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Modelling pulsed releases for sterile insect techniques: fitness costs of sterile and transgenic males and the effects on mosquito dynamics.

Published online: 01 Dec 2010

Authors: White, S. M. & Rohani, P. & Sait, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of transgenic technologies, coupled with sterile insect techniques (SIT), is being explored in relation to new approaches for the biol...

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Type of fitness cost influences the rate of evolution of resistance to transgenic Bt crops.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Hackett, S. C. & Bonsall, M. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evolution of resistance to pesticides by insect pests is a significant challenge for sustainable agriculture. For transgenic crops expressing Baci...

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Roads increase population growth rates of a native leaf-cutter ant in Neotropical savannahs.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Authors: Vieira Neto, E. H. M. & Vasconcelos, H. L. & Bruna, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A challenge in applied ecology is understanding the responses of native species to roads, which are ubiquitous drivers of environmental heterogeneity....

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Identification of cyanobacteria overwintering cells and environmental conditions causing growth: application for preventative management.

Published online: 14 Jun 2024

Authors: Calomeni-Eck, A. J. & McQueen, A. D. & Kinley-Baird, C. M. & Clyde, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) formed by freshwater cyanobacteria pose risks to human and ecological health globally. Some cyanobacteria form overwinteri...

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The effect of transgenic nematode resistance on non-target organisms in the potato rhizosphere.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Cowgill, S. E. & Bardgett, R. D. & Kiezebrink, D. T. & Atkinson, H. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant-parasitic nematodes are important pests of agriculture, and transgenic plants with potential for nematode control are currently being developed....

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Transgenic weed beets: possible, probable, avoidable?

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Desplanque, B. & Hautekèete, N. & Dijk, H. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Weed beets pose a serious problem for sugarbeet Beta vulgaris var. saccharifera crops. Traditionally, the only efficient method of weed control has be...

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Effects of genetically modified, herbicide-tolerant crops and their management on soil food web properties and crop litter decomposition.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Powell, J. R. & Levy-Booth, D. J. & Gulden, R. H. & Asbil, W. L. & Campbell, R. G. & Dunfield, K. E. & Hamill, A. S. & Hart, M. M. & Lerat, S. & Nurse, R. E. & Pauls, K. P. & Sikkema, P. H. & Swanton, C. J. & Trevors, J. T. & Klironomos, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Genetically modified (GM), herbicide-tolerant crops have been adopted extensively worldwide, resulting in increased homogenization of agricultural pra...

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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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Competitive interactions and the effect of herbivory on Bt-Brassica napus, Brassica rapa and Lolium perenne.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Damgaard, C. & Kjær, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The probability of a transgenic crop establishing a feral population outside cultivated areas and possibly outcompeting naturally occurring species ne...

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Transgenic virus resistance in cultivated squash affects pollinator behaviour.

Published online: 04 Nov 2009

Authors: Prendeville, H. R. & Pilson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two ecological risks associated with the use of transgenic crops are transgene movement into wild populations and effects on non-target organisms, suc...

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