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Sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) decrease nymphal infection prevalence for tick-borne pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a coastal dune ecosystem.

Published online: 03 Nov 2023

Authors: Köhler, C. F. & Sprong, H. & Fonville, M. & Esser, H. & Boer, W. F. de & Spek, V. van der & Sluijs, A. S. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding which factors determine tick-borne disease hazard can contribute to effective disease control. In Europe, the hazard of the pathogens Bo...

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Amphibian resistance to chytridiomycosis increases following low-virulence chytrid fungal infection or drug-mediated clearance.

Published online: 04 Nov 2021

Authors: Waddle, A. W. & Rivera, R. & Rice, H. & Keenan, E. C. & Rezaei, G. & Levy, J. E. & Vasquez, Y. S. & Sai, M. & Hill, J. & Zmuda, A. & Lambreghts, Y. & Jaeger, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Amphibian biodiversity is experiencing ongoing declines due in part to the infectious disease, chytridiomycosis. Efforts to mitigate the effects of th...

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Initial assessment of an introduced polyphagous alysiine parasitoid which attacks the Australian bushfly.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Hughes, R. D. & Woolcock, L. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the summer of 1973-74, about 1.8 million adults of the parasite Aphaereta aotea Hughes & Woolcock were released at six sites in New South Wales...

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A simulation model of the pattern of dispersal in urban fox (Vulpes vulpes) populations and its application for rabies control.

Published online: 12 Oct 1988

Authors: Trewhella, W. J. & Harris, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The reasons for choosing a stochastic spatial simulation model of urban fox dispersal are described, and the biological assumptions behind the constru...

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Efficacy of Bd metabolite prophylaxis dose and duration on host defence against the deadly chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: McMahon, T. A. & Garcia, A. M. & Malinias, A. J. & Monsalve, M. & Muldro, L. C. & Sisson, E. O. & Johnson, P. T. J. & Rohr, J. R. & Civitello, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), an aquatic pathogenic fungus, is responsible for the decline of hundreds of amphibian species worldwide and negat...

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Modelling the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes in the regulation of invertebrate pests in glasshouse crops.

Published online: 14 Jul 2000

Authors: Fenton, A. & Norman, R. & Fairbairn, J. P. & Hudson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To consider the potential of entomopathogenic nematodes as biological control agents, a generalized analytical modelling approach was adopted and, usi...

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Conservation management within strongholds in the face of disease-mediated invasions: red and grey squirrels as a case study.

Published online: 14 Jan 2015

Authors: White, A. & Bell, S. S. & Lurz, P. W. W. & Boots, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is increasing evidence that disease-mediated invasions are widespread across a range of vertebrate, invertebrate and plant systems. We therefore...

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Measuring the capacity of blackflies as vectors of onchocerciasis: Simulium damnosum s.l. in southwest Sudan.

Published online: 08 Jul 1987

Authors: Dye, C. & Baker, R. H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To predict the long-term epidemiological consequences of onchocerciasis vector control an entomological index is needed which is independent of parasi...

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Simulated field trials to evaluate the effect of Sargochromis codringtoni and Tilapia rendalli on snails in the presence and absence of aquatic plants.

Published online: 31 Oct 1997

Authors: Chimbari, M. J. & Madsen, H. & Ndamba, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two cichlid fish were studied under semi-natural conditions to evaluate their potential as agents for the biological control of schistosome intermedia...

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Modelling the control of bovine tuberculosis in badgers in England: culling and the release of lactating females.

Published online: 13 May 1998

Authors: Smith, G. C. & Cheeseman, C. L. & Clifton-Hadley, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simulation model was used to evaluate the effect of different levels of culling on 6 badger social groups in an attempt to reduce or eradicate tuber...

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