All Outputs (7)

Male body size and parental relatedness but not nuptial colouration influence paternity success during scramble competition in Rana arvalis (2014)
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Rausch, A., Sztatecsny, M., Jehle, R., Ringler, E., & Hoedl, W. (2014). Male body size and parental relatedness but not nuptial colouration influence paternity success during scramble competition in Rana arvalis. Behaviour, 151, 1869-1884. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-00003220

Female mate choice promotes the development of male secondary sexual traits such as nuptial colouration, whereas scramble competition favours male traits which enhance their ability for access to females. In the explosively breeding moor frog (Rana a... Read More about Male body size and parental relatedness but not nuptial colouration influence paternity success during scramble competition in Rana arvalis.

Extending the natural range of a declining species : Genetic evidence that great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations in the Scottish highlands are native (2014)
Journal Article
O'Brien, C., Hall, J., Orchard, D., Barratt, C., Arntzen, J., & Jehle, R. (2015). Extending the natural range of a declining species : Genetic evidence that great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations in the Scottish highlands are native. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 61(1), 27-33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0863-7

Determining whether isolated populations of a species are native or introduced is important for conservation, as non-native occurrences are likely to be of lower priority for conservation organisations with limited resources. The great crested newt T... Read More about Extending the natural range of a declining species : Genetic evidence that great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) populations in the Scottish highlands are native.

Characterisation of 9 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the critically endangered lemur leaf frog Agalychnis lemur (2014)
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Petchey, A., Grey, A., Andren, C., Skelton, T., Kubicki, B., Allen, C., & Jehle, R. (2014). Characterisation of 9 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the critically endangered lemur leaf frog Agalychnis lemur. Conservation Genetics Resources, 6(4), 971-973. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0261-1

We characterise nine polymorphic microsatellites for the critically endangered lemur leaf frog, Agalychnis lemur. We found between 3 and 8 alleles per locus in 48 captive individuals originating from the last two currently known remaining wild popula... Read More about Characterisation of 9 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the critically endangered lemur leaf frog Agalychnis lemur.

Evolution of sperm morphology in anurans : Insights into the roles of mating system and spawning location (2014)
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roles of mating system and spawning location. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14(104), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-14-104

Background: The degree of postcopulatory sexual selection, comprising variable degrees of sperm competition and cryptic female choice, is an important evolutionary force to influence sperm form and function. Here we investigated the effects of mati... Read More about Evolution of sperm morphology in anurans : Insights into the roles of mating system and spawning location.

Altitudinal variation in maternal investment and trade-offs between egg size and clutch size in the Andrew's toad (2014)
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Liao, W., Lu, X., & Jehle, R. (2014). Altitudinal variation in maternal investment and trade-offs between egg size and clutch size in the Andrew's toad. Journal of Zoology, 293(2), 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12122

Environmental variation along altitudinal gradients can promote life-history trait differentiation in ectothermic animals. Life-history theory predicts that increased environmental stress results in a shift in reproductive allocation from offspring q... Read More about Altitudinal variation in maternal investment and trade-offs between egg size and clutch size in the Andrew's toad.

Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus) (2014)
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Dodd, N. S., Lord, J. S., Jehle, R., Parker, S., Parker, F., Brooks, D. R., & Hide, G. (2014). Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus). Experimental Parasitology, 139, 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2014.02.007

Few studies have investigated Toxoplasma gondii infections in bat populations and none have reported its presence in protected British bat species. Using a collection of dead/euthanased bats collected from Lancashire, UK, two species of bats (Pipis... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus).

Toxoplasma gondii : prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus) (2014)
Journal Article
Dodd, N., Lord, J., Jehle, R., Parker, S., Parker, F., Brooks, D., & Hide, G. (2014). Toxoplasma gondii : prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus). Experimental Parasitology, 139, 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2014.02.007

Few studies have investigated Toxoplasma gondii infections in bat populations and none have reported its presence in protected British bat species. Using a collection of dead/euthanased bats collected from Lancashire, UK, two species of bats (Pipis... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii : prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus).