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A review of the abundance and diversity of invertebrate and plant foods of granivorous birds in northern Europe in relation to agricultural change by Wilson, Jeremy D, Morris, Antony J, Arroyo, Beatriz E, Clark, Stéphanie C, Bradbury, Richard B

“…This study reviews the diet of 26 granivorous bird species of European temperate farmland, and evidence for the effects of agricultural practices on their…”
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The genome sequence of the European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur Linnaeus 1758 by Dunn, Jenny C, Hamer, Keith C, Morris, Antony J, Grice, Philip V, Smith, Michelle, Corton, Craig, Oliver, Karen, Skelton, Jason, Betteridge, Emma, Dolucan, Jale, Quail, Michael A, McCarthy, Shane A, Uliano-Silva, Marcela, Howe, Kerstin, Torrance, James, Chow, William, Pelan, Sarah, Sims, Ying, Challis, Richard, Threlfall, Jonathan, Mead, Daniel, Blaxter, Mark

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual female (the European turtle dove; Chordata; Aves; Columbidae). The genome sequence is 1.18 gigabases in span…”
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Reversing declines in farmland birds: How much agri‐environment provision is needed at farm and landscape scales? by Sharps, Elwyn, Hawkes, Robert W., Bladon, Andrew J., Buckingham, David L., Border, Jennifer, Morris, Antony J., Grice, Philip V., Peach, Will J.

“…Agri‐environment schemes (AES) are the primary policy mechanism for addressing farmland biodiversity declines across Europe. Despite previous studies on the…”
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Non-cultured faecal and gastrointestinal seed samples fail to detect Trichomonad infection in clinically and sub-clinically infected columbid birds by Dunn, Jenny C, Jennifer E. Stockdale, Alexandra McCubbin, Rebecca C. Thomas, Simon J. Goodman, Philip V. Grice, Antony J. Morris, Keith C. Hamer, William O. C. Symondson

“…Trichomonosis, caused by the protozoan Trichomonas gallinae, is an emerging infectious disease in finches, and is more commonly found in columbids and raptors…”
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Assessing rates of parasite coinfection and spatiotemporal strain variation via metabarcoding: Insights for the conservation of European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur by Thomas, Rebecca C., Dunn, Jenny C., Dawson, Deborah A., Hipperson, Helen, Horsburgh, Gavin J., Morris, Antony J., Orsman, Chris, Mallord, John, Grice, Philip V., Hamer, Keith C., Eraud, Cyril, Hervé, Lormée, Goodman, Simon J.

“…Understanding the frequency, spatiotemporal dynamics and impacts of parasite coinfections is fundamental to developing control measures and predicting disease…”
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The decline of the Turtle Dove: Dietary associations with body condition and competition with other columbids analysed using high‐throughput sequencing by Dunn, Jenny C., Stockdale, Jennifer E., Moorhouse‐Gann, Rosemary J., McCubbin, Alexandra, Hipperson, Helen, Morris, Antony J., Grice, Philip V., Symondson, William O. C.

“…Dietary changes linked to the availability of anthropogenic food resources can have complex implications for species and ecosystems, especially when species…”
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Have Welsh agri‐environment schemes delivered for focal species? Results from a comprehensive monitoring programme by MacDonald, Michael A., Angell, Ruth, Dines, Trevor D., Dodd, Stephen, Haysom, Karen A., Hobson, Russel, Johnstone, Ian G., Matthews, Vaughn, Morris, Antony J., Parry, Rob, Shellswell, Catharine H., Skates, James, Tordoff, George M., Wilberforce, Elizabeth M., Manning, Peter

“…Agri‐environment schemes (AES) have been criticized for being inadequately monitored and for not delivering the expected benefits to nature. Consequently, the…”
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Which features of UK farmland are important in retaining territories of the rapidly declining Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur? by Dunn, Jenny C, Morris, Antony J

“…Capsule Turtle Doves continue to show a strong population decline; territories were more likely to be retained in areas with more nesting habitat, and more…”
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The protozoan parasite Trichomonas gallinae causes adult and nestling mortality in a declining population of European Turtle Doves, Streptopelia turtur by Stockdale, Jennifer E, Dunn, Jenny C, Goodman, Simon J, Morris, Antony J, Sheehan, Danaë K, Grice, Philip V, Hamer, Keith C

“…Studies incorporating the ecology of clinical and sub-clinical disease in wild populations of conservation concern are rare. Here we examine sub-clinical…”
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Trichomonad parasite infection in four species of Columbidae in the UK by Lennon, Rosie J, Dunn, Jenny C, Stockdale, Jennifer E, Goodman, Simon J, Morris, Antony J, Hamer, Keith C

“…Trichomonas gallinae is an emerging pathogen in wild birds, linked to recent declines in finch (Fringillidae) populations across Europe. Globally, the main…”
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High rates of infection by blood parasites during the nestling phase in UK Columbids with notes on ecological associations by Dunn, Jenny C, Stockdale, Jennifer E, Bradford, Emma L, McCubbin, Alexandra, Morris, Antony J, Grice, Philip V, Goodman, Simon J, Hamer, Keith C

“…Studies of blood parasite infection in nestling birds rarely find a high prevalence of infection. This is likely due to a combination of short nestling periods…”
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Habitat and weather are weak correlates of nestling condition and growth rates of four UK farmland passerines by Bradbury, Richard B., Wilson, Jeremy D., Moorcroft, Darren, Morris, Antony J., Perkins, Allan J.

“…Agricultural intensification is believed to have driven declines of farmland bird populations and the invertebrates and weeds on which they feed. We…”
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Testing bespoke management of foraging habitat for European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur by Dunn, Jenny C., Morris, Antony J., Grice, Philip V.

“…Agri-environment schemes (AES) are increasingly being employed to mitigate biodiversity loss in agricultural environments. The European Turtle Dove…”
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Close to the edge: predation risks for two declining farmland passerines by MORRIS, ANTONY J, GILROY, JAMES J

“…Data on the breeding success of two crop-nesting passerines, Skylark Alauda arvensis and Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava, were collected in relation to linear…”
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Successful storage of Trichomonas gallinae on Whatman FTA cards following culture by Thomas, Rebecca C., Dunn, Jenny C., Orsman, Chris J., Morris, Antony J., Hipperson, Helen, Grice, Philip V., Hamer, Keith C., Goodman, Simon J.

“…Logistical constraints concerning parasite sample storage can hinder progress with the discovery of genetic variation on a global scale. New storage methods…”
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Twenty years of local farmland bird conservation: the effects of management on avian abundance at two UK demonstration sites by Aebischer, Nicholas J., Bailey, Chris M., Gibbons, David W., Morris, Antony J., Peach, Will J., Stoate, Chris

“…Capsule At two demonstration farms, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's Loddington Farm in Leicestershire and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds's Hope…”
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Assessing the implications of the loss of set-aside for farmland birds by GILLINGS, SIMON, HENDERSON, IAN G, MORRIS, ANTONY J, VICKERY, JULIET A

“…Between 1988 and 2007, set-aside, a European Commission production control measure, took an average of 10% of arable farmland in the EU out of production each…”
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Making explicit agricultural ecosystem service trade-offs: a case study of an English lowland arable farm by Field, Rob H., Hill, Rachel K., Carroll, Matthew J., Morris, Antony J.

“…European farmland hosts a species assemblage of animals and plants which have undergone declines through the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries,…”
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What factors determine where invertebrate-feeding birds forage in dry agricultural grasslands? by ATKINSON, PHILIP W., BUCKINGHAM, DAVID, MORRIS, ANTONY J.

“…Increases in the intensity of the management of agricultural grasslands over the past 50 years have reduced plant species diversity in swards and increased…”
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Effect of plot type, age and date on seed depletion and bird use of Wild Bird Seed Mixtures in England by Bright, Jennifer A, Field, Rob H, Morris, Antony J, Cooke, Andrew I, Fern, Jeremy, Grice, Philip V, Peach, Will

“…Capsule Bird and seed abundances decreased in both standard and enhanced Agri-Environment Scheme seed mixtures (plots of seed-bearing crops) between November…”
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