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Experimental harvest of waterfowl eggs informs management by indigenous peoples.

Published online: 26 Mar 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Herse, M. R. & Tylianakis, J. M. & Scott, N. J. & Brown, D. & Cranwell, I. & Henry, J. & Pauling, C. & McIntosh, A. R. & Gormley, A. M. & Lyver, P. O.

Content type: Blog

An experiment was conducted by the Māori tribe Ngāi Tahu and researchers (Māori and non-Māori) in Aotearoa/New Zealand, to assess how customary egg ha...

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Effects of customary egg harvest regimes on hatching success of a culturally important waterfowl species.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Herse, M. R. & Tylianakis, J. M. & Scott, N. J. & Brown, D. & Cranwell, I. & Henry, J. & Pauling, C. & McIntosh, A. R. & Gormley, A. M. & Lyver, P. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

1. Customary harvests of wildlife underpin the livelihoods, cultural identities, well-being and ecological knowledge of many Indigenous peoples and lo...

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The role of different organo-chlorine compounds in the breeding of British sparrowhawks.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Newton, I. & Bogan, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organochlorine levels and shell thickness indices varied little between eggs in the same clutch of Accipiter nisus in the UK, but they varied greatly ...

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Changes attributed to pesticides in the nesting success of the sparrowhawk in Britain.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Newton, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The nesting success of the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) in and near arable areas in Britain has declined since 1947, owing to increased egg-breakage ...

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Recovery of a sparrowhawk population in relation to declining pesticide contamination.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Newton, I. & Wyllie, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus) found dead in eastern England showed a significant reduction in HEOD (organochlorine pesticide residues derived from al...

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Low-cost tools mitigate climate change during reproduction in an endangered marine ectotherm.

Published online: 15 Aug 2021

Authors: Clarke, L. J. & Elliot, R. L. & Abella-Perez, E. & Jenkins, S. R. & Marco, A. & Martins, S. & Hawkes, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The impacts of anthropogenic climate change will be most dramatic for species that live in narrow thermal niches, such as reptiles. Given the imminent...

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Individual study: management strategy to avoid chytrid fungus infection in egg clutches of the Valcheta frog Pleurodema somuncurense.

Published online: 12 Mar 2020

Authors: Arellano, M. L. & Velasco, M. A. & Martínez Aguirre, T. & Zarini, O. & Belasen, A. M. & James, T. Y. & Kacoliris, F. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Eggs which were removed from a chytrid-infected population of Valcheta frogs shortly after laying and then hatched in a clean environment resulted in ...

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Chemical suppression of embryonic cane toads Rhinella marina by larval conspecifics.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Clarke, G. S. & Crossland, M. R. & Shilton, C. & Shine, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mechanisms that evolved to suppress the development of potential competitors may offer novel methods for species-specific control of invasive organism...

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The effect of dairy farming on barn swallow Hirundo rustica abundance, distribution and reproduction.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Møller, A. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in agricultural practice have been hypothesized to affect the abundance and reproductive success of farmland birds. The influence of da...

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Nestboxes augment seabird breeding performance in a high-density colony: insight from 15 years of monitoring data.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Burke, B. & O'Connell, D. P. & Kinchin-Smith, D. & Sealy, S. & Newton, S. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. The provision of artificial nest structures is used in the conservation of a broad range of bird groups including raptors, owls, ducks, passerines ...

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