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Body condition and ranging behaviour of blackface hill sheep in relation to lamb survival.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Hewson, R. & Verkaik, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factors affecting the production and survival of lambs, including vulnerability to predation, were studied in a flock of about 850 Blackface hill shee...

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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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The foraging behaviour of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) on Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea L.).

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Free, J. B. & Williams, I. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bees foraging for nectar on flowers of cultivars with deep corolla tubes and large floral parts found it difficult to reach the inner nectaries. They ...

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Breeding bird populations of Kentish sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) coppice in relation to age and structure of the coppice.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Fuller, R. J. & Moreton, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual counts were made over 10 yr in a 22-ha coppice in which all stages from freshly-cut coppice to growth >19 yr were represented. Bird species ...

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Reproduction by an altricial songbird, the red-winged blackbird, in fields treated with the organophosphate insecticide fenthion.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Powell, G. V. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The breeding of red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) was used in 4 flood-irrigated hay meadows in Wyoming as a model to study the effects of a ...

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Indirect assessment of avian damage to agriculture.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Weatherhead, P. J. & Tinker, S. & Greenwood, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Estimates of damage to maize by individual red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) were derived from energetics and life history information and i...

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Use of burrows and movements by wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) on an area of sand dunes.

Published online: 11 Apr 1992

Authors: Kolb, H. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Radio-collared rabbits were located during the day throughout the year on an area of sand dunes in the east of Scotland, UK, in 1986-89 to study their...

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Use of road verges by butterfly and burnet populations, and the effect of roads on adult dispersal and mortality.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Munguira, M. L. & Thomas, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a survey of areas beside 12 main roads (with the road number prefix 'A') in the UK in June-September 1989, it was found that verges and central res...

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Trends and effects of organochlorine compounds in sparrowhawk eggs.

Published online: 05 Feb 1987

Authors: Newton, I. & Bogan, J. A. & Rothery, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A statistical study of breeding success, eggshell index, and DDE, HEOD and PCB levels in Accipiter nisus eggs collected from 17 areas in Britain durin...

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NatureScot Research Report 1328 - The ecological value of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDSs) in maintaining genetic diversity in urban areas.

Published online: 24 Nov 2024

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Jehle, R. & Hall, J. & Hook, S. A. & King, S. & MacArthur, K. & Miró, A. & Rae, M. & O'Brien, D.

Content type: Reports

This report investigates the genetic variation of common frog populations (Rana temporaria) breeding in sustainable urban drainage system (SuDS) ponds...

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