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Resuspension and atmospheric transport of radionuclides due to wildfires near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 2015: An impact assessment by Evangeliou, N., Zibtsev, S., Myroniuk, V., Zhurba, M., Hamburger, T., Stohl, A., Balkanski, Y., Paugam, R., Mousseau, T. A., Møller, A. P., Kireev, S. I.

“…In April and August 2015, two major fires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) caused concerns about the secondary radioactive contamination that might have…”
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Abundance and genetic damage of barn swallows from Fukushima by Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Koyama, K., Tedeschi, D. J., Kitamura, W., Sukuzi, H., Ostermiller, S., Arai, E., Møller, A. P., Mousseau, T. A.

“…A number of studies have assessed or modeled the distribution of the radionuclides released by the accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant…”
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RADIATION LEVELS AFFECT POLLEN VIABILITY AND GERMINATION AMONG SITES AND SPECIES AT CHERNOBYL by Møller, A. P., Mousseau, T. A.

“…Premise of research. Low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) can generate deleterious mutations that may have significant negative impact on life-history traits…”
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Fire evolution in the radioactive forests of Ukraine and Belarus: future risks for the population and the environment by Evangeliou, N., Balkanski, Y., Cozic, A., Hao, W. M., Mouillot, F., Thonicke, K., Paugam, R., Zibtsev, S., Mousseau, T. A., Wang, R., Poulter, B., Petkov, A., Yue, C., Cadule, P., Koffi, B., Kaiser, J. W., Møller, A. P.

“…In this paper, we analyze the current and future status of forests in Ukraine and Belarus that were contaminated after the nuclear disaster in 1986. Using…”
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Conservation consequences of Chernobyl and other nuclear accidents by Møller, A.P., Mousseau, T.A.

“…► Abundance of rare species was negatively impacted by the Chernobyl accident. ► Mutation rates increased by up to a factor of 20. ► The Chernobyl disaster may…”
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The adaptive significance of maternal effects by Mousseau, Timothy A., Fox, Charles W.

“…Recently, the adaptive significance of maternal effects has been increasingly recognized. No longer are maternal effects relegated as simple `troublesome…”
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Determinants of interspecific variation in population declines of birds after exposure to radiation at Chernobyl by MØLLER, A.P, MOUSSEAU, T.A

“…1. Radiation can reduce antioxidant levels dramatically because of the use of antioxidants to eliminate free radicals produced in the presence of radiation…”
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High frequency of albinism and tumours in free-living birds around Chernobyl by Møller, A.P., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Mousseau, T.A.

“…•Frequency of albinism and tumours in 1669 birds from Chernobyl.•111 cases of partial albinism and 25 cases of tumours were predicted by radiation.•Abundance…”
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The role of gene flow asymmetry along an environmental gradient in constraining local adaptation and range expansion by FEDORKA, K. M., WINTERHALTER, W. E., SHAW, K. L., BROGAN, W. R., MOUSSEAU, T. A.

“…Theoretically, asymmetric gene flow along an environmental gradient can limit species range expansion by keeping peripheral populations from locally adapting…”
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Effects of parental radiation exposure on developmental instability in grasshoppers by BEASLEY, D. E., BONISOLI‐ALQUATI, A., WELCH, S. M., MØLLER, A. P., MOUSSEAU, T. A.

“…Mutagenic and epigenetic effects of environmental stressors and their transgenerational consequences are of interest to evolutionary biologists because they…”
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Condition, Reproduction and Survival of Barn Swallows from Chernobyl by Møller, A. P., Mousseau, T. A., Milinevsky, G., Peklo, A., Pysanets, E., Szép, T.

“…1. We investigated the relationship between radiation arising from the fall-out due to the explosion of the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, Ukraine, and body…”
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Cumulative effects of radioactivity from Fukushima on the abundance and biodiversity of birds by Møller, A. P, Nishiumi, I, Mousseau, T. A

“…Species differ in their susceptibility to radiation because of differences in their ability to sustain toxic and genetic effects caused by radiation. We…”
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Antioxidants, radiation and mutation as revealed by sperm abnormality in barn swallows from Chernobyl by Moller, A.P, Surai, P, Mousseau, T.A

“…while relating these to levels of mutation as reflected by the frequency of abnormal sperm. Antioxidant levels in blood, liver and eggs were reduced in…”
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Determinants of age-dependent change in a secondary sexual character by BALBONTÍN, J, De LOPE, F, HERMOSELL, I.G, MOUSSEAU, T.A, MØLLER, A.P

“…Many secondary sexual characters vary in a systematic way with the age of individuals, with young and old individuals displaying at lower levels than…”
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Chernobyl as a Population Sink for Barn Swallows: Tracking Dispersal Using Stable-Isotope Profiles by Møller, A. P., Hobson, K. A., Mousseau, T. A., Peklo, A. M.

“…Stable-isotope profiles of feathers can reveal the location or habitat used by individual birds during the molting period. Heterogeneity in isotope profiles…”
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ALBINISM AND PHENOTYPE OF BARN SWALLOWS (HIRUNDO RUSTICA) FROM CHERNOBYL by Møller, A. P, Mousseau, T. A

“…The effects of mutation on phenotypic expression are supposed to be mainly deleterious because mutations disrupt the expression of genes that function…”
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Impaired swimming behaviour and morphology of sperm from barn swallows Hirundo rustica in Chernobyl by Møller, A.P., Mousseau, T.A., Lynnn, C., Ostermiller, S., Rudolfsen, G.

“…We investigated the motility and morphology of live sperm from barn swallows Hirundo rustica breeding in radioactively contaminated areas around Chernobyl and…”
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Ionizing radiation, antioxidant response and oxidative damage: A meta-analysis by Einor, D., Bonisoli-Alquati, A., Costantini, D., Mousseau, T.A., Møller, A.P.

“…One mechanism proposed as a link between exposure to ionizing radiation and detrimental effects on organisms is oxidative damage. To test this hypothesis, we…”
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Reduced colonization by soil invertebrates to irradiated decomposing wood in Chernobyl by Møller, A.P., Mousseau, T.A.

“…Soil is inhabited by a range of microbes, invertebrates and vertebrates that disintegrate and decompose dead wood and leaf litter. These communities can be…”
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MUTATION AND SEXUAL SELECTION: A TEST USING BARN SWALLOWS FROM CHERNOBYL by Møller, A. P, Mousseau, T. A

“…Secondary sexual characters have been hypothesized to be particularly susceptible to the deleterious effects of mutation because the expression of such…”
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