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Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments by THACKERAY, STEPHEN J, SPARKS, TIMOTHY H, FREDERIKSEN, MORTEN, BURTHE, SARAH, BACON, PHILIP J, BELL, JAMES R, BOTHAM, MARC S, BRERETON, TOM M, BRIGHT, PAUL W, CARVALHO, LAURENCE, CLUTTON‐BROCK, TIM, DAWSON, ALISTAIR, EDWARDS, MARTIN, ELLIOTT, J. MALCOLM, HARRINGTON, RICHARD, JOHNS, DAVID, JONES, IAN D, JONES, JAMES T, LEECH, DAVID I, ROY, DAVID B, SCOTT, W. ANDY, SMITH, MATT, SMITHERS, RICHARD J, WINFIELD, IAN J, WANLESS, SARAH

“…Recent changes in the seasonal timing (phenology) of familiar biological events have been one of the most conspicuous signs of climate change. However, the…”
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Ammonia emissions from seabird colonies by Blackall, Trevor D., Wilson, Linda J., Theobald, Mark R., Milford, Celia, Nemitz, Eiko, Bull, Jennifer, Bacon, Philip J., Hamer, Keith C., Wanless, Sarah, Sutton, Mark A.

“…Ammonia emissions were measured from two entire seabird colonies with contrasting species assemblages, to ascertain the ammonia volatilisation potentials among…”
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Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels by Thackeray, Stephen J., Henrys, Peter A., Hemming, Deborah, Bell, James R., Botham, Marc S., Burthe, Sarah, Helaouet, Pierre, Johns, David G., Jones, Ian D., Leech, David I., Mackay, Eleanor B., Massimino, Dario, Atkinson, Sian, Bacon, Philip J., Brereton, Tom M., Carvalho, Laurence, Clutton-Brock, Tim H., Duck, Callan, Edwards, Martin, Elliott, J. Malcolm, Hall, Stephen J. G., Harrington, Richard, Pearce-Higgins, James W., Høye, Toke T., Kruuk, Loeske E. B., Pemberton, Josephine M., Sparks, Tim H., Thompson, Paul M., White, Ian, Winfield, Ian J., Wanless, Sarah

“…Differences in phenological responses to climate change among species can desynchronise ecological interactions and thereby threaten ecosystem function. To…”
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Temporal changes in kin structure through a population cycle in a territorial bird, the red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus by PIERTNEY, STUART B, LAMBIN, XAVIER, MACCOLL, ANDREW D.C, LOCK, KERRY, BACON, PHILIP J, DALLAS, JOHN F, LECKIE, FIONA, MOUGEOT, FRANCOIS, RACEY, PAUL A, REDPATH, STEVE, MOSS, ROBERT

“…Populations of red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) undergo regular multiannual cycles in abundance. The 'kinship hypothesis' posits that such cycles are…”
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Objective determination of the sea age of Atlantic salmon from the sizes and dates of capture of individual fish by Bacon, Philip J, Gurney, William SC, McKenzie, Eddie, Whyte, Bryce, Campbell, Ronald, Laughton, Robert, Smith, Gordon, MacLean, Julian

“…Bacon, P. J., Gurney, W. S. C., McKenzie, E., Whyte, B., Campbell, R., Laughton, R., Smith, G., and MacLean, J. 2011. Objective determination of the sea age of…”
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Sea-Age Variation in Maiden Atlantic Salmon Spawners: Phenotypic Plasticity or Genetic Polymorphism? by Gurney, William S. C., Bacon, Philip J., Speirs, Douglas C., McGinnity, Philip, Verspoor, Eric

“…Atlantic salmon exhibit a partially heritable polymorphism in which the morphs are distinguished by the duration and location of the sea-phase of their…”
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Similar estimates of population genetic composition and sex ratio derived from carcasses and faeces of Eurasian otter Lutra lutra by Dallas, John F., Coxon, Karen E., Sykes, Tim, Chanin, Paul R. F., Marshall, Freda, Carss, David N., Bacon, Philip J., Piertney, Stuart B., Racey, Paul A.

“…Collecting faeces is viewed as a potentially efficient way to sample elusive animals. Nonetheless, any biases in estimates of population composition associated…”
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Maturity Dispersion, Stock Auto-Correlation, and Management Strategy in Exploited Populations by Gurney, William S. C, McKenzie, Eddie, Bacon, Philip J

“…Fishery management policies need to be based on historical summaries of stock status which are well correlated with the size of the group of individuals who…”
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Seasonal Patterns of Growth, Expenditure and Assimilation in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon by Jones, Wayne, William S. C. Gurney, Speirs, Douglas C., Bacon, Philip J., Youngson, Alan F.

“…1. We report a modelling study of a data-set describing the growth of individual Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr in the Girnock Burn (Scotland). A…”
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MATRILINEAL GENETIC STRUCTURE AND FEMALE-MEDIATED GENE FLOW IN RED GROUSE (LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS): AN ANALYSIS USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA by Piertney, Stuart B., Maccoll, Andrew D. C., Bacon, Philip J., Racey, Paul A., Lambin, Xavier, Dallas, John F.

“…— DNA sequence variation at the hypervariable 5’end of the mitochondrial control region was examined in 247 individuals to detect genetic divergence among 14…”
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Chemical and morphological variation of Mediterranean woody evergreen species: Do plants respond to ungulate browsing? by Massei, Giovanna, Hartley, Susan E., Bacon, Philip J.

“…Plant defense theories suggest that chemical or structural defences should be maximized when and where browsing is most likely to occur. We tested this…”
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Spatially restricted gene flow and reduced microsatellite polymorphism in the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Britain by Dallas, John F, Marshall, Freda, Piertney, Stuart B, Bacon, Philip J, Racey, Paul A

“…Although gene flow and population fragmentationwill often have opposed effects on geneticstructure, their actual effects on many elusiveanimal species are…”
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Sex identification of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra by PCR typing of spraints by Dallas, John F, Carss, David N, Marshall, Freda, Koepfli, Klaus-peter, Kruuk, Hans, Bacon, Philip J, Piertney, Stuart B

“…Here, we assess the utility of PCR primers designed from the SRY sequence of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra for sex identification using DNA from tissue and…”
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Incorporating estimates of capture probability and river network covariance in novel habitat – abundance models: Assessing the effects of conservation stocking on catchment-scale production of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from a long-term electrofishing dataset by Glover, Ross S., Fryer, Robert J., Soulsby, Chris, Bacon, Philip J., Malcolm, Iain A.

“…[Display omitted] •Capture probability exhibited decadal trends not explained by equipment or staff.•Density model permitted catchment scale estimates of…”
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Genetic diversity in the Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra, in Scotland. Evidence from microsatellite polymorphism by DALLAS, JOHN F, BACON, PHILIP J, CARSS, DAVID N, CONROY, CARSS W.H, GREEN, ROSIE, JEFFERIES, DON J, KRUUK, HANS, MARSHALL, FREDA, PIERTNEY, STUART B, RACEY, PAUL A

“…The relationship between microsatellite diversity and geographical fragmentation and isolation was studied in Scottish populations of the Eurasian otter, Lutra…”
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MATRILINEAL GENETIC STRUCTURE AND FEMALE-MEDIATED GENE FLOW IN RED GROUSE (LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS): AN ANALYSIS USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA by Piertney, Stuart B, MacColl, Andrew D. C, Bacon, Philip J, Racey, Paul A, Lambin, Xavier, Dallas, John F

“…DNA sequence variation at the hypervariable 5′ end of the mitochondrial control region was examined in 247 individuals to detect genetic divergence among 14…”
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PROMOTING MORE SUSTAINABLE RURAL LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY IN EASTERN EUROPE USING BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELS by BACON, PHILIP J., CAIN, JEREMY D., KOZAKIEWICZ, MICHAL, BRZEZINSKI, MARCIN, LIRO, ANNA

“…A Bayesian Network approach to developing effective policies for more sustainable rural land use and development is presented which: incorporates several…”
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Genetic diversity in the Eurasian otter, Lutra lutra, in Scotland. Evidence from microsatellite polymorphism by DALLAS, JOHN F., BACON, PHILIP J., CARSS, DAVID N., CONROY, JAMES W. H., GREEN, ROSIE, JEFFERIES, DON J., KRUUK, HANS, MARSHALL, FREDA, PIERTNEY, STUART B., RACEY, PAUL A.

“…The relationship between microsatellite diversity and geographical fragmentation and isolation was studied in Scottish populations of the Eurasian otter, Lutra…”
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Local genetic structure in red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus): evidence from microsatellite DNA markers by PIERTNEY, STUART B., MACCOLL, ANDREW D. C., BACON, PHILIP J., DALLAS, JOHN F.

“…Allelic variation at seven hypervariable tri‐ and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci was used to determine levels of population differentiation between 14…”
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PROMOTING MORE SUSTAINABLE RURAL LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY IN EASTERN EUROPE USING BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELS by BACON, PHILIP J., CAIN, JEREMY D., KOZAKIEWICZ, MICHAL, BRZEZINSKI, MARCIN, LIRO, ANNA

“…A Bayesian Network approach to developing effective policies for more sustainable rural land use and development is presented which: • incorporates several…”
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