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The Hemiptera and Coleoptera of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) in East Anglia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Davis, B. N. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The phenology and growth chracteristics of U. dioica are considered in relation to the successful exploitation of the plant in E. Anglia by several He...

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The biting habits of Leptoconops bequaerti. I. Methods; standardization of technique; preferences for individuals, limbs and positions.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Kettle, D. S. & Linley, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based partly on the authors' summary. As adhesive traps have been ineffective in providing estimates of populations of biting flies i...

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Feeding ecology and niche separation in some native and domestic ungulates on the Shortgrass Prairie.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Schwartz, C. C. & Ellis, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet selection studies of two wild species (Bison bison and Antilocapra americana) and domestic cattle and sheep were used to compare the ecological r...

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Cohabitation of species in an artificial grass-legume community on ski-slopes on Whistler Mountain, British Columbia, Canada.

Published online: 13 May 1986

Authors: Thompson, J. D. & Hutchinson, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Species establishment after 3 years on artificially revegetated ski-slopes and the nature of species associations were investigated in relation to alt...

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Changes in pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) feeding related to endosulfan pollution from tsetse fly control operations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Douthwaite, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diet, feeding behaviour and number of pied kingfishers (Ceryle rudis) were monitored on the Mochaba River in Botswana when the area was treated with a...

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Effect of burning or clipping Agropyron spicatum in the autumn on the spring foraging behaviour of mule deer and cattle.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Willms, W. & Bailey, A. W. & McLean, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the effects of autumn clipping or burning on the foraging behaviour of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and cattle, trials were se...

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Mechanisms linking plant species richness to foraging of a large herbivore.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Wang Ling & Wang Deli & He ZhengBiao & Liu GuoFang & Hodgkinson, K. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is general concern that local loss of plant diversity will adversely impact net primary productivity and other ecosystem properties. However, me...

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The use of extrafloral nectar in pest management: overcoming context dependence.

Published online: 26 Jul 2017

Authors: Jones, I. M. & Koptur, S. & Wettberg, E. J. von & Diamond, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extrafloral nectar (EFN) provides plants with indirect defence against herbivores by attracting predatory insects, predominantly ants. Decades of rese...

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Habitat use by sympatric wild and domestic herbivores in an African savanna woodland: the influence of cattle spatial behaviour.

Published online: 18 Sep 1996

Authors: Fritz, H. & Garine-Wichatitsky, M. de & Letessier, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial distribution of two wild ungulates, impala (Aepyceros melampus) and kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), and of domestic cattle, was monitored...

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The selection of stubble fields by wintering granivorous birds reflects vegetation cover and food abundance.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Moorcroft, D. & Whittingham, M. J. & Bradbury, R. B. & Wilson, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Fields left fallow after harvest (i.e. stubble fields) support high wintering densities of many species of granivorous bird. We examined correlates...

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