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Reciprocal sexual size dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii) (2016)
Journal Article
Zhao, L., Chen, Y., Lou, S., Huang, Y., Jehle, R., & Liao, W. (2016). Reciprocal sexual size dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii). Salamandra (Frankfurt), 52(3), 261-268

Rensch’s rule describes a pattern of allometry whereby sexual size dimorphism (SSD) increases with body size when males are the larger sex, and whereby SSD decreases with body size when females are larger in interspecific comparisons. In groups of re... Read More about Reciprocal sexual size dimorphism and Rensch’s rule in Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii).

Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations (2016)
Journal Article

Ecosystem fragmentation and habitat loss have been the focus of landscape management due to restrictions on contemporary connectivity and dispersal of populations. Here, we used an individual approach to determine the drivers of genetic differentiati... Read More about Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of connectivity patterns : a basis for prioritizing conservation efforts for threatened populations.

Floodplains : the forgotten and abused component of the fluvial system (2016)
Journal Article
Heritage, G., Entwistle, N., & Bentley, S. (2016). Floodplains : the forgotten and abused component of the fluvial system. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160713007

River restoration is strongly focussed on in-channel initiatives driven by fisheries interests and a continued
desire for river stability. This contrasts greatly with the inherently mobile nature of watercourses. What is often
overlooked is the fac... Read More about Floodplains : the forgotten and abused component of the fluvial system.

Dispersal and group formation dynamics in a rare and endangered temperate forest bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) (2016)
Journal Article
Santos, J., Meyer, C., Ibáñez, C., Popa-Lisseanu, A., & Juste, J. (2016). Dispersal and group formation dynamics in a rare and endangered temperate forest bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Ecology and Evolution, 6(22), 8193-8204. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2330

For elusive mammals like bats, colonization of new areas and colony formation are poorly understood, as is their relationship with the genetic structure of populations. Understanding dispersal and group formation behaviors is critical not only for a... Read More about Dispersal and group formation dynamics in a rare and endangered temperate forest bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).

Toll-like receptor variation in the bottlenecked population of the endangered Seychelles warbler (2016)
Journal Article
Gilroy, D., van Oosterhout, C., Komdeur, J., & Richardson, D. (2017). Toll-like receptor variation in the bottlenecked population of the endangered Seychelles warbler. Animal Conservation, 20(3), 235-250. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12307

In small populations, drift results in a loss of genetic variation, which reduces adaptive evolutionary potential. Furthermore, the probability of consanguineous mating increases which may result in inbreeding depression. Under certain circumstances,... Read More about Toll-like receptor variation in the bottlenecked population of the endangered Seychelles warbler.

The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish (2016)
Journal Article
Mascolino, S., Benvenuto, C., Gubili, C., Sacchi, C., Boufana, B., & Mariani, S. (2016). The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 89(6), 2643-2657. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13130

Fish use different modalities to access mates for reproduction, often referred to as Alternative Reproductive Tactics (ARTs). ARTs are an example of coexisting phenotypes, which have to hold some degree of reproductive success to persist in a populat... Read More about The ART of mating : alternative reproductive tactics and mating success in a nest-guarding fish.

Hope springs eternal in the starfish gonad: preserved potential for sexual reproduction in a single-clone population of a fissiparous starfish (2016)
Journal Article
Garcia-Cisneros, A., Pérez-Portela, R., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Campos-Canet, M., & Palacín, C. (2017). Hope springs eternal in the starfish gonad: preserved potential for sexual reproduction in a single-clone population of a fissiparous starfish. Hydrobiologia, 787(1), 291-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2971-8

Among echinoderms, asexual reproduction by fission occurs in few species. This strategy is considered a temporary response to stressful conditions and usually alternates with sexual reproduction events; thus, monoclonal populations are extremely rare... Read More about Hope springs eternal in the starfish gonad: preserved potential for sexual reproduction in a single-clone population of a fissiparous starfish.

Bird detection in audio : a survey and a challenge (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Stowell, D., Wood, M., Stylianou, Y., & Glotin, H. (2016, September). Bird detection in audio : a survey and a challenge. Presented at 26th IEEE International Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing, Salerno, Italy

Many biological monitoring projects rely on acoustic detection of birds. Despite increasingly large datasets, this detection is often manual or semi-automatic, requiring manual tuning/postprocessing. We review the state of the art in automatic bird s... Read More about Bird detection in audio : a survey and a challenge.

Post-glacial colonisation of Europe by the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus : evidence of a northern refugium and dispersal with humans (2016)
Journal Article

The wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus is an opportunistic rodent that is found throughout most of
the European mainland. It is present on many islands around the margins of the continent and in
northern Africa. The species has been the subject of prev... Read More about Post-glacial colonisation of Europe by the wood mouse, Apodemus sylvaticus : evidence of a northern refugium and dispersal with humans.

Meltwater temperature in streams draining from Alpine glaciers (2016)
Thesis
Williamson, R. Meltwater temperature in streams draining from Alpine glaciers. (Thesis). University of Salford

Thermal conditions in river water are of importance as they influence water quality, chemical processes, ecology, and biological conditions in rivers. In meltwater streams draining from Alpine glaciers, temperatures measured close to glacier termini... Read More about Meltwater temperature in streams draining from Alpine glaciers.

Magnetic signature of overbank sediment in industry impacted floodplains identified by data mining methods (2016)
Journal Article
Chudaničová, M., & Hutchinson, S. (2016). Magnetic signature of overbank sediment in industry impacted floodplains identified by data mining methods. Geophysical Journal International, 207(2), 1106-1121. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggw321

Our study attempts to identify a characteristic magnetic signature of overbank sediments exhibiting anthropogenically induced magnetic enhancement and thereby to distinguish them from unenhanced sediments with weak magnetic background values, using a... Read More about Magnetic signature of overbank sediment in industry impacted floodplains identified by data mining methods.

Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish (2016)
Journal Article
Coscia, I., Chopelet, J., Waples, R., Mann, B., & Mariani, S. (2016). Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish. Heredity, 117, 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2016.50

Large variance in reproductive success is the primary factor that reduces effective population size (Ne) in
natural populations. In sequentially hermaphroditic (‘sex-changing’) fish, the sex ratio is typically skewed
and biased toward the ‘first’... Read More about Sex change and effective population size : implications for population genetic studies in marine fish.

Monitoring invasive pathogens in plant nurseries for early-detection and to minimise the probability of escape (2016)
Journal Article
Alonso Chavez, V., Parnell, S., & Van Den Bosch, F. (2016). Monitoring invasive pathogens in plant nurseries for early-detection and to minimise the probability of escape. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 407, 290-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.07.041

The global increase in the movement of plant products in recent years has triggered an increase in the number of introduced plant pathogens. Plant nurseries importing material from abroad may play an important role in the introduction and spread of d... Read More about Monitoring invasive pathogens in plant nurseries for early-detection and to minimise the probability of escape.

Different types of small RNAs in protozoa (2016)
Book Chapter
Zheng, L., Liao, J., Wen, Y., Hide, G., Qu, L., & Lun, Z. (2016). Different types of small RNAs in protozoa. In A. Leitao, & F. Enguita (Eds.), Non-coding RNAs and inter-kingdom communication (177-196). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39496-1_11

The origin and evolution of small RNA molecules is a long-standing mystery. The protozoa represent the earliest eukaryotes and encompass rich diverse genetic resources. However, there are many contradictions and disputes prevalent in studies on proto... Read More about Different types of small RNAs in protozoa.

Age-specific haemosporidian infection dynamics and survival in Seychelles warblers (2016)
Journal Article
Hammers, M., Komdeur, J., Kingma, S., Hutchings, K., Fairfield, E., Gilroy, D., & Richardson, D. (2016). Age-specific haemosporidian infection dynamics and survival in Seychelles warblers. Scientific reports, 6, 29720. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep29720

Parasites may severely impact the fitness and life-history of their hosts. After infection, surviving individuals may suppress the growth of the parasite, or completely clear the infection and develop immunity. Consequently, parasite prevalence is pr... Read More about Age-specific haemosporidian infection dynamics and survival in Seychelles warblers.

Ecogeographical patterns of morphological variation in pygmy shrews Sorex minutus (Soricomorpha: Soricinae) within a phylogeographic and continental-and-island framework (2016)
Journal Article
framework. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119(4), 799-815. https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12858

Ecogeographical patterns of morphological variation were studied in the Eurasian pygmy shrew Sorex minutus to understand the species’ morphological diversity in a continental and island setting, and within the context of previous detailed phylogeogra... Read More about Ecogeographical patterns of morphological variation in pygmy shrews Sorex minutus (Soricomorpha: Soricinae) within a phylogeographic and continental-and-island framework.