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Testing the role of parasites in driving the cyclic population dynamics of a gamebird by Redpath, Stephen M, Mougeot, François, Leckie, Fiona M, Elston, David A, Hudson, Peter J

“…The role of parasites in regulating populations has been the subject of debate. We tested whether parasites caused population cycles in red grouse by…”
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Using distribution models to test alternative hypotheses about a species’ environmental limits and recovery prospects by Anderson, Barbara J., Arroyo, Beatrice E., Collingham, Yvonne C., Etheridge, Brian, Fernandez-De-Simon, Javier, Gillings, Simon, Gregory, Richard D., Leckie, Fiona M., Sim, Innes M.W., Thomas, Chris D., Travis, Justin, Redpath, Steve M.

“…Distribution models are commonly used to generalise across species distributions, to project future potential range changes, and to identify potential areas…”
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Interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms in a cyclic species: testosterone increases parasite infection in red grouse by Seivwright, Linzi J, Redpath, Stephen M, Mougeot, François, Leckie, Fiona, Hudson, Peter J

“…Trichostrongylus tenuis…”
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Does Supplementary Feeding Reduce Predation of Red Grouse by Hen Harriers? by Redpath, Stephen M., Thirgood, Simon J., Leckie, Fiona M.

“…1. Hen harriers Circus cyaneus can reduce the numbers of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus available for shooting. We conducted a supplementary feeding…”
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Compensating for the costs of polygyny in hen harriers Circus cyaneus by Redpath, Stephen M, Leckie, Fiona M, Arroyo, Beatriz, Amar, Arjun, Thirgood, Simon J

“…In polygynous species, the adults are faced with a dilemma during chick rearing. Males must decide how to distribute food between their females and food…”
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Parental differences in brood provisioning by Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus by Leckie, Fiona M., Arroyo, Beatriz E., Thirgood, Simon J., Redpath, Stephen M.

“…Capsule Females varied their provisioning patterns according to brood age and brood size, whereas males did not. Aims To quantify how parents balance the needs…”
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Disturbance‐related redistribution of western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus away from woodland tracks by Moss, Robert, Leckie, Fiona, Jones, Sorrel, Kortland, Kenny

“…Wild vertebrates usually avoid ground disturbed by humans with uncertain effects on their distribution and density. We report on a natural experiment that…”
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The condition dependence of a secondary sexual trait is stronger under high parasite infection level by Vergara, Pablo, Mougeot, Francois, Martínez-Padilla, Jesús, Leckie, Fiona, Redpath, Steve M.

“…Indicator models of sexual selection predict that the expression of sexual ornaments should be condition dependent. This is only partly supported by data, as…”
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Impacts of Human Disturbance on Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Distribution and Demography in Scottish Woodland by Moss, Robert, Leckie, Fiona, Biggins, Amanda, Poole, Tim, Baines, David, Kortland, Kenny

“…Leisure activities in fragmented western European forests are thought to threaten local populations of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. We studied impacts of…”
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Ranging behaviour of Hen Harriers breeding in Special Protection Areas in Scotland by Arroyo, Beatriz, Leckie, Fiona, Amar, Arjun, McCluskie, Aly, Redpath, Steve

“…Capsule Breeding female Hen Harriers hunted mostly within 1 km from the nest and males mostly within 2 km. Aims To quantify temporal and spatial variation in…”
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Hunting habitat selection by hen harriers on moorland: Implications for conservation management by Arroyo, Beatriz, Amar, Arjun, Leckie, Fiona, Buchanan, Graeme M., Wilson, Jeremy D., Redpath, Stephen

“…We examine habitat use by hunting hen harriers Circus cyaneus at three study sites in Scotland to evaluate whether foraging patterns differ between sexes,…”
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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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Testosterone and autumn territorial behavior in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus by Mougeot, François, Dawson, Alistair, Redpath, Steve M., Leckie, Fiona

“…In many bird species, males exhibit territorial aggression outside the breeding season, when testosterone concentrations are low and may not regulate…”
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Ultra-violet reflectance of male and female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, sexual ornaments reflect nematode parasite intensity by Mougeot, François, Redpath, Steve M., Leckie, Fiona

“…In many birds, females prefer males with the biggest or brightest sexual ornaments, which might reflect a higher phenotypic quality, such as fewer parasites…”
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LETTER: Testing the role of parasites in driving the cyclic population dynamics of a gamebird by Redpath, Stephen M, Mougeot, François, Leckie, Fiona M, Elston, David A, Hudson, Peter J

“…The role of parasites in regulating populations has been the subject of debate. We tested whether parasites caused population cycles in red grouse by…”
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Experimentally Increased Aggressiveness Reduces Population Kin Structure and Subsequent Recruitment in Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus by Mougeot, François, Piertney, Stuart B., Leckie, Fiona, Evans, Sharon, Moss, Robert, Redpath, Steve M., Hudson, Peter J.

“…1. According to the 'territorial behaviour' hypothesis, red grouse population cycles are caused by delayed density-dependent changes in male aggressiveness…”
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Reducing Tick Burdens on Chicks by Treating Breeding Female Grouse With Permethrin by Mougeot, Francois, Moseley, Mark, Leckie, Fiona, Martinez-Padilla, Jesus, Miller, Allen, Pounds, Mat, Irvine, R. Justin

“…Ticks are important arthropod vectors of diseases of human, livestock, and wildlife hosts. In the United Kingdom, the sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus) is…”
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Hen harrier foraging success in relation to land use in Scotland by Redpath, Steve, Amar, Arjun, Madders, Mike, Leckie, Fiona, Thirgood, Simon

“…In the UK, hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) are illegally killed on moorland that is managed for red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus), and they produce fewer…”
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promoter of a gene encoding a polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein of Phaseolus vulgaris L. is activated by wounding but not by elicitors or pathogen infection by Devoto, A, Leckie, F, Lupotto, E, Cervone, F, De Lorenzo, G

“…Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs), leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins evolutionarily related to several plant resistance genes, bind to and…”
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Polygalacturonase, PGIP and oligogalacturonides in cell-cell communication by De Lorenzo, G, Cervone, F, Bellincampi, D, Caprari, C, Clark, A J, Desiderio, A, Devoto, A, Forrest, R, Leckie, F, Nuss, L

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