Search Results - "Malcolm, C A"
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How Life History Influences Population Dynamics in Fluctuating Environments
Published in The American naturalist (01-12-2013)“…A major question in ecology is how age-specific variation in demographic parameters influences population dynamics. Based on long-term studies of growing…”
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Past volcanic activity predisposes an endemic threatened seabird to negative anthropogenic impacts
Published in Scientific reports (23-01-2024)“…Humans are regularly cited as the main driver of current biodiversity extinction, but the impact of historic volcanic activity is often overlooked. Pre-human…”
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Geolocation and immersion loggers reveal year‐round residency and facilitate nutrient deposition rate estimation of adult red‐footed boobies in the Chagos Archipelago, tropical Indian Ocean
Published in Journal of avian biology (01-09-2024)“…Bio‐logging has revealed much about high‐latitude seabird migratory strategies, but migratory behaviour in tropical species may differ, with implications for…”
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Prospective multicentre randomised controlled trial of early enteral nutrition for patients undergoing major upper gastrointestinal surgical resection
Published in Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) (01-10-2011)“…Summary Background & aims The evidence in support of Early Enteral Nutrition (EEN) after upper gastrointestinal surgery is inconclusive. The aim of this study…”
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Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration
Published in Methods in ecology and evolution (01-10-2021)“…Estimating the contribution of demographic parameters to changes in population growth is essential for understanding why populations fluctuate. Integrated…”
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Contrasting effects of tropical cyclones on the annual survival of a pelagic seabird in the Indian Ocean
Published in Global change biology (01-02-2017)“…Tropical cyclones are renowned for their destructive nature and are an important feature of marine and coastal tropical ecosystems. Over the last 40 years,…”
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A detailed earthquake catalog for Banda Arc-Australian Plate collision zone using machine-learning phase picker and an automated workflow
Published in The Seismic record (2022)“…The tectonic setting of Timor-Leste and Eastern Indonesia comprises of a complex transition from oceanic lithosphere subduction to arc-continental collision…”
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Isolation and characterization of 50 microsatellite loci for two shearwater species, Ardenna pacifica and Puffinus bailloni
Published in Molecular biology reports (01-12-2022)“…Background Shearwaters (order Procellariiformes) are an excellent study system to investigate the genetic consequences of the co-called “seabird paradox”, as…”
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Climate change and the risks associated with delayed breeding in a tropical wild bird population
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-11-2011)“…There is growing evidence of changes in the timing of important ecological events, such as flowering in plants and reproduction in animals, in response to…”
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Agriculture modifies the seasonal decline of breeding success in a tropical wild bird population
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-10-2014)“…Habitat conversion for agriculture is a major driver of biodiversity loss, but our understanding of the demographic processes involved remains poor. We…”
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Individual consistency in migration strategies of a tropical seabird, the Round Island petrel
Published in Movement ecology (14-03-2022)“…In migratory species, the extent of within- and between-individual variation in migratory strategies can influence potential rates and directions of responses…”
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Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum
Published in Ecology letters (01-07-2008)“…Comparative analyses of survival senescence by using life tables have identified generalizations including the observation that mammals senesce faster than…”
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Maternal docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during pregnancy and visual evoked potential development in term infants: a double blind, prospective, randomised trial
Published in Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition (01-09-2003)“…Aim: To test the hypothesis that maternal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation during pregnancy enhances maturation of the visual evoked potential (VEP)…”
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Correction to: Individual consistency in migration strategies of a tropical seabird, the Round Island petrel
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Evidence for long‐term regional changes in precipitation on the East Coast Mountains in Mauritius
Published in International journal of climatology (30-06-2010)“…Global climate change and its impacts are being increasingly studied and precipitation trends are one of the measures of quantifying climate change especially…”
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Multiple environmental gradients affect spatial variation in the productivity of a tropical bird population
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-05-2011)“…1. Spatial variation in habitat quality and its demographic consequences have important implications for the regulation of animal populations. Theoretically,…”
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Inbreeding and Loss of Genetic Variation in a Reintroduced Population of Mauritius Kestrel
Published in Conservation biology (01-04-2008)“…Many populations have recovered from severe bottlenecks either naturally or through intensive conservation management. In the past, however, few conservation…”
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Molecular data reveal a cryptic species within the Culex pipiens mosquito complex
Published in Insect molecular biology (01-12-2016)“…The Culex pipiens mosquito complex is a group of evolutionarily closely related species including C. pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus, both infected by the…”
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Initial impact of Australia's National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
Published in Medical journal of Australia (05-10-2009)“…Objective: To examine the initial impact of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), which was launched in May 2006 and offers faecal occult blood…”
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Enigmatic doubly scattered tube waves at a crosswell seismic survey
Published in Geophysical journal international (29-11-2023)“…SUMMARY Enigmatically strong tube waves continue to exist long after the direct wave during repeat crosswell-monitoring surveys at the Nagaoka CO2 injection…”
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