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Predation of Atlantic Petrel chicks by house mice on Gough Island by Wanless, R. M., Ratcliffe, N., Angel, A., Bowie, B. C., Cita, K., Hilton, G. M., Kritzinger, P., Ryan, P. G., Slabber, M.

“…The impacts of predation by invasive mammals on island fauna are a major driver of insular biodiversity loss. Devastating, hitherto unsuspected impacts of…”
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A Forensic Approach to Understanding Diet and Habitat Use from Stable Isotope Analysis of (Avian) Claw Material by Bearhop, S., Furness, R. W., Hilton, G. M., Votier, S. C., Waldron, S.

“…1. The potential of using stable isotope signatures of avian claws in order to infer diet and habitat use was investigated. 2. Highly significant relationships…”
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Conservation in a changing world needs predictive models by Wood, K. A., Stillman, R. A., Hilton, G. M.

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Impacts of a volcanic eruption on the forest bird community of Montserrat, Lesser Antilles by DALSGAARD, B., HILTON, G. M., GRAY, G. A. L., AYMER, L., BOATSWAIN, J., DALEY, J., FENTON, C., MARTIN, J., MARTIN, L., MURRAIN, P., ARENDT, W. J., GIBBONS, D. W., OLESEN, J. M.

“…Volcanic eruptions are an important and natural source of catastrophic disturbance to ecological communities. However, opportunities to study them are…”
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Intraflock variation in the speed of escape-flight response on attack by an avian predator by Hilton, G. M.

“…The benefits of flocking to prey species, whether through collective vigilance, dilution of risk, or predator confusion, depend on flock members responding in…”
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Choice of Foraging Area with Respect to Predation Risk in Redshanks: The Effects of Weather and Predator Activity by Hilton, Geoff M., Ruxton, Graeme D., Cresswell, Will

“…Animals often trade off risk of predation and risk of starvation when making foraging decisions. Redshanks, Tringa totanus, wintering in an area of high…”
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ENERGETIC CONSEQUENCES OF CLUTCH TEMPERATURE AND CLUTCH SIZE FOR A UNIPARENTAL INTERMITTENT INCUBATOR: THE STARLING by Reid, J. M, Ruxton, G. D, Monaghan, P, Hilton, G. M

“…In uniparental intermittent incubators, incubating parents must simultaneously regulate both the temperature of the clutch and their own energy level. To…”
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Widespread exposure to lead affects the body condition of free-living whooper swans Cygnus cygnus wintering in Britain by Newth, J.L., Rees, E.C., Cromie, R.L., McDonald, R.A., Bearhop, S., Pain, D.J., Norton, G.J., Deacon, C., Hilton, G.M.

“…Lead poisoning, through the ingestion of spent lead gunshot, is an established cause of morbidity and mortality in waterbirds globally, but the thresholds at…”
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The Effects of Diet Switching and Mixing on Digestion in Seabirds by Hilton, G. M., Furness, R. W., Houston, D. C.

“…1. Animals modulate digestive function in order to optimize digestion of their current diet. Two seabird species were used to test the idea that, as a result,…”
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Which Components of Diet Quality Affect Retention time of Digesta in Seabirds? by Hilton, G. M., Houston, D. C., Furness, R. W.

“…1. The nature of the diet can affect the gut retention time of food consumed by an animal, and a theoretical framework has been developed to explain this in…”
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The role of immigration and reinforcement in the population dynamics of a long‐lived bird: implications for the conservation of threatened species by Soriano‐Redondo, A., Hilton, G. M., Gutiérrez, J. S., Lock, L., Stanbury, A., Votier, S. C., Bearhop, S.

“…Understanding population dynamics requires knowledge of the differential effects of survival, productivity and dispersal on population growth. This is…”
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Geographical Variation in the Size of Body Organs in Seabirds by Hilton, G. M., Lilliendahl, K., Solmundsson, J., Houston, D. C., Furness, R. W.

“…1. The size of body organs shows adaptive temporal variation in many animal species. The variation in the size of body organs was examined to see if it is also…”
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Growth and hyoscyamine production of hairy root cultures of Datura stramonium in a modified stirred tank reactor by HILTON, M. G, RHODES, M. J. C

“…The growth and hyoscyamine production of transformed roots of Datura stramonium have been examined in a modified 14-1 stirred tank reactor in both batch and…”
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Responses of an island endemic invertebrate to rodent invasion and eradication by St Clair, J.J.H, Poncet, S, Sheehan, D.K, Székely, T, Hilton, G.M

“…Invertebrates dominate many terrestrial ecosystems in terms of biomass, and they also structure ecosystems through their roles as pollinators, detritivores,…”
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Stable isotope ratios indicate that body condition in migrating passerines is influenced by winter habitat by Bearhop, Stuart, Hilton, Geoff M., Votier, Stephen C., Waldron, Susan

“…Although predicted some time ago, there has been little success in demonstrating that the overall fitness of migratory birds depends on the combined influences…”
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Prioritizing the world's islands for vertebrate-eradication programmes by Brooke, M. de L, Hilton, G.M, Martins, T.L.F

“…In the last 400 years, more species have become extinct on small islands than on continents. Yet, scant attention has hitherto been paid to prioritizing island…”
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Management Procedures Required to Increase Chironomid Availability to Waders Feeding on Artificial Lagoons Remain Unclear by Green, A. J., Hilton, G. M.

“…1. Rehfisch (1994) made various recommendations for how to increase chironomid biomass and its availability to waders in artificial lagoons. We argue that his…”
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The complexities of costing eradications: a reply to Donlan & Wilcox by Brooke, M. de L., Hilton, G. M., Martins, T. L. F.

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Using Stable Isotopes to Investigate Migratory Connectivity of the Globally Threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola by Pain, Deborah J., Green, Rhys E., Gießing, Benedikt, Kozulin, Alexander, Poluda, Anatoly, Ottosson, Ulf, Flade, Martin, Hilton, Geoff M.

“…Understanding the links between breeding and wintering areas of migratory species has important ecological and conservation implications. Recently, stable…”
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Foraging range and habitat associations of non‑breeding Tristan albatrosses: overlap with fisheries and implications for conservation by TA Reid, RM Wanless, GM Hilton, RA Phillips, PG Ryan

“…The Tristan albatross Diomedea dabbanena is Critically Endangered: >99% of adults breed at Gough Island, central South Atlantic Ocean, where chicks are…”
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