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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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Food consumption and energy budgets of the giraffe.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Pellew, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To estimate the efficiency of foraging strategy, the rates of food intake of adult giraffe in the Serengeti National Park are assessed. Daily energy i...

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Patterns of activity and habitat use by a population of bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) in relation to bud-feeding in orchards.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Greig-Smith, P. W. & Wilson, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A farmland population of bullfinches on the Weald of Kent was studied for 2 years to determine how changes in its size, composition, or activity corre...

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The feeding ecology and survival of partridge chicks (Alectoris rufa and Perdix perdix) on arable farmland in East Anglia.

Published online: 02 Sep 1985

Authors: Green, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Broods of grey and red-legged partridges were radio-tracked for 20 days after hatching and their diet estimated from faeces collected at nocturnal roo...

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Oviposition by frit fly, Oscinella frit, on young ryegrass seedlings.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Mowat, D. J. & Jess, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In laboratory experiments, oviposition by females of Oscinella frit at high population densities was negligible on single-leaved seedlings of ryegrass...

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Estimates of mean population density and spatial distribution of Tetranychus urticae (Acarina: Tetranychidae) and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) based upon the proportion of empty sampling units.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Nachman, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple but general model of density-dependent dispersal in an arthropod population is used to explain the relationship between the density and the s...

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Life tables for the carrot fly, Psila rosae.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Burn, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Life tables are presented for 4 consecutive generations of Psila rosae on carrots in southern England, and are analysed using key factor analysis. Of ...

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Stem-borer larval infestation of ryegrass swards under rotationally grazed and cut conditions.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Moore, D. & Clements, R. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dipterous stem-boring larval populations were assessed in rotationally grazed or cut plots of ryegrass [Lolium perenne] in southern England throughout...

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Rapid delimiting of pest infestations: a case study of the Mediterranean fruit fly.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Mangel, M. & Plant, R. E. & Carey, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The problem of determining quickly the extent of insect pest infestations, such as that of the fruit pest Ceratitis capitata in California, is discuss...

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An analysis of termite faunae in Malayan rainforests.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Salick, J. & Tho, Y. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Community analyses of termite faunas of primary rain forests in Peninsular Malaysia revealed that forest and soil variables were the only discernible ...

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