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Feeding of slugs (Deroceras sp. and Lehmannia nyctelia) on subtropical pasture species, particularly Kenya white clover (Trifolium semipilosum) cv. Safari.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Yamashita, Y. & Jones, R. M. & Nicholson, C. H. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field measurements showed that Deroceras sp., a slug, could at times be a serious pest in pastures of T. semipilosum cv. Safari in SE Queensland. At p...

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Modelling the interaction of cotton and the cotton boll weevil. I. A comparison of growth and development of cotton varieties.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Gutierrez, A. P. & Santos, W. J. dos & Villacorta, A. & Pizzamiglio, M. A. & Ellis, C. K. & Carvalho, L. H. & Stone, N. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Varietal growth characteristics affect yield and the ability of cotton plants to avoid and/or compensate for herbivore damage, in particular by the cu...

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Modelling the interaction of cotton and the cotton boll weevil. II. Boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) in Brazil.

Published online: 07 Dec 1991

Authors: Gutierrez, A. P. & Santos, W. J. dos & Pizzamiglio, M. A. & Villacorta, A. M. & Ellis, C. K. & Fernandes, C. A. P. & Tutida, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A population dynamics model of the field biology of the curculionid Anthonomus grandis under Brazilian conditions was linked to a model for cotton gro...

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Novel graphs for depicting herbivore damage on plants: the biocontrol of Sesbania punicea (Fabaceae) by an introduced weevil.

Published online: 16 Dec 1989

Authors: Hoffmann, J. H. & Moran, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study of net above-ground productivity of the economically important woody weed, S. punicea, in S. Africa, with and without the introduced monoph...

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Staging behaviours identify spatial and temporal risk of human-wildlife conflict.

Published online: 23 Dec 2023

Authors: Hahn, N. R. & Wall, J. & Denninger-Snyder, K. & Sairowua, W. & Goss, M. & Ndambuki, S. & Eblate, E. & Mbise, N. & Kiambi, S. & Wittemyer, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Habitat conversion to farmland has increased human-wildlife interactions, which often lead to conflict, injury or death for people and animals. Unders...

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Attract and reward: combining chemical ecology and habitat manipulation to enhance biological control in field crops.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Simpson, M. & Gurr, G. M. & Simmons, A. T. & Wratten, S. D. & James, D. G. & Leeson, G. & Nicol, H. I. & Orre-Gordon, G. U. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An increase in pesticide resistance in many pest species is promoting interest in biological control. Much remains to be learned about natural enemy i...

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Impact of leaf mining on the growth of Portulaca oleracea (common purslane) and its competitive interaction with Beta vulgaris (sugarbeet).

Published online: 16 Jul 1997

Authors: Norris, R. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The combined attack by leaf mining larvae of the argid, Schizocerella pilicornis, and the curculionid, Hypurus bertrandi, typically resulted in >80...

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Alate production by aphids on sugar beet: how likely is the evolution of sugar beet-specific biotypes?

Published online: 20 Apr 2000

Authors: Williams, I. S. & Dewar, A. M. & Dixon, A. F. G. & Thornhill, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aphid clones that feed on the same plant species for many generations often develop biotypes specifically adapted to the particular host-plant. Such b...

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Coordinated species importation policies are needed to reduce serious invasions globally: the case of alien bumblebees in South America.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Aizen, M. A. & Smith-Ramírez, C. & Morales, C. L. & Vieli, L. & Sáez, A. & Barahona-Segovia, R. M. & Arbetman, M. P. & Montalva, J. & Garibaldi, L. A. & Inouye, D. W. & Harder, L. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The global trade of species promotes diverse human activities but also facilitates the introduction of potentially invasive species into new environme...

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Matrix modelling of prescribed burning in Calluna vulgaris-dominated moorland: short burning rotations minimize carbon loss at increased wildfire frequencies.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Allen, K. A. & Harris, M. P. K. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Moorlands store large amounts of carbon providing a valuable ecosystem service. In the UK, prescribed burning is often used to manage moorlands, which...

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