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Restricted dispersal reduces the strength of spatial density dependence in a tropical bird population by Burgess, Malcolm D, Nicoll, Malcolm A.C, Jones, Carl G, Norris, Ken

“…Spatial processes could play an important role in density-dependent population regulation because the disproportionate use of poor quality habitats as…”
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Anthropogenic Natal Environmental Effects on Life Histories in a Wild Bird Population by Cartwright, Samantha J., Nicoll, Malcolm A.C., Jones, Carl G., Tatayah, Vikash, Norris, Ken

“…Recent work suggests that the environment experienced in early life can alter life histories in wild populations [1–5], but our understanding of the processes…”
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Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum by Jones, Owen R, Gaillard, Jean-Michel, Tuljapurkar, Shripad, Alho, Jussi S, Armitage, Kenneth B, Becker, Peter H, Bize, Pierre, Brommer, Jon, Charmantier, Anne, Charpentier, Marie, Clutton-Brock, Tim, Dobson, F. Stephen, Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Gustafsson, Lars, Jensen, Henrik, Jones, Carl G, Lillandt, Bo-Göran, McCleery, Robin, Merilä, Juha, Neuhaus, Peter, Nicoll, Malcolm A.C, Norris, Ken, Oli, Madan K, Pemberton, Josephine, Pietiäinen, Hannu, Ringsby, Thor Harald, Roulin, Alexandre, Saether, Bernt-Erik, Setchell, Joanna M, Sheldon, Ben C, Thompson, Paul M, Weimerskirch, Henri, Jean Wickings, E, Coulson, Tim

“…Comparative analyses of survival senescence by using life tables have identified generalizations including the observation that mammals senesce faster than…”
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Inbreeding and Loss of Genetic Variation in a Reintroduced Population of Mauritius Kestrel by EWING, STEVEN R, NAGER, RUEDI G, NICOLL, MALCOLM A.C, AUMJAUD, AURELIEN, JONES, CARL G, KELLER, LUKAS F

“…Many populations have recovered from severe bottlenecks either naturally or through intensive conservation management. In the past, however, few conservation…”
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use of agricultural, open and forest habitats by juvenile Mauritius Kestrels Falco punctatus by BURGESS, MALCOLM D, BLACK, RICHARD A, NICOLL, MALCOLM A.C, JONES, CARL G, NORRIS, KEN

“…Knowledge of tropical raptor habitat use is limited and yet a thorough understanding is vital when trying to conserve endangered species. We used a well…”
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Population viability analysis predicts long‐term impacts of commercial Sooty Tern egg harvesting to a large breeding colony on a small oceanic island by Inch, Thalissa, Nicoll, Malcolm A.C., Feare, Chris J., Horswill, Catharine

“…The over‐exploitation of wild birds and the products derived from them can be a key threat driving changes in bird species richness and abundance. However,…”
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Tracking seabird migration in the tropical Indian Ocean reveals basin-scale conservation need by Trevail, Alice M, Nicoll, Malcolm A C, Freeman, Robin, Le Corre, Matthieu, Schwarz, Jill, Jaeger, Audrey, Bretagnolle, Vincent, Calabrese, Licia, Feare, Chris, Lebarbenchon, Camille, Norris, Ken, Orlowski, Sabine, Pinet, Patrick, Plot, Virginie, Rocamora, Gerard, Shah, Nirmal, Votier, Stephen C

“…Understanding marine predator distributions is an essential component of arresting their catastrophic declines. In temperate, polar, and upwelling seas,…”
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How Life History Influences Population Dynamics in Fluctuating Environments by Sæther, Bernt-Erik, Coulson, Tim, Grøtan, Vidar, Engen, Steinar, Altwegg, Res, Armitage, Kenneth B., Barbraud, Christophe, Becker, Peter H., Blumstein, Daniel T., Dobson, F. Stephen, Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Gaillard, Jean-Michel, Jenkins, Andrew, Jones, Carl, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Norris, Ken, Oli, Madan K., Ozgul, Arpat, Weimerskirch, Henri

“…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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Potential benefits to breeding seabirds of converting abandoned coconut plantations to native habitats after invasive predator eradication by Carr, Peter, Trevail, Alice, Bárrios, Sara, Clubbe, Colin, Freeman, Robin, Koldewey, Heather J., Votier, Stephen C., Wilkinson, Tim, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C.

“…On many Pacific and Indian Ocean islands, colonization by humans brought invasive species, native vegetation destruction, and coconut plantations, leading to…”
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Past volcanic activity predisposes an endemic threatened seabird to negative anthropogenic impacts by Teixeira, Helena, Le Corre, Matthieu, Michon, Laurent, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Jaeger, Audrey, Nikolic, Natacha, Pinet, Patrick, Couzi, François-Xavier, Humeau, Laurence

“…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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Phenological tracking of a seasonal climate window in a recovering tropical island bird species by Taylor, Joseph, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Black, Emily, Wainwright, Caroline M., Jones, Carl G., Tatayah, Vikash, Vidale, Pier Luigi, Norris, Ken

“…Constraints on evolutionary adaptation and range shifts mean that phenotypic plasticity, which includes physiological, developmental or behavioural responses…”
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No detectable effect of geolocator deployment on the short‐ or long‐term apparent survival of a tropical seabird by Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Cole, Nik C., Horswill, Catherine, Jones, Carl G., Ratcliffe, Norman, Ruhomaun, Kevin, Tatayah, Vikash, Norris, Ken

“…A wide range of biologging devices are now commonly deployed to study the movement ecology of birds, but deployment of these devices is not without its…”
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Contrasting recovery trajectories of four reintroduced populations of the Endangered Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus) by Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Jones, Carl G., Groombridge, Jim G., Henshaw, Sion, Ruhomaun, Kevin, Tatayah, Vikash, Zuel, Nicolas, Norris, Ken

“…Conservation translocations are commonly used in recovery programmes for threatened species from a wide range of taxa but outcomes can vary considerably both…”
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Contrasting effects of tropical cyclones on the annual survival of a pelagic seabird in the Indian Ocean by Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Nevoux, Marie, Jones, Carl G., Ratcliffe, Norman, Ruhomaun, Kevin, Tatayah, Vikash, Norris, Ken

“…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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Isolation and characterization of 50 microsatellite loci for two shearwater species, Ardenna pacifica and Puffinus bailloni by Teixeira, Helena, Le Corre, Matthieu, Jaeger, Audrey, Choeur, Arthur, Saunier, Merlène, Couzi, François-Xavier, Tatayah, Vikash, Shah, Nirmal Jivan, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Avargues, Naïs, Humeau, Laurence

“…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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Widespread gene flow between oceans in a pelagic seabird species complex by Booth Jones, Katherine A., Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Raisin, Claire, Dawson, Deborah A., Hipperson, Helen, Horsburgh, Gavin J., Groombridge, Jim J., Ismar, Stefanie M. H., Sweet, Paul, Jones, Carl G., Tatayah, Vikash, Ruhomaun, Kevin, Norris, Ken

“…Global‐scale gene flow is an important concern in conservation biology as it has the potential to either increase or decrease genetic diversity in species and…”
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Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration by Paquet, Matthieu, Knape, Jonas, Arlt, Debora, Forslund, Pär, Pärt, Tomas, Flagstad, Øystein, Jones, Carl G., Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Norris, Ken, Pemberton, Josephine M., Sand, Håkan, Svensson, Linn, Tatayah, Vikash, Wabakken, Petter, Wikenros, Camilla, Åkesson, Mikael, Low, Matthew

“…Estimating the contribution of demographic parameters to changes in population growth is essential for understanding why populations fluctuate. Integrated…”
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Climate change and the risks associated with delayed breeding in a tropical wild bird population by Senapathi, Deepa, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C, Teplitsky, Celine, Jones, Carl G, Norris, Ken

“…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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The impact of habitat quality inside protected areas on distribution of the Dominican Republic's last endemic non-volant land mammals by Kennerley, Rosalind J., Nicoll, Malcolm A. C., Young, Richard P., Turvey, Samuel T., Nuñez-Miño, Jose M., Brocca, Jorge L., Butler, Simon J.

“…The Hispaniolan solenodon, Solenodon paradoxus, and Hispaniolan hutia, Plagiodontia aedium, are the Dominican Republic's only surviving endemic non-volant land…”
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Agriculture modifies the seasonal decline of breeding success in a tropical wild bird population by Cartwright, Samantha J, Nicoll, Malcolm A. C, Jones, Carl G, Tatayah, Vikash, Norris, Ken, Minderman, Jeroen

“…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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