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The lyme disease pathogen has no effect on the survival of its rodent reservoir host by Voordouw, Maarten J, Lachish, Shelly, Dolan, Marc C

“…Zoonotic pathogens that cause devastating morbidity and mortality in humans may be relatively harmless in their natural reservoir hosts. The tick-borne…”
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Life-history change in disease-ravaged Tasmanian devil populations by Jones, Menna E, Cockburn, Andrew, Hamede, Rodrigo, Hawkins, Clare, Hesterman, Heather, Lachish, Shelly, Mann, Diana, McCallum, Hamish, Pemberton, David

“…Changes in life history are expected when new sources of extrinsic mortality impact on natural populations. We report a new disease, devil facial tumor…”
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Demographic profiles and environmental drivers of variation relate to individual breeding state in a long-lived trans-oceanic migratory seabird, the Manx shearwater by Wood, Matt J, Canonne, Coline, Besnard, Aurélien, Lachish, Shelly, Fairhurst, Stace M, Liedvogel, Miriam, Boyle, Dave, Patrick, Samantha C, Josey, Simon, Kirk, Holly, Dean, Ben, Guilford, Tim, McCleery, Robin M, Perrins, Chris M, Horswill, Cat

“…Understanding the points in a species breeding cycle when they are most vulnerable to environmental fluctuations is key to understanding interannual demography…”
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The Certainty of Uncertainty: Potential Sources of Bias and Imprecision in Disease Ecology Studies by Lachish, Shelly, Murray, Kris A

“…Wildlife diseases have important implications for wildlife and human health, the preservation of biodiversity and the resilience of ecosystems. However,…”
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Evidence of a link between survival and pair fidelity across multiple tit populations by Culina, Antica, Lachish, Shelly, Sheldon, Ben C

“…Although they have the potential to strongly influence individual fitness and the dynamics and productivity of populations, the survival consequences of…”
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Emergence of a novel avian pox disease in British tit species by Lawson, Becki, Lachish, Shelly, Colvile, Katie M, Durrant, Chris, Peck, Kirsi M, Toms, Mike P, Sheldon, Ben C, Cunningham, Andrew A

“…Avian pox is a viral disease with a wide host range. In Great Britain, avian pox in birds of the Paridae family was first diagnosed in a great tit (Parus…”
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Individual and population-level impacts of an emerging poxvirus disease in a wild population of great tits by Lachish, Shelly, Bonsall, Michael B, Lawson, Becki, Cunningham, Andrew A, Sheldon, Ben C

“…Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife can have severe effects on host populations and constitute a pressing problem for biodiversity conservation. Paridae…”
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Epidemiology of the emergent disease Paridae pox in an intensively studied wild bird population by Lachish, Shelly, Lawson, Becki, Cunningham, Andrew A, Sheldon, Ben C

“…Paridae pox, a novel avipoxvirus infection, has recently been identified as an emerging infectious disease affecting wild tit species in Great Britain. The…”
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Distribution and Impacts of Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease by McCallum, Hamish, Tompkins, Daniel M., Jones, Menna, Lachish, Shelly, Marvanek, Steve, Lazenby, Billie, Hocking, Greg, Wiersma, Jason, Hawkins, Clare E.

“…The Tasmanian devil, Sarcophilus harrisii, is the largest extant marsupial carnivore. In 1996, a debilitating facial tumor was reported. It is now clear that…”
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Spatial determinants of infection risk in a multi-species avian malaria system by Lachish, Shelly, Knowles, Sarah C. L., Alves, Ricardo, Sepil, Irem, Davies, Alicia, Lee, Simon, Wood, Matthew J., Sheldon, Ben C.

“…Spatially-variable processes can be an important element of host–parasite interactions, but their longer term demographic and evolutionary effects depend on…”
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Positive genetic correlation between female preference and offspring fitness by Hine, Emma, Lachish, Shelly, Higgie, Megan, Blows, Mark W.

“…prefer extreme male cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) blends, and that this preference affects offspring fitness. Female preference is positively genetically…”
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A new PCR assay for reliable molecular sexing of endangered Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) from non-invasive genetic samples by Lachish, Shelly, Passmore, Abraham, Jones, Menna

“…Sex identification is a critical component of threatened species monitoring programs. For cryptic, rare and endangered species that have low detection…”
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Demography, Disease and the Devil: Life-History Changes in a Disease-Affected Population of Tasmanian Devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) by Lachish, Shelly, McCallum, Hamish, Jones, Menna

“…1. Examining the demographic responses of populations to disease epidemics and the nature of compensatory responses to perturbation from epidemics is critical…”
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The Impact of Disease on the Survival and Population Growth Rate of the Tasmanian Devil by Lachish, Shelly, Jones, Menna, McCallum, Hamish

“…1. We investigated the impact of a recently emerged disease, Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD), on the survival and population growth rate of a population of…”
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Mhc supertypes confer both qualitative and quantitative resistance to avian malaria infections in a wild bird population by Sepil, Irem, Lachish, Shelly, Hinks, Amy E., Sheldon, Ben C.

“…Major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) genes are believed to play a key role in the genetic basis of disease control. Although numerous studies have sought…”
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Mhc-linked survival and lifetime reproductive success in a wild population of great tits by Sepil, Irem, Lachish, Shelly, Sheldon, Ben C.

“…Major histocompatibility complex (Mhc) genes are frequently used as a model for adaptive genetic diversity. Although associations between Mhc and disease…”
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Investigating tritrophic interactions using bioenergetic demographic models by Passoni, Gioele, Coulson, Tim, Cagnacci, Francesca, Hudson, Peter, Stahler, Daniel R., Smith, Douglas W., Lachish, Shelly

“…A central debate in ecology has been the long‐running discussion on the role of apex predators in affecting the abundance and dynamics of their prey. In…”
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Factors associated with less-than-full-time working in medical practice: results of surveys of five cohorts of UK doctors, 10 years after graduation by Lachish, Shelly, Svirko, Elena, Goldacre, Michael J, Lambert, Trevor

“…The greater participation of women in medicine in recent years, and recent trends showing that doctors of both sexes work fewer hours than in the past, present…”
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Transmission dynamics of Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease may lead to disease-induced extinction by McCallum, Hamish, Jones, Menna, Hawkins, Clare, Hamede, Rodrigo, Lachish, Shelly, Sinn, David L, Beeton, Nick, Lazenby, Billie

“…Most pathogens threatening to cause extinction of a host species are maintained on one or more reservoir hosts, in addition to the species that is threatened…”
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Self-reported preparedness for clinical work has increased among recent cohorts of UK-trained first-year doctors by Lachish, Shelly, Goldacre, Michael J, Lambert, Trevor

“…IntroductionUK medical schools have made considerable efforts to ensure that graduates are well prepared for their first year of clinical work. We report the…”
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