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HPAIV outbreak triggers short-term colony connectivity in a seabird metapopulation by Jeglinski, Jana W. E., Lane, Jude V., Votier, Steven C., Furness, Robert W., Hamer, Keith C., McCafferty, Dominic J., Nager, Ruedi G., Sheddan, Maggie, Wanless, Sarah, Matthiopoulos, Jason

“…Disease outbreaks can drastically disturb the environment of surviving animals, but the behavioural, ecological, and epidemiological consequences of…”
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Non-invasive assessment of positive affective state using infra-red thermography in rats by Wongsaengchan, Chanakarn, McCafferty, Dominic J, Lennox, Katie, Nager, Ruedi G, McKeegan, Dorothy Ef

“…With recent increased focus on positive welfare in animal welfare science, there is demand for objective positive welfare indicators. It is unclear whether…”
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Tritrophic phenological match–mismatch in space and time by Burgess, Malcolm D., Smith, Ken W., Evans, Karl L., Leech, Dave, Pearce-Higgins, James W., Branston, Claire J., Briggs, Kevin, Clark, John R., du Feu, Chris R., Lewthwaite, Kate, Nager, Ruedi G., Sheldon, Ben C., Smith, Jeremy A., Whytock, Robin C., Willis, Stephen G., Phillimore, Albert B.

“…Increasing temperatures associated with climate change may generate phenological mismatches that disrupt previously synchronous trophic interactions. Most work…”
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Compensatory growth impairs adult cognitive performance by Fisher, Michael O, Nager, Ruedi G, Monaghan, Pat

“…Several studies have demonstrated that poor early nutrition, followed by growth compensation, can have negative consequences later in life. However, it remains…”
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Evaluation of two methods for minimally invasive peripheral body temperature measurement in birds by Nord, Andreas, Lehmann, Marina, MacLeod, Ross, McCafferty, Dominic J., Nager, Ruedi G., Nilsson, Jan-Åke, Helm, Barbara

“…Body temperature (Tb) is a valuable parameter when assessing the physiological state of animals, but its widespread measurement is often constrained by methods…”
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Paternal attractiveness and the effects of differential allocation of parental investment by Arnold, Kathryn E., Gilbert, Lucy, Gorman, Helen E., Griffiths, Kate J., Adam, Aileen, Nager, Ruedi G.

“…The differential allocation hypothesis (DAH) predicts that an individual should vary its reproductive investment according to the attractiveness of its mate. A…”
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Prenatal developmental conditions have long–term effects on offspring fecundity by Gorman, Helen E., Nager, Ruedi G.

“…Taeniopygia guttata…”
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Maternal condition, yolk androgens and offspring performance: a supplemental feeding experiment in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) by Verboven, Nanette, Monaghan, Pat, Evans, Darren M., Schwabl, Hubert, Evans, Neil, Whitelaw, Christine, Nager, Ruedi G.

“…Larus fuscus…”
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Legacy Pollutants are Declining in Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) but Remain Higher in Faroe Islands than in Scotland by Hammer, Sjurdur, Nager, Ruedi G., Alonso, Sarah, McGill, Rona A. R., Furness, Robert W., Dam, Maria

“…To monitor environmental pollutants in Faroese biota, samples from a top predator were analysed and put into a spatial and temporal context. Analysis of 20…”
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The prevalence and source of plastic incorporated into nests of five seabird species on a small offshore island by Thompson, Danielle L., Ovenden, Thomas S., Pennycott, Tom, Nager, Ruedi G.

“…There is little evidence documenting the prevalence of plastic nest incorporation for different seabird species and populations, and even less detailing the…”
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Food Availability Affects Adult Survival as Well as Breeding Success of Parasitic Jaegers by Davis, Sarah E., Nager, Ruedi G., Furness, Robert W.

“…Long-lived species are expected to reduce their current reproductive effort in adverse conditions in order not to jeopardize their future reproduction…”
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Eye region surface temperature dynamics during acute stress relate to baseline glucocorticoids independently of environmental conditions by Jerem, Paul, Jenni-Eiermann, Susanne, McKeegan, Dorothy, McCafferty, Dominic J., Nager, Ruedi G.

“…Reactions to acute stressors are critical for survival. Yet, the challenges of assessing underlying physiological processes in the field limit our…”
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Meta‐analysis indicates that oxidative stress is both a constraint on and a cost of growth by Smith, Shona M., Nager, Ruedi G., Costantini, David

“…Oxidative stress (OS) as a proximate mechanism for life‐history trade‐offs is widespread in the literature. One such resource allocation trade‐off involves…”
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Eye region surface temperature reflects both energy reserves and circulating glucocorticoids in a wild bird by Jerem, Paul, Jenni-Eiermann, Susanne, Herborn, Katherine, McKeegan, Dorothy, McCafferty, Dominic J., Nager, Ruedi G.

“…Body temperature of endotherms shows substantial within- and between-individual variation, but the sources of this variation are not fully understood in wild…”
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Body surface temperature of rats reveals both magnitude and sex differences in the acute stress response by Wongsaengchan, Chanakarn, McCafferty, Dominic J., Evans, Neil P., McKeegan, Dorothy E.F., Nager, Ruedi G.

“…•The drop and recovery of rat tail temperature is stress intensity dependent.•Female rats showed a greater stress response to acute restraint than male…”
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Surface temperature elevated by chronic and intermittent stress by Herborn, Katherine A., Jerem, Paul, Nager, Ruedi G., McKeegan, Dorothy E.F., McCafferty, Dominic J.

“…Stress in homeothermic animals is associated with raised body core temperature and altered patterns of peripheral blood flow. During acute stress, peripheral…”
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Intra-Specific Interactions Influence Egg Composition in the Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) by Verboven, Nanette, Evans, Neil P., D'Alba, Liliana, Nager, Ruedi G., Blount, Jonathan D., Surai, Peter F., Monaghan, Pat

“…Egg composition, which is under maternal control, can have a profound effect on offspring fitness. The presence of maternal testosterone and carotenoids in…”
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Spatio-temporal variation in the zooplankton prey of lesser sandeels: species and community trait patterns from the Continuous Plankton Recorder by Olin, Agnes B, Banas, Neil S, Johns, David G, Heath, Michael R, Wright, Peter J, Nager, Ruedi G

“…Abstract The phenology, distribution, and size composition of plankton communities are changing rapidly in response to warming. This may lead to shifts in the…”
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Earthworms in the diet of Herring Gulls Larus argentatus breeding on an off-shore island by Pennycott, Tom W., Grant, David, Nager, Ruedi G.

“…Pellets of indigestible material regurgitated by Herring Gulls Larus argentatus breeding on Lady Isle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, were collected in 2018 and…”
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Using field photography to study avian moult by Vieira, Bianca P., Furness, Robert W., Nager, Ruedi G.

“…Methods to obtain moult data from wild birds have not changed much over the last century and most studies still depend on checking museum specimens or…”
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