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Habitat, female age, organo-chlorine compounds and breeding of European sparrowhawks.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Newton, I. & Marquiss, M. & Moss, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Chronic industrial noise affects pairing success and age structure of ovenbirds Seiurus aurocapilla.

Published online: 07 Feb 2007

Authors: Habib, L. & Bayne, E. M. & Boutin, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthropogenic noise is rapidly increasing in wilderness areas as a result of industrial expansion. While many road studies have attempted to assess th...

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The dispersal of certain species of Mallophaga which infest the domestic fowl Callus domesticus.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Ryder, W. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As biting lice (Mallophaga) pass their whole life on the host, they have little opportunity for dispersal, except during direct contact between host i...

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Intensified agricultural use of grasslands reduces growth and survival of precocial shorebird chicks.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Kentie, R. & Hooijmeijer, J. C. E. W. & Trimbos, K. B. & Groen, N. M. & Piersma, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensification of agricultural use of grassland habitats has been linked to the declines of many farmland bird species, several of whom have been in ...

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Hen harriers on a Scottish grouse moor: multiple factors predict breeding density and productivity.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Baines, D. & Richardson, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predator density and productivity can be influenced by ecological and anthropogenic factors. Given the controversy over predators impacting on prey of...

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Estimation of immigration rate using integrated population models.

Published online: 07 Apr 2010

Authors: Abadi, F. & Gimenez, O. & Ullrich, B. & Arlettaz, R. & Schaub, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The dynamics of many populations is strongly affected by immigrants. However, estimating and modelling immigration is a real challenge. In the past, s...

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Experimental cutting of the shrub layer did not improve capercaillie Tetrao urogallus breeding success during wet summers in Scots pine forests, Strathspey, UK.

Published online: 12 Sep 2018

Authors: Summers, R. & Dugan, D. & Willi, J. & Macfie, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Understanding factors causing the low breeding success of capercaillies Tetrao urogallus is important for the conservation of this species. Here we in...

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The demography of blackbirds Turdus merula in rural habitats: is farmland a sub-optimal habitat?

Published online: 07 May 1997

Authors: Hatchwell, B. J. & Chamberlain, D. E. & Perrins, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A population of 54-76 pairs of Turdus merula was studied on 350 ha of lowland farmland (arable, grazed and leys), 90 ha of broadleaved woodland (domin...

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Reproduction and nest behaviour of Tennessee warblers Vermivora peregrina in forests treated with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides.

Published online: 19 Aug 1998

Authors: Holmes, S. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was carried out to test the hypothesis that food reductions caused by forest spraying with Lepidoptera-specific insecticides would affect Tenn...

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Modelling behavioural and fitness consequences of disturbance for geese along their spring flyway.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Klaassen, M. & Bauer, S. & Madsen, J. & Tombre, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For migratory birds the implications of environmental change may be difficult to predict because they use multiple sites during their annual cycle. Mo...

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