What makes or breaks a campaign to stop an invading plant pathogen? (2020)
Journal Article
Milne, A., Gottwald, T., Parnell, S., Alonso Chavez, V., & van den Bosch, F. (2020). What makes or breaks a campaign to stop an invading plant pathogen?. PLoS Computational Biology, 16(2), e1007570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007570

Diseases in humans, animals and plants remain an important challenge in our society. Effective control of invasive pathogens often requires coordinated concerted action of a large group of stakeholders. Both epidemiological and human behavioural fact... Read More about What makes or breaks a campaign to stop an invading plant pathogen?.

Designing probiotic therapies with broad-spectrum activity against a wildlife pathogen (2020)
Journal Article
Antwis, R., Harrison, X., Sewell, T., & Fisher, M. (2020). Designing probiotic therapies with broad-spectrum activity against a wildlife pathogen. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, 3134. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03134

Host-associated microbes form an important component of immunity that protect against infection by pathogens. Treating wild individuals with these protective microbes, known as probiotics, can reduce rates of infection and disease in both wild and... Read More about Designing probiotic therapies with broad-spectrum activity against a wildlife pathogen.

Island rule and bone metabolism in fossil murines from Timor (2020)
Journal Article
Miszkiewicz, J., Louys, J., Beck, R., Mahoney, P., Aplin, K., & O’Connor, S. (2020). Island rule and bone metabolism in fossil murines from Timor. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 129(3), 570-586. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz197

Skeletal growth rates reconstructed from bone histology in extinct insular hippopotamids, elephants, bovids and sauropods have been used to infer dwarfism as a response to island conditions. Limited published records of osteocyte lacunae densities... Read More about Island rule and bone metabolism in fossil murines from Timor.

Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil (2020)
Journal Article
Sales, N., Da Cruz Kaizer, M., Coscia, I., Perkins, J., Highlands, A., Boubli, J., …McDevitt, A. (2020). Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Mammal Review, 50(3), 221-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12183

The application of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding as a biomonitoring tool has greatly increased in the last decade. However, most studies have focused on aquatic macro-organisms in temperate areas (e.g., fishes). We apply eDNA metabarcoding t... Read More about Assessing the potential of environmental DNA metabarcoding for monitoring Neotropical mammals : a case study in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest, Brazil.

Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont (2020)
Journal Article
Goodhead, I., Blow, F., Brownridge, P., Hughes, M., Kenny, J., Krishna, R., …Darby, A. (2020). Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont. Microbial Genomics, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000285

The majority of bacterial genomes have high coding efficiencies, but there are some genomes of intracellular bacteria that have low gene density. The genome of the endosymbiont Sodalis glossinidius contains almost 50 % pseudogenes containing mutation... Read More about Large-scale and significant expression from pseudogenes in Sodalis glossinidius – a facultative bacterial endosymbiont.

A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space (2020)
Journal Article
Jeliazkov, A., Mijatovic, D., Chantepie, S., Andrew, N., Arlettaz, R., Meyer, C., & et, A. (2020). A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space. Scientific Data, 7(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0344-7

The use of functional information in the form of species traits plays an important role in explaining biodiversity patterns and responses to environmental changes. Although relationships between species composition, their traits, and the environment... Read More about A global database for metacommunity ecology, integrating species, traits, environment and space.

Understanding the evolution of cymothoid isopod parasites using comparative genomics and geometric morphometrics (2020)
Thesis
Baillie, C. Understanding the evolution of cymothoid isopod parasites using comparative genomics and geometric morphometrics. (Thesis). University of Salford

One of the single most extraordinary examples of host-parasite co-evolution is shown by the isopod family Cymothoidae, of which all species are obligate parasites of fishes, including many commercially important fish species. Cymothoids are one of... Read More about Understanding the evolution of cymothoid isopod parasites using comparative genomics and geometric morphometrics.

Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare (2020)
Thesis
Schork, I. Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare. (Thesis). The University of Salford

There is a need for a simple non-invasive measure of animal welfare. In humans, sleep quality correlates strongly with a person’s wellbeing; this suggests that sleep may also prove to be a suitable tool to measure mammals’ welfare. Studies in humans... Read More about Into the night : evaluating sleep as a measure of animal welfare.

The effects of biochar on trace element and nutrient solubility in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids (2020)
Thesis
Heaney, N. The effects of biochar on trace element and nutrient solubility in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids. (Thesis). University of Salford

Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) secreted by plant roots play an essential role in regulating the phytoavailability of soil-borne trace elements and nutrients. Biochar is widely considered as a suitable soil remediation option, having show... Read More about The effects of biochar on trace element and nutrient solubility in the presence of low-molecular-weight organic acids.

Behavioural responses in a congested sea : an observational study on a coastal nest-guarding fish (2019)
Journal Article
Mascolino, S., Mariani, S., & Benvenuto, C. (2019). Behavioural responses in a congested sea : an observational study on a coastal nest-guarding fish. The European Zoological Journal, 86(1), 504-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2019.1699611

The deleterious effects of anthropogenic noise on animal communication are nowadays recognised, not only in urban environments but also in terrestrial habitats and along coasts and in open waters. Yet, the assessment of short- and long-term exposure... Read More about Behavioural responses in a congested sea : an observational study on a coastal nest-guarding fish.

Environmental Enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning (2019)
Book Chapter
Young, R., Schetini, C., & Cipreste, C. (2020). Environmental Enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning. In V. Melfi, N. Dorey, & S. Ward (Eds.), Zoo Animal Learning and Training (101-118). West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118968543.ch6

This chapter focuses on the informal learning opportunities that arise from environmental enrichment and what their consequences are for the animal. Environmental enrichment typically involves the addition of novel stimuli to a captive animal's envir... Read More about Environmental Enrichment : the creation of opportunities for informal learning.

Functional genomics of a symbiotic community : shared traits in the olive fruit fly gut microbiota (2019)
Journal Article
Blow, F., Gioti, A., Goodhead, I., Kalyva, M., Kampouraki, A., Vontas, J., & Darby, A. (2020). Functional genomics of a symbiotic community : shared traits in the olive fruit fly gut microbiota. Genome Biology and Evolution, 12(2), 3778-3791. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evz258

The olive fruit fly Bactrocera oleae is a major pest of olives worldwide and houses a specialized gut microbiota dominated by the obligate symbiont “Candidatus Erwinia dacicola”. Ca. E. dacicola is thought to supplement dietary nitrogen to the host,... Read More about Functional genomics of a symbiotic community : shared traits in the olive fruit fly gut microbiota.

Varroa destructor reproduction and cell re-capping in mite-resistant Apis mellifera populations (2019)
Journal Article
Martin, S., Hawkins, G., Brettell, L., Reece, N., Correia-Oliveira, M., & Allsopp, M. (2020). Varroa destructor reproduction and cell re-capping in mite-resistant Apis mellifera populations. Apidologie, 51(3), 369-381. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-019-00721-9

Globalization has facilitated the spread of emerging pests such as the Varroa destructor mite, resulting in the near global distribution of the pest. In South African and Brazilian honey bees, mite-resistant colonies appeared within a decade; in Euro... Read More about Varroa destructor reproduction and cell re-capping in mite-resistant Apis mellifera populations.

Effects of land‐use change on functional and taxonomic diversity of Neotropical bats (2019)
Journal Article
Farneda, F., Meyer, C., & Grelle, C. (2019). Effects of land‐use change on functional and taxonomic diversity of Neotropical bats. Biotropica, 52(1), 120-128. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12736

Human land-use changes are particularly extensive in tropical regions, representing one of the greatest threats to terrestrial biodiversity and a key research topic in conservation. However, studies considering the effects of different types of anthr... Read More about Effects of land‐use change on functional and taxonomic diversity of Neotropical bats.

Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion (2019)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Clark, A., Swan, W., & Mohegh, A. (2020). Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion. Science of the Total Environment, 711, 134649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134649

This paper studies the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion of air pollution in a neighbourhood. The study was performed with reference to air quality conditions in Manchester, UK. Manchester experiences a high level of NO2. Measure... Read More about Air pollution in a microclimate; the impact of different green barriers on the dispersion.

Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research : it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife (2019)
Journal Article
Scarpelli, M., Ribeiro, M., Teixeira, F., Young, R., & Teixeira, C. (2020). Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research : it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife. Science of the Total Environment, 707, 135403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135403

There has been a body of research examining the sounds produced in landscapes. These sounds are commonly defined as soundscapes, however, the term is often used in different contexts. To understand the various meanings attributed to soundscapes, we i... Read More about Gaps in terrestrial soundscape research : it’s time to focus on tropical wildlife.

Mixed-cropping between field pea varieties alters root bacterial and fungal communities (2019)
Journal Article
Horner, A., Browett, S., & Antwis, R. (2019). Mixed-cropping between field pea varieties alters root bacterial and fungal communities. Scientific reports, 9(16953), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53342-8

Modern agricultural practices have vastly increased crop production but negatively affected soil health. As such, there is a call to develop sustainable, ecologically-viable approaches to food production. Mixed-cropping of plant varieties can increas... Read More about Mixed-cropping between field pea varieties alters root bacterial and fungal communities.

Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India (2019)
Journal Article
Mondal, D., Suman, S., Sharma, P., Siddique, A., Rahman, M., Kumar, R., …Matthews, H. (2020). Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India. Science of the Total Environment, 703, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134774

In arsenic (As) endemic areas of south-east Asia, where a subsistence rice-based diet is 19 prevalent, As exposure from food is mainly focused on rice intake. However, consumption of 20 wheat is substantial and increasing. We present a probabilistic... Read More about Wheat is an emerging exposure route for arsenic in Bihar, India.

2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record (2019)
Journal Article
Feurdean, A., Galka, M., Florescu, G., Diaconu, A., Tantau, I., Kirpotin, S., & Hutchinson, S. (2019). 2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record. Quaternary Science Reviews, 226, 105948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105948

The climate of Siberia is primarily influenced by the Siberian High (SH), although other large-scale atmospheric circulation systems, in particular North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) storm tracks, play an important role. How variability in the relative... Read More about 2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record.

What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol (2019)
Journal Article
O'Leary, B., Bryce, D., McKinley, E., Addison, P. F. E., Williams, C., Carpenter, G., …Yates, K. L. (2019). What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 8(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0178-y

Background: Anthropogenic degradation of marine ecosystems is widely accepted as a major social-ecological problem. The growing urgency to better manage marine ecosystems has led to the increasing application of ‘spatial management measures’ includin... Read More about What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol.