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Persistence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in rabbits: the interplay between horizontal and vertical transmission.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Judge, J. & Davidson, R. S. & Marion, G. & White, P. C. L. & Hutchings, M. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Paratuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis; Map) is a widespread and difficult disease to control in livestock populations and ...

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Using a stochastic model to examine the ecological, economic and ethical consequences of population control in a charismatic invasive species: mute swans in North America.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Ellis, M. M. & Elphick, C. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although invasive species are widely recognized as a threat to native ecosystems, control or eradication plans can create controversy, particularly wh...

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Effects of herbicide spray drift and fertilizer overspread on selected species of woodland ground flora: comparison between short-term and long-term impact assessments and field surveys.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Gove, B. & Power, S. A. & Buckley, G. P. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although application of fertilizers and pesticides to farmland is known to impact non-target organisms in adjacent semi-natural habitats, little is kn...

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Type of fitness cost influences the rate of evolution of resistance to transgenic Bt crops.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Hackett, S. C. & Bonsall, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evolution of resistance to pesticides by insect pests is a significant challenge for sustainable agriculture. For transgenic crops expressing Baci...

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The diet of grey seals from the south-western North Sea assessed from analyses of hard parts found in faeces.

Published online: 31 Aug 1990

Authors: Prime, J. H. & Hammond, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To assess variation in the diet of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the south-western North Sea, faeces were collected from Donna Nook, Lincolnshire...

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Quantification of within- and between-farm dispersal of Culicoides biting midges using an immunomarking technique.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Sanders, C. J. & Harrup, L. E. & Tugwell, L. A. & Brugman, V. A. & England, M. & Carpenter, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Culicoides biting midges (Diptera, Ceratopogonidae) are vectors of arboviruses that cause significant economic and welfare impact. Local-scale spread ...

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Habitat associations and breeding success of yellowhammers on lowland farmland.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Bradbury, R. B. & Kyrkos, A. & Morris, A. J. & Clark, S. C. & Perkins, A. J. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) began to decline on British lowland farmland in the late 1980s and losses are presently 10% per year. This study e...

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Introduction of exotic tree species as a threat to the Azores bullfinch population.

Published online: 30 Apr 1997

Authors: Ramos, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Azores bullfinch (or priolo), Pyrrhula murina [Pyrrhula pyrrhula murina], is known only in the east of the island of S. Miguel (Azores), where it ...

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Effects of reduced-impact logging and forest physiognomy on bat populations of lowland Amazonian forest.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Presley, S. J. & Willig, M. R. & Wunderle, J. M., Jr. & Saldanha, L. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As human population size increases, demand for natural resources will increase. Logging pressure related to increasing demands continues to threaten r...

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Fox contact behaviour and rabies spread: a model for the estimation of contact probabilities between urban foxes at different population densities and its implications for rabies control in Britain.

Published online: 04 Apr 1996

Authors: White, P. C. L. & Harris, S. & Smith, G. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mathematical relationship between fox home range size and population density was derived from the literature and combined with behavioural data on m...

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