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Host resistance and the evolutionary response of plant viruses.

Published online: 12 Jul 2006

Authors: Bosch, F. van den & Akudibilah, G. & Seal, S. & Jeger, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant virus diseases severely constrain agricultural production world-wide, especially in less developed countries. The use of resistant cultivars may...

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An assessment of Culicoides surveillance techniques in northern Europe: have we underestimated a potential bluetongue virus vector?

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Carpenter, S. & Szmaragd, C. & Barber, J. & Labuschagne, K. & Gubbins, S. & Mellor, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bluetongue virus (BTV), a pathogen of ruminants transmitted by Culicoides midges, has emerged dramatically across Europe since 1998. Surveillance of C...

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Eight years of entomological surveillance in Italy show no evidence of Culicoides imicola geographical range expansion.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Conte, A. & Gilbert, M. & Goffredo, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assessing changes in species range is based on identifying new occurrences in areas where absence has been inferred due to lack of previous records. T...

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Estimation of the survival rate and oviposition cycle of field populations of malaria vectors in Kenya.

Published online: 15 Mar 1988

Authors: Mutero, C. M. & Birley, M. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Eight populations of malaria vectors in Kenya were sampled over 3 years. Each population was sampled for up to one month. Relative density, parous rat...

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Aedes aegypti control: the concomitant role of competition, space and transgenic technologies.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Yakob, L. & Alphey, L. & Bonsall, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over 2 billion people are currently at risk of infection with dengue fever. Use of the sterile insect technique (SIT) in controlling the vector, Aedes...

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The role of Varroa and viral pathogens in the collapse of honeybee colonies: a modelling approach.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Martin, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ecto-parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a serious world-wide pest of the honeybee Apis mellifera and has being linked with the death of millions ...

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Managing the risk of wildlife disease introduction: pathway-level biosecurity for preventing the introduction of alien ranaviruses.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: García-Díaz, P. & Ross, J. V. & Woolnough, A. P. & Cassey, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Alien species are key vectors for the spread of globally emerging diseases, and these emerging diseases have proven to be devastating for amphibian po...

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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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Prediction of upsurges in populations of the insect vector (Trioza erytreae, Hemiptera: Triozidae) of citrus greening disease using low-cost trapping.

Published online: 30 Nov 1988

Authors: Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of Trioza erytreae, a vector of the serious citrus greening (bacterial) disease, were monitored using fluorescent yellow sticky traps in 4...

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Utilizing disease surveillance to examine gene flow and dispersal in white-tailed deer.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: Kelly, A. C. & Mateus-Pinilla, N. E. & Douglas, M. & Douglas, M. & Brown, W. & Ruiz, M. O. & Killefer, J. & Shelton, P. & Beissel, T. & Novakofski, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The prevention and management of transmissible diseases hinges upon understanding host dispersal because it influences distribution of wildlife, affec...

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