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Camera trapping and spatially explicit capture-recapture for themonitoring and conservation management of lions: insights from a globally important population in Tanzania.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Strampelli, P. & Searle, C. E. & Smit, J. B. & Henschel, P. & Mkuburo, L. & Ikanda, D. & Macdonald, D. W. & Dickman, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(1.) Accurate and precise estimates of population status are required to inform and evaluate conservation management and policy interventions. Althoug...

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A modified matrix model to describe the seasonal population ecology of the European tick Ixodes ricinus.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Dobson, A. D. M. & Finnie, T. J. R. & Randolph, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The sheep tick Ixodes ricinus is the most multicompetent vector in Europe, which is responsible for significant diseases of humans and livestock throu...

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Modelling the effects of recent changes in climate, host density and acaricide treatments on population dynamics of Ixodes ricinus in the UK.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Dobson, A. D. M. & Randolph, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A population model for the tick Ixodes ricinus, the most significant vector of pathogens in Europe, is used to explore the relative impact of changes ...

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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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Modelling the spatial spread of a homing endonuclease gene in a mosquito population.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: North, A. & Burt, A. & Godfray, H. C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) exist naturally in many single-celled organisms and can show extremely strong genetic drive allowing them to spread t...

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Insect seed predators and environmental change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Lewis, O. T. & Gripenberg, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The seed-to-seedling transition may be a critical stage in determining the dynamics of plant populations. Insects which kill seeds either before or af...

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Eggshell pigmentation indicates pesticide contamination.

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Jagannath, A. & Shore, R. F. & Walker, L. A. & Ferns, P. N. & Gosler, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Persistent pesticide residues remain a significant environmental pollutant, reducing breeding success of predatory birds even where such pesticides ha...

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Knowledge of nature and the nature of knowledge: student natural history knowledge and the significance of birds.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Gosler, A. G. & Tilling, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

We studied the natural history knowledge (NHK) of students (18-19 years), considering the salience of nature expressed through the knowledge of names ...

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Density-dependent population dynamics in Aedes aegypti slow the spread of wMel Wolbachia.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Hancock, P. A. & White, V. L. & Callahan, A. G. & Godfray, C. H. J. & Hoffmann, A. A. & Ritchie, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field release of endosymbiotic Wolbachia bacteria into wild Aedes aegypti mosquito populations is a promising strategy for biocontrol of dengue. This ...

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What are the forthcoming legislative issues of interest to ecologists and conservationists in 2018?

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Sutherland, W. J. & Burke, E. & Morrison-Bell, C. & Clements, A. & Martin, J. & Mitchell, C. & Monk, K. A. & Bieberstein, K. R. von & Thompson, D. B. A.

Content type: Bulletin article

This paper covers the eighth assessment of the forthcoming legislation that are considered to have likely consequences for the environment or for ecol...

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