Search Results - "FINNEY, S. K."
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The effect of recreational disturbance on an upland breeding bird, the golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
Published in Biological conservation (2005)“…The use of the countryside for recreation has increased dramatically in recent years. This has led to concern amongst conservationists about the effects…”
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Reducing the Density of Breeding Gulls Influences the Pattern of Recruitment of Immature Atlantic Puffins Fratercula arctica to a Breeding Colony
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-06-2003)“…1. By acting as both competitors and predators, gulls (Larus spp.) are generally considered to reduce significantly the attractiveness of potential breeding…”
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Effect of the diel light cycle on the diving behaviour of two bottom feeding marine birds: the blue-eyed shag Phalacrocorax atriceps and the European shag P. aristotelis
Published in Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) (03-11-1999)“…Consistent diel patterns in foraging depths have been recorded in several avian predators which feed on pelagic prey, but nothing is known about such effects…”
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Testing the effects of recreational disturbance on two upland breeding waders
Published in Ibis (London, England) (01-03-2007)“…Previous work has shown that Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria guarding chicks utilize heavily disturbed habitat at a lower rate than surrounding areas, but…”
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Natural attachment duration of adult female ticks Ixodes uriae (Acari:Ixodidae) on free-living adult black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla. [Erratum: 2000, v. 24 (9), p. 747.]
Published in Experimental & applied acarology (01-09-1999)“…An investigation into the attachment duration of the tick Ixodes uriae on free-living adult black-legged kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla was carried out at a…”
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The Effect of Weather Conditions on the Feeding Behaviour of a Diving Bird, the Common Guillemot Uria aalge
Published in Journal of avian biology (01-03-1999)“…A detailed investigation of the effects of weather conditions on the feeding behaviour of a pursuit diving seabird, the Common Guillemot Uria aalge, was…”
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The impact of gulls on puffin reproductive performance: an experimental test of two management strategies
Published in Biological conservation (01-04-2001)“…Gulls frequently predate eggs and young and kleptoparasitise other seabirds during the breeding season. This has lead to the implementation of gull control…”
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