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Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius) (2018)
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Simpson, J., & O'Hara, S. (2018). Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius). Animal Cognition, 22(2), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-018-1230-y

Gaze following is the ability to utilise information from another's gaze. It is most often seen in a social context or as a reflexive response to interesting external stimuli. Social species can potentially reveal utilisable knowledge about another's... Read More about Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius).

Rapid, 5 min, low temperature aqueous platinization for plastic substrates for dye-sensitized solar cells (2018)
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Holliman, P., Fattori, A., Anthony, R., Ketipearacchi, U., Connell, A., Davies, M., & Jones, E. (2019). Rapid, 5 min, low temperature aqueous platinization for plastic substrates for dye-sensitized solar cells. Materials letters. X, 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2018.100001

This paper reports a rapid (5 min), low temperature (120 �C) method to platinize the counter electrodes
of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) devices. This new method uses aqueous solutions and is based on chemical
bath deposition of an activating Pd... Read More about Rapid, 5 min, low temperature aqueous platinization for plastic substrates for dye-sensitized solar cells.

Consequences of sex change for effective population size (2018)
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Waples, R., Mariani, S., & Benvenuto, C. (2018). Consequences of sex change for effective population size. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1893), 20181702. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1702

Sequential hermaphroditism, where males change to females (protandry) or the reverse (protogyny), is widespread in animals and plants and can be an Evolutionarily Stable Strategy (ESS) if fecundity rises faster with age in the second sex. Sequential... Read More about Consequences of sex change for effective population size.

Dynamics of Fe, Mn, and Al liberated from contaminated soil by low-molecular-weight organic acids and their effects on the release of soil-borne trace elements (2018)
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soil-borne trace elements. Applied Sciences, 8(12), 2444. https://doi.org/10.3390/app8122444

A 15-day batch experiment was conducted to investigate the behaviours of Fe, Mn, and
Al oxides upon attack by three common low-molecular-weight organic acids, and their effects on
liberation of trace elements from a multi-contaminated soil. While t... Read More about Dynamics of Fe, Mn, and Al liberated from contaminated soil by low-molecular-weight organic acids and their effects on the release of soil-borne trace elements.

Origins of Vespa velutina hornet that recently invaded Iki Island, Japan and Jersey Island, UK (2018)
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Takahashi, J., Okuyama, H., Kiyoshi, T., Takeuchi, T., & Martin, S. (2019). Origins of Vespa velutina hornet that recently invaded Iki Island, Japan and Jersey Island, UK. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 30(3), 434-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/24701394.2018.1538366

The native distribution of the yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina, is throughout East Asia. Around 15 years ago this species was accidentally introduced into South Korea and France, where it became established and then spread into neighbouring coun... Read More about Origins of Vespa velutina hornet that recently invaded Iki Island, Japan and Jersey Island, UK.

Decomposition of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton‐like processes : effects of ferrous iron source, salinity and temperature (2018)
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Qin, J., Lin, C., Almebayedh, H., & Albader, M. (2018). Decomposition of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton‐like processes : effects of ferrous iron source, salinity and temperature. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 169(Mar-19), 764-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.11.086

Batch experiments were conducted to examine the effects of ferrous iron source, soil salinity and temperature on
degradation of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton-like processes. The results show that over 70%,
50% and 25% of aliphatic C16... Read More about Decomposition of long-chain petroleum hydrocarbons by Fenton‐like processes : effects of ferrous iron source, salinity and temperature.

The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species (2018)
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The Roosevelt-Rondon Expedition marmoset, Mico marcai, was collected in 1914 and to date, all information on this species comes from three skins brought back by the Expedition and two additional skins collected in the 1990s. It is no surprise then th... Read More about The Roosevelt – Rondon expedition marmoset (Mico marcai) : unveiling the conservation status of a data deficient species.

Gut microbiome composition is associated with spatial structuring and social interactions in semi-feral Welsh mountain ponies (2018)
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Antwis, R., Lea, J., Unwin, B., & Shultz, S. (2018). Gut microbiome composition is associated with spatial structuring and social interactions in semi-feral Welsh mountain ponies. Microbiome, 6(207), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0593-2

Background: Microbiome composition is linked to host functional traits including metabolism and immune function. Drivers of microbiome composition are increasingly well-characterised; however, evidence of group-level microbiome convergence is limited... Read More about Gut microbiome composition is associated with spatial structuring and social interactions in semi-feral Welsh mountain ponies.

Stronger together : combining automated classifiers with manual post-validation optimizes the workload vs reliability trade-off of species identification in bat acoustic surveys (2018)
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López-Baucells, A., Torrent, L., Rocha, R., Bobrowiec, P., Palmeirim, J., & Meyer, C. (2018). Stronger together : combining automated classifiers with manual post-validation optimizes the workload vs reliability trade-off of species identification in bat acoustic surveys. Ecological Informatics, 49(Jan 19), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.11.004

Owing to major technological advances, bioacoustics has become a burgeoning field in
ecological research worldwide. Autonomous passive acoustic recorders are becoming widely
used to monitor aerial insectivorous bats, and automatic classifiers have... Read More about Stronger together : combining automated classifiers with manual post-validation optimizes the workload vs reliability trade-off of species identification in bat acoustic surveys.

Urban land-use dynamics in the Niger Delta : the case of Greater Port Harcourt watershed (2018)
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Dan-Jumbo, N., Metzger, M., & Clark, A. (2018). Urban land-use dynamics in the Niger Delta : the case of Greater Port Harcourt watershed. Urban Science, 2(4), 108. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci2040108

Cities in developing countries are urbanising at a rapid rate, resulting in substantial pressures on environmental systems. Among the main factors that lead to flooding, controlling land-use change offers the greatest scope for the management of risk... Read More about Urban land-use dynamics in the Niger Delta : the case of Greater Port Harcourt watershed.

A vast 4000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds (2018)
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Martin, S., Funch, R., Hanson, P., & Yoo, E. (2018). A vast 4000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds. Current Biology, 28(22), R1292-R1293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.061

The origins of many large-scale ‘biogenic’ earthen structures are controversial, because often the species that built them have vanished. This is especially true when they form regular (over-dispersed), self-organized vegetation patterns [1]. Here, w... Read More about A vast 4000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds.

Active treatment of acidic mine water to minimize environmental impacts in a densely populated downstream area (2018)
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Qin, J., Cui, X., Yan, H., Lu, W., & Lin, C. (2019). Active treatment of acidic mine water to minimize environmental impacts in a densely populated downstream area. Journal of Cleaner Production, 210, 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.029

Field monitoring was conducted to evaluate the effects of active mine water treatment on improving the water quality of receiving river in a densely populated catchment. Microcosm experiment was also performed to assess the effects of treated mine wa... Read More about Active treatment of acidic mine water to minimize environmental impacts in a densely populated downstream area.

Persistence of environmental DNA in marine systems (2018)
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Collins, R., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., O'Gorman, E., Mariani, S., Sims, D., & Genner, M. (2018). Persistence of environmental DNA in marine systems. Communications Biology, 1, 185. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0192-6

As environmental DNA (eDNA) becomes an increasingly valuable resource for marine eco-system monitoring, understanding variation in its persistence across contrasting environments is critical. Here, we quantify the breakdown of macrobial eDNA over a s... Read More about Persistence of environmental DNA in marine systems.

Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems (2018)
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Feurdean, A., Ruprecht, E., Molnár, Z., Hutchinson, S., & Hickler, T. (2018). Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems. Biological Conservation, 228, 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.09.022

Worldwide reforestation has been recommended as a landscape restoration strategy to mitigate climate change in areas where the climate can sustain forest. This approach may threaten grassland ecosystems of unique biodiversity as such policies are bas... Read More about Biodiversity-rich European grasslands : ancient, forgotten ecosystems.

Excavating the Wear Flint Glass Works, Lisburn Terrace, Sunderland (2018)
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Gregory, R., Dungworth, D., Wild, C., & Miller, I. (2018). Excavating the Wear Flint Glass Works, Lisburn Terrace, Sunderland. Archaeologia Aeliana, 47, 271-305

In 2011, an open-area excavation was undertaken on the site of the Wear Flint Glass Works, Sunderland. This glassworks operated throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and was initially engaged in the production of pressed-glass vesse... Read More about Excavating the Wear Flint Glass Works, Lisburn Terrace, Sunderland.

Metabarcoding of shrimp stomach content: harnessing a natural sampler for fish biodiversity monitoring (2018)
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Siegenthaler, A., Wangensteen, O., Soto, A., Benvenuto, C., Corrigan, L., & Mariani, S. (2019). Metabarcoding of shrimp stomach content: harnessing a natural sampler for fish biodiversity monitoring. Molecular Ecology Resources, 19(1), 206-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12956

Given their positioning and biological productivity, estuaries have long represented key providers of ecosystem services, and consequently remain under remarkable pressure from numerous forms of anthropogenic impact. The monitoring of fish communitie... Read More about Metabarcoding of shrimp stomach content: harnessing a natural sampler for fish biodiversity monitoring.

The cost of infection : Argulus foliaceus and its impact on the swimming performance of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) (2018)
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Stewart, A., Hunt, R., Mitchell, R., Muhawenimana, V., Wilson, C., Jackson, J., & Cable, J. (2018). The cost of infection : Argulus foliaceus and its impact on the swimming performance of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Interface, 15(147), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0571

For fish, there can be multiple consequences of parasitic infections, including the physical impacts on swimming and the pathological costs of infection. This study utilised the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and the ectoparasitic... Read More about The cost of infection : Argulus foliaceus and its impact on the swimming performance of the three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus).

DNA metabarcoding unveils multi-scale trophic variation in a widespread coastal opportunist (2018)
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Siegenthaler, A., Wangensteen, O., Benvenuto, C., Campos, J., & Mariani, S. (2019). DNA metabarcoding unveils multi-scale trophic variation in a widespread coastal opportunist. Molecular Ecology, 28(2), 232-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14886

A thorough understanding of ecological networks relies on comprehensive information on trophic relationships among species. Since unpicking the diet of many organisms is unattainable using traditional morphology-based approaches, the application of h... Read More about DNA metabarcoding unveils multi-scale trophic variation in a widespread coastal opportunist.

Effects of softwood biochar on the status of nitrogen species and elements of potential toxicity in soils (2018)
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Heaney, N., Mamman, M., Tahir, H., Al-Gharib, A., & Lin, C. (2018). Effects of softwood biochar on the status of nitrogen species and elements of potential toxicity in soils. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 166, 383-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.112

The effects of softwood-derived biochar materials on the chemical behaviour of environmental contaminants in
soils were examined in two microcosm scenarios. Addition of the biochar materials into an alkaline sandy soil
significantly reduced NH3 vol... Read More about Effects of softwood biochar on the status of nitrogen species and elements of potential toxicity in soils.