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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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Linking the vectorial capacity of multiple vectors to observed patterns of West Nile virus transmission.

Published online: 18 Dec 2019

Authors: McMillan, J. R. & Blakney, R. A. & Mead, D. G. & Koval, W. T. & Coker, S. M. & Waller, L. A. & Kitron, U. & Vazquez-Prokopec, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Theoretical models suggest that increased vector species participation in pathogen transmission significantly increases the prevalence of vector and h...

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Frequent flight responses, but low escape distance of wild boar to nonlethal human disturbance.

Published online: 14 Jun 2024

Authors: Wielgus, E. & Henrich, M. & Fiderer, C. & Töws, A. & Michel, J. N. & Kronthaler, F. & Heurich, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Human activities can affect the behaviour and fitness of wildlife. However, the response of animals to nonlethal human activities has not been well-st...

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Epizootiology of the seal disease in the eastern North Sea.

Published online: 06 Mar 1993

Authors: Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & Härkönen, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The intensity of the 1988 outbreak of phocine distemper among harbour seals, Phoca vitulina, present in the vicinity of haul-out sites in the Kattegat...

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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on human-nature interactions: pathways, evidence and implications.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Soga, M. & Evans, M. J. & Cox, D. T. C. & Gaston, K. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the global response have dramatically changed people's lifestyles in much of the world. These major changes, a...

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Capturing individual-level parameters of influenza A virus dynamics in wild ducks using multistate models.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Avril, A. & Grosbois, V. & Latorre-Margalef, N. & Gaidet, N. & Tolf, C. & Olsen, B. & Waldenström, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disease prevalence in wildlife is governed by epidemiological parameters (infection and recovery rates) and response to infection, both of which vary ...

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Nature and well-being: the association of nature engagement and well-being during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Phillips, T. B. & Wells, N. M. & Brown, A. H. & Tralins, J. R. & Bonter, D. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Numerous studies have shown the positive association between nature engagement and well-being. During the early phases of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, nat...

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Challenging the conceptual framework of maintenance hosts for influenza A viruses in wild birds.

Published online: 23 Aug 2017

Authors: Caron, A. & Cappelle, J. & Gaidet, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conceptual framework considering Anseriformes and Charadriiformes as the main maintenance hosts for influenza A viruses (IAV) in wild birds has sh...

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Estimating mosquito abundance and population suppression in an incompatible insect technique study.

Published online: 11 Jan 2024

Authors: Griffin, L. & Pagendam, D. & Drovandi, C. & Trewin, B. & Beebe, N. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aedes aegypti (L.) is an invasive mosquito responsible for vectoring diseases such as dengue, Zika and Chikungunya. Dengue affects a large proportion ...

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Understanding changes to children's connection to nature during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for child well-being.

Published online: 05 Aug 2022

Authors: Friedman, S. & Imrie, S. & Fink, E. & Gedikoglu, M. & Hughes, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

While psychological connection to nature is known to be associated with both pro-environmental behaviours and well-being, there is an urgent need to e...

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