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Environmental gradients explain species richness and community composition of coastal breeding birds in the Baltic Sea by Nord, Maria, Forslund, Pär

“…Scientifically-based systematic conservation planning for reserve design requires knowledge of species richness patterns and how these are related to…”
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Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration by Paquet, Matthieu, Knape, Jonas, Arlt, Debora, Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas, Flagstad, Øystein, Jones, Carl G., Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Norris, Ken, Pemberton, Josephine M., Sand, Håkan, Svensson, Linn, Tatayah, Vikash, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Low, Matthew

“…Estimating the contribution of demographic parameters to changes in population growth is essential for understanding why populations fluctuate. Integrated…”
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Habitat-specific population growth of a farmland bird by Arlt, Debora, Forslund, Pär, Jeppsson, Tobias, Pärt, Tomas

“…To assess population persistence of species living in heterogeneous landscapes, the effects of habitat on reproduction and survival have to be investigated. We…”
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The use of historical collections to estimate population trends: A case study using Swedish longhorn beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) by Jeppsson, Tobias, Lindhe, Anders, Gärdenfors, Ulf, Forslund, Pär

“…Long term data to estimate population trends among species are generally lacking. However, Natural History Collections (NHCs) can provide such information, but…”
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Unclear relationships between mean survival rate and its environmental variance in vertebrates by Pärt, Tomas, Jeppsson, Tobias, Paquet, Matthieu, Arlt, Debora, Laugen, Ane T., Low, Matthew, Knape, Jonas, Qvarnström, Anna, Forslund, Pär

“…Current environmental changes may increase temporal variability of life history traits of species thus affecting their long‐term population growth rate and…”
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The effectiveness of area protection to capture coastal bird richness and occurrence in the Swedish archipelago by Nord, Maria, Ranlund, Åsa, Gustafsson, Lena, Johansson, Victor, Pärt, Tomas, Forslund, Pär

“…Protected areas are a key component in biodiversity conservation strategies, but evaluations of how effective they are in capturing species diversity is…”
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Age and reproduction in birds — hypotheses and tests by Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas

“…It is well known that reproductive performance improves with age in birds. Many hypotheses, involving factors such as differential survival, delayed breeding,…”
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Evaluating temporal variation in Citizen Science Data against temporal variation in the environment by Snäll, Tord, Forslund, Pär, Jeppsson, Tobias, Lindhe, Anders, O'Hara, Robert B.

“…Citizen Science Data (CSD) is increasingly contributing to the assessment of biodiversity and ecosystems. However, there is a need to evaluate the usefulness…”
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Why we should care about movements: Using spatially explicit integrated population models to assess habitat source–sink dynamics by Paquet, Matthieu, Arlt, Debora, Knape, Jonas, Low, Matthew, Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas, Zipkin, Elise

“…Assessing the source–sink status of populations and habitats is of major importance for understanding population dynamics and for the management of natural…”
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Male–male competition and large size mating advantage in European earwigs, Forficula auricularia by Forslund, PÄR

“…European earwigs are sexually dimorphic in forceps shape and length. Male forceps are thought to be weapons in male contests for access to females, but recent…”
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Can Life History Predict the Effect of Demographic Stochasticity on Extinction Risk? by Jeppsson, Tobias, Forslund, Pär

“…Demographic stochasticity is important in determining extinction risks of small populations, but it is largely unknown how its effect depends on the life…”
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Carcass records of autumn-slaughtered reindeer as indicator of long-term changes in animal condition by Olofsson, Anna, Danell, Öje, Åhman, Birgitta, Forslund, Pär

“…This study investigates the possibility of using carcass records from the commercial slaughter of reindeer as indicator of long-term changes in animal…”
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An ESS model for divorce strategies in birds by McNamara, John M., Forslund, Pär, Lang, Alison

“…We present a theoretical investigation of divorce. Arguments are couched in terms of birds, but should be applicable to other groups of organisms. We model a…”
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Approaches to estimate body condition from slaughter records in reindeer by Olofsson, Anna, Danell, Öje, Forslund, Pär, Åhman, Birgitta

“…Long-term fluctuations in population densities of reindeer and caribou are common, where pasture is the limiting resource. Pasture quality affects the…”
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Age-specific variation in reproduction is largely explained by the timing of territory establishment in the New Zealand stitchbird Notiomystis cincta by LOW, MATTHEW, PÄRT, TOMAS, FORSLUND, PÄR

“…1. Using data from 327 nests over a consecutive 8-year period we examined age-specific variation in reproduction in a population of stitchbirds (or hihi)…”
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Quantifying the links between land use and population growth rate in a declining farmland bird by Paquet, Matthieu, Arlt, Debora, Knape, Jonas, Low, Matthew, Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas

“…Land use is likely to be a key driver of population dynamics of species inhabiting anthropogenic landscapes, such as farmlands. Understanding the relationships…”
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Monitoring changes in lichen resources for range management purposes in reindeer husbandry by Olofsson, Anna, Danell, Öje, Forslund, Pär, Åhman, Birgitta

“…Mat-forming lichens are important as food source for reindeer during the winter, and thus a vital resource to manage in reindeer husbandry. In this paper we…”
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Species' traits explain differences in Red list status and long-term population trends in longhorn beetles by Jeppsson, T., Forslund, P.

“…Some species are more likely to go extinct than others and this is partially due to species' traits. Therefore, it is important to establish links between…”
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Body Size Declines Despite Positive Directional Selection on Heritable Size Traits in a Barnacle Goose Population by Larsson, Kjell, van der Jeugd, Henk P., van der Veen, Ineke T., Forslund, Par

“…Analyses of more than 2000 marked barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in the largest Baltic colony, Sweden, showed that structurally large females generally…”
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An experimental investigation into status-dependent male dimorphism in the European earwig, Forficula auricularia by Forslund, Pär

“…Discrete alternative reproductive phenotypes are probably often due to individuals adopting alternative tactics with unequal fitnesses in conditional…”
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