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An individual-based model of Trichogramma foraging behaviour: parameter estimation for single females.

Published online: 20 Sep 1996

Authors: Blanché, S. & Casas, J. & Bigler, F. & Bergeijk, K. E. J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The aim of this work was to estimate spatio-temporal parameters of an individual based model of Trichogramma female foraging behaviour in a mass reari...

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Potential consequences of discard reform for seabird communities.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Bicknell, A. W. J. & Oro, D. & Camphuysen, K. & Votier, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Upcoming reform of the European Union (EU) Common Fisheries Policy will be the biggest change in European fisheries management for a generation. A cen...

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Varying the spatial arrangement of synthetic herbivore-induced plant volatiles and companion plants to improve conservation biological control.

Published online: 17 Aug 2020

Authors: Jaworski, C. C. & Xiao Da & Xu QingXuan & Ramirez-Romero, R. & Guo XiaoJun & Wang Su & Desneux, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation biological control aims to control pests by promoting wild populations of natural enemies. One challenge is to attract and retain efficie...

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Single vs. multiple introduction in biological control: the roles of parasitoid efficiency, antagonism and niche overlap.

Published online: 17 Nov 2004

Authors: Pedersen, B. S. & Mills, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Theoretical studies have presented conflicting conclusions about the value of introducing multiple parasitoid species to control insect pests, dependi...

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Commercial Bombus impatiens colonies function as ecological traps for wild queens.

Published online: 19 Aug 2023

Authors: Miller, O. & Hale, C. & Richardson, L. & Sossa, D. & Iverson, A. & McArt, S. & Poveda, K. & Grab, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In response to anthropogenic environmental change, the cues that animals use throughout their lifecycle to optimize fitness may become unreliable, res...

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Birds and wine grapes: foraging activity causes small-scale damage patterns in single vineyards.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Somers, C. M. & Morris, R. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Crop damage caused by pest bird species is an economic problem in agricultural areas world-wide. Previous research in North America has focused on ...

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Olfactory host location and host preference of Holepyris sylvanidis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) and Cephalonomia waterstoni (Bethylidae), two natural enemies of Tribolium and Cryptolestes species.

Published online: 27 Feb 2019

Authors: Amante, M. & Russo, A. & Scholler, M. & Steidle, J. L. M.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Parasitoids can suppress populations of their host and thus play a primary role in Integrated Pest Management. In the stored product environment, stim...

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Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental management using Pareto optimality.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Kennedy, M. C. & Ford, E. D. & Singleton, P. & Finney, M. & Agee, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective decision-making in environmental management requires the consideration of multiple objectives that may conflict. Common optimization methods...

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A field test of R package GPSEQCLUS: for establishing animal location clusters.

Published online: 16 May 2023

Authors: Cluff, H. D. & Mech, L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The ability to track animals with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars opened an enormous potential for studying animal movements and behaviour in ...

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Influence of habitat quality and resource density on breeding-season female monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus movement and space use in north-central USA agroecosystem landscapes.

Published online: 14 Feb 2022

Authors: Fisher, K. E. & Bradbury, S. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The eastern North American monarch butterfly is at risk of quasi-extinction due, in part, to the loss of breeding habitat in agricultural landscapes o...

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