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Effects of shade cover and availability of midge breeding sites on pollinating midge populations and fruit set in two cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of several species of Forcipomyia, known to be pollinators of cacao, increased markedly in 1 cacao farm in Costa Rica when discs of rott...

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Prediction of the pupal duration of Glossina morsitans orientalis Vanderplank under field conditions.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Phelps, R. J. & Burrows, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is substantially the authors' summary. To provide means of predicting with precision the duration of the puparial stage of Glossina mors...

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Picket and Clanger Wood SSSI Breeding Bird Survey 2017.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Smith, J. & Mowat, C.

Content type: Reports

This August 2024 issue presents a comprehensive analysis of the 2017 breeding bird survey conducted in Picket and Clanger Wood SSSI, revealing a notab...

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Effects of nest boxes on the most important population of red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus in Italy.

Published online: 19 Dec 2020

Authors: Calabrese, L. & Mucciolo, A. & Zanichelli, A. & Gustin, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The red-footed falcon is a near threatened species, which breeds mainly in agricultural landscapes, typically nesting in empty corvid nests on trees. ...

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Breeding success and organo-chlorine residues in golden eagles in west Scotland.

Published online: 22 May 1971

Authors: Lockie, J. D. & Ratcliffe, D. A. & Balharry, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The same 25 eyries of golden eagles (Aquila chry-saetos) were examined each year in west Scotland. In 1963-65 the "percentage of nests with eggs from ...

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Factors associated with wolverine Gulo gulo predation on domestic sheep.

Published online: 18 Mar 2000

Authors: Landa, A. & Gudvangen, K. & Swenson, J. E. & Røskaft, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Losses of domestic sheep grazing unattended on upland summer ranges in the Snøhetta plateau of south central Norway during 1979-94 were examined, in r...

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The ecology of the tree-hole breeding mosquitoes in the Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria.

Published online: 22 May 1965

Authors: Service, M. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. As little information was available on mosquitos breeding in tree holes in West Africa, a stud...

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Exclusion of barn owls Tyto alba from a greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum roost in Devon, UK.

Published online: 29 May 2024

Authors: Bollo, P. M. & Kitching, T. & Wright, P. G. R. & Schofield, H. & Glover, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

The greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum is a rare species in the UK that relies heavily on undisturbed stone buildings in which to breed. ...

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Observations on a zoonosis: leishmaniasis in British Honduras.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Disney, R. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper reports the results of field studies carried out between February 1964 and February 1966 on the rodent and insect hosts of Leishmania mexic...

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Supplementing small farms with native mason bees increases strawberry size and growth rate.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Horth, L. & Campbell, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services, especially those of bees, play a vital role in agriculture. Declining honeybee populations require us to find alternative soluti...

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