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Automated measurement of meal sizes and feeding frequency in albatrosses.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Prince, P. A. & Walton, D. W. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An artificial nest incorporating an automated weighing device, suitable for chick growth studies on some species of seabirds, is described. The operat...

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The effect of plant density on the response of Agrostemma githago to herbicide.

Published online: 10 Jul 2002

Authors: Humphry, R. W. & Mortimer, M. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The estimation of dose-response relationships is an integral and legally necessary part of the routine regulatory process for herbicides. For each her...

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The effect of weed distribution on predictions of yield loss.

Published online: 08 Dec 1990

Authors: Brain, P. & Cousens, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A statistical model is presented which explores the effects of weed patchiness on crop yield. Input data are a non-linear regression of yield versus w...

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A method of estimating the total length of root in a sample.

Published online: 13 Jan 1967

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this technique the roots are laid out on a flat surface and a count is made of the number of intersections between the roots and random straight li...

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Density-dependent phytotoxicity: distinguishing resource competition and allelopathic interference in plants.

Published online: 09 Feb 1991

Authors: Weidenhamer, J. D. & Hartnett, D. C. & Romeo, J. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum) plants were grown in 5 × 5 cm pots at densities of 2, 4, 8 and 16 plants/pot and treated with 0, 100, 200 and 400 µg gal...

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Potential of a root bioassay for determining P-deficiency in high altitude grassland.

Published online: 31 Aug 1991

Authors: Harrison, A. F. & Taylor, K. & Hatton, J. C. & Dighton, J. & Howard, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The significance of P deficiency in limiting sward production was assessed in an altitudinal sequence of Agrosto-Festucetum grasslands at the Moor Hou...

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Global estimation of invasion risk zones for the western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera: integrating distribution models and physiological thresholds to assess climatic favourability.

Published online: 29 Sep 2010

Authors: Aragón, P. & Baselga, A. & Lobo, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions represent a major threat to human health, ecosystem functioning and global biodiversity. Insect pests affecting agriculture and f...

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A multi-state occupancy modelling framework for robust estimation of disease prevalence in multi-tissue disease systems.

Published online: 29 Jan 2021

Authors: Chaudhary, V. & Wisely, S. M. & Hernández, F. A. & Hines, J. E. & Nichols, J. D. & Oli, M. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Given the public health, economic and conservation implications of zoonotic diseases, their effective surveillance is of paramount importance. The ...

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Rigorous gharial population estimation in the Chambal: implications for conservation and management of a globally threatened crocodilian.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Tarun Nair & Thorbjarnarson, J. B. & Aust, P. & Jagdish Krishnaswamy

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

India's Chambal River hosts the largest population of the critically endangered gharial. Boat-based daylight surveys to date only provide indices of r...

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Additive and interactive effects of pollination and biological pest control on crop yield.

Published online: 27 Aug 2020

Authors: Gagic, V. & Marcora, A. & Howie, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insect pollination and biological pest control simultaneously influence crop yield, but are often investigated individually. This can lead to under- o...

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