Search Results - "Farnworth, Bridgette"

Light pollution is a driver of insect declines by Owens, Avalon C.S., Cochard, Précillia, Durrant, Joanna, Farnworth, Bridgette, Perkin, Elizabeth K., Seymoure, Brett

“…•Artificial light at night (ALAN) is used as an insect management tool.•Recent research addresses global loss of insect biodiversity without including…”
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Increasing predation risk with light reduces speed, exploration and visit duration of invasive ship rats (Rattus rattus) by Farnworth, Bridgette, Meitern, Richard, Innes, John, Waas, Joseph R.

“…Exploiting predation cues to deter pests remains an untapped management tool for conservationists. We examined foraging and movement patterns of 20 wild ship…”
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Converting predation cues into conservation tools : the effect of light on mouse foraging behaviour by Farnworth, Bridgette, Innes, John, Waas, Joseph R

“…Assesses whether artificial light induces risk avoidance behaviour and limits activity in mice, using Giving-Up Densities (GUDs) and observations of foraging…”
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Restoration Trajectories and Ecological Thresholds during Planted Urban Forest Successional Development by K. J. Wallace, Bruce D. Clarkson, Bridgette Farnworth

“…Successfully reconstructing functioning forest ecosystems from early-successional tree plantings is a long-term process that often lacks monitoring. Many…”
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Lighting trends reveal state of the dark sky cloak: light at night and its ecological impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand by Cieraad, Ellen, Farnworth, Bridgette

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Exaggerated mandibles are correlated with enhanced foraging efficacy in male Auckland tree wētā by Farnworth, Bridgette, Purdie, Samuel, Wehi, Priscilla M, Painting, Christina J

“…Sexual selection has driven the evolution of weaponry for males to fight rivals to gain access to females. Although weapons are predicted to increase males'…”
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Photons and foraging: Artificial light at night generates avoidance behaviour in male, but not female, New Zealand weta by Farnworth, Bridgette, Innes, John, Kelly, Catherine, Littler, Ray, Waas, Joseph R.

“…Avoiding foraging under increased predation risk is a common anti-predator behaviour. Using artificial light to amplify predation risk at ecologically valuable…”
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Antipredator responses of ship rats to visual stimuli: combining unimodal predation cues generates risk avoidance by Farnworth, Bridgette, Innes, John, Davy, Michael, Little, Lauren, Cave, Vanessa, Waas, Joseph R.

“…Using information from multiple predation cues may allow prey to accurately assess predation risk and correlate antipredator responses with the intensity of…”
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Who's in the hood? Assessing a novel rodent deterrent at pest fencing in New Zealand by Farnworth, Bridgette, Innes, John, Kelly, Catherine, Waas, Joseph R.

“…Fenced ecosanctuaries may reduce predator presence at reserves by incorporating deterrents into pest management programmes. We quantified rodent visits to the…”
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