Search

All content is free for everyone to browse, read and share. You’ll find journal articles and non-peer reviewed grey literature. Type keywords into the search box or Use the filtering options below to browse the content.

Filter by...

Showing 204 results

BES Grant Report: Studying rapid evolution in plants using resurrection ecology.

Published online: 19 Apr 2024

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Stojanova, B.

Content type: Grant report

This study employs the resurrection method to investigate contemporary evolution in 2 natural populations of the arable weed Centaurium erythraea. By ...

Read more

Exploiting pathogens and their impact on fitness costs to manage the evolution of resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Raymond, B. & Sayyed, A. H. & Hails, R. S. & Wright, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sustainable insect control requires effective management of the evolution of resistance to pesticides. Resistance management may ultimately depend on ...

Read more

Plant diversity ameliorates the evolutionary development of fungicide resistance in an agricultural ecosystem.

Published online: 28 Dec 2021

Authors: Yang LiNa & Nkurikiyimfura, O. & Pan ZheChao & Wang YanPing & Waheed, A. & Chen RueyShyang & Burdon, J. J. & Sui QiJun & Zhan JiaSui

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evolution of fungicide resistance in agricultural and natural ecosystems is associated with the biology of pathogens, the chemical property and ap...

Read more

Selective harvesting of large mammals: how often does it result in directional selection?

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Mysterud, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Harvesting of large mammals is usually not random, and directional selection has been identified as the main cause of rapid evolution. However, select...

Read more

Evolution of plant materials for ecological restoration: insights from the applied and basic literature.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Espeland, E. K. & Emery, N. C. & Mercer, K. L. & Woolbright, S. A. & Kettenring, K. M. & Gepts, P. & Etterson, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration is normally conducted with the goal of creating plant populations that establish, survive, successfully reproduce, contribute to ecosystem...

Read more

The ecology and evolution of human-wildlife cooperation.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Cram, D. L. & Wal, J. E. M. van der & Uomini, N. & Cantor, M. & Afan, A. I. & Attwood, M. C. & Amphaeris, J. & Balasani, F. & Blair, C. J. & Bronstein, J. L. & Buanachique, I. O. & Cuthill, R. R. T. & Jewel Das & Daura-Jorge, F. G. & Deb, A. & Dixit, T. & Dlamini, G. S. & Dounias, E. & Gedi, I. I. & Gruber, M. & Hoffmann, L. S. & Holzlehner, T. & Isack, H. A. & Laltaika, E. A. & Lloyd-Jones, D. J. & Lund, J. & Machado, A. M. S. & Mahadevan, L. & Moreno, I. B. & Nwaogu, C. J. & Pierotti, R. & Rucunua, S. A. & Santos, W. F. dos & Serpa, N. & Smith, B. D. & Hari Sridhar & Tolkova, I. & Tun, T. & Valle-Pereira, J. V. S. & Wood, B. M. & Wrangham, R. W. & Spottiswoode, C. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Human-wildlife cooperation is a type of mutualism in which a human and a wild, free-living animal actively coordinate their behaviour to achieve a com...

Read more

Dispersal propensity and settling preferences of European corn borers in maize field borders.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Bailey, R. I. & Bourguet, D. & Pallec, A. H. le & Ponsard, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops kill pest larvae but have led to resistance evolution in several target pests. The high dose-refuge (HDR) strategy a...

Read more

The application of self-limiting transgenic insects in managing resistance in experimental metapopulations.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: Zhou LiQin & Alphey, N. & Walker, A. S. & Travers, L. M. & Morrison, N. I. & Bonsall, M. B. & Raymond, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The mass release of transgenic insects carrying female lethal self-limiting genes can reduce pest insect populations. Substantial releases are also a ...

Read more

Rapid evolution of flower phenology and clonality in restored populations of multiple grassland species.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Bucharova, A. & Conrady, M. & Klein-Raufhake, T. & Ratka, V. & Schultz, F. & Hölzel, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Restoration of terrestrial ecosystems often requires re-introduction of plants. In restored sites, the plants often face environments that differ from...

Read more

Carbon dioxide evolution from two temperate, deciduous woodland soils.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Anderson, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a study in Bleans Woods National Nature Reserve, north-east Kent, to investigate the effects of seasonal and temporal variations in soil tem...

Read more