahimi, B. & Jackson, B. T. & Guseman, J. L. & Przybylowicz, C. M. & Stone, C. M. & Foster, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Knowledge of the link between a vector population's pathogen-transmission potential and its biotic environment can generate more realistic forecasts o...

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Peaceful coexistence between people and deadly wildlife: why are recreational users of the ocean so rarely bitten by sea snakes?

Published online: 27 Oct 2021

Authors: Udyawer, V. & Goiran, C. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Research on interactions between humans and deadly snakes has focused on situations that result in high rates of snakebite; but we can also learn f...

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An assessment of Culicoides surveillance techniques in northern Europe: have we underestimated a potential bluetongue virus vector?

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Carpenter, S. & Szmaragd, C. & Barber, J. & Labuschagne, K. & Gubbins, S. & Mellor, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bluetongue virus (BTV), a pathogen of ruminants transmitted by Culicoides midges, has emerged dramatically across Europe since 1998. Surveillance of C...

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