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Modelling the consequences of crop-wild relative gene flow: a sensitivity analysis of the effects of outcrossing rates and hybrid vigour breakdown in Lactuca.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Hooftman, D. A. P. & Oostermeijer, J. G. B. & Marquard, E. & Nijs, H. C. M. den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Hybridization between crops and their wild relatives may enhance invasiveness and change their niche dynamics. This is regarded as a major biosafety p...

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Broad spectrum artificial light at night increases the conspicuousness of camouflaged prey.

Published online: 02 Aug 2022

Authors: McMahon, O. & Smyth, T. & Davies, T. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growing global prevalence of energy efficient broad spectrum lighting threatens to disrupt an array of visually guided ecological processes. Broad...

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Dispersal propensity and settling preferences of European corn borers in maize field borders.

Published online: 02 May 2007

Authors: Bailey, R. I. & Bourguet, D. & Pallec, A. H. le & Ponsard, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops kill pest larvae but have led to resistance evolution in several target pests. The high dose-refuge (HDR) strategy a...

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The effect of provenance on the performance of Crataegus monogyna in hedges.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Jones, A. T. & Hayes, M. J. & Hamilton, N. R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Grants for wildlife enhancement in the British Isles, UK have supported the widespread planting of new hedges along field margins. However, much of th...

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Climate warming is predicted to enhance the negative effects of harvesting on high-latitude lake fish.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Smalås, A. & Strøm, J. F. & Amundsen, P. A. & Dieckmann, U. & Primicerio, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecosystems at high latitudes are exposed to some of the highest rates of climate warming on earth, and freshwater ecosystems in those regions are alre...

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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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An evaluation of seed zone delineation using phenotypic and population genomic data on black alder Alnus glutinosa.

Published online: 08 Oct 2014

Authors: Kort, H. de & Mergeay, J. & Mijnsbrugge, K. vander & Decocq, G. & Maccherini, S. & Bruun, H. H. K. & Honnay, O. & Vandepitte, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Delineation of seed zones or provenance regions to preserve local adaptation is a common practice in forestry and restoration, as locally adapted plan...

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Effects of trichlorethylene, plant sex and site of origin on modular demography in Vallisneria americana.

Published online: 12 Apr 1996

Authors: Bierneacki, M. & Doust, J. L. & Doust, L. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The demographic effects of an organochlorine contaminant on the dioecious aquatic macrophyte Vallisneria americana are reported. Plants were sampled f...

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Protecting wild bird nests against predators: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-lethal methods.

Published online: 12 Sep 2024

Authors: Gautschi, D. & Čulina, A. & Heinsohn, R. & Stojanovic, D. & Crates, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Implementing effective, affordable and ethical conservation management will be crucial for minimising future biodiversity losses. Such management r...

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Modelling the spatial spread of a homing endonuclease gene in a mosquito population.

Published online: 16 Oct 2013

Authors: North, A. & Burt, A. & Godfray, H. C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Homing endonuclease genes (HEGs) exist naturally in many single-celled organisms and can show extremely strong genetic drive allowing them to spread t...

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