Major Transitions in Cuticular Hydrocarbon Expression Coincide with Sexual Maturity in a Blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae) (2020)
Journal Article
Drijfhout. (2020). Major Transitions in Cuticular Hydrocarbon Expression Coincide with Sexual Maturity in a Blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 610-618. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-020-01194-2

In many animals, there is a prolonged pre-reproductive period prior to sexual maturity. To avoid premature mating attempts, it is common for phenotypic changes to occur during this period that signal the onset of reproductive viability. Among the ins... Read More about Major Transitions in Cuticular Hydrocarbon Expression Coincide with Sexual Maturity in a Blowfly (Diptera: Calliphoridae).

Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements (2020)
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(2020). Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements. Conservation Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13495

Accurately quantifying species’ area requirements is a prerequisite for effective area-based conservation. This typically involves collecting tracking data on species of interest and then conducting home-range analyses. Problematically, autocorrelati... Read More about Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements.

Application of the Random Encounter Model in citizen science projects to monitor animal densities (2020)
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(2020). Application of the Random Encounter Model in citizen science projects to monitor animal densities. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.153

Abundance and density are vital metrics for assessing a species’ conservation status and for developing effective management strategies. Remote-sensing cameras are being used increasingly as part of citizen science projects to monitor wildlife, but c... Read More about Application of the Random Encounter Model in citizen science projects to monitor animal densities.

Genetic structure of regional water vole populations and footprints of reintroductions: a case study from southeast England (2020)
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(2020). Genetic structure of regional water vole populations and footprints of reintroductions: a case study from southeast England. Conservation Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-020-01268-4

An important consideration when implementing species management is preserving genetic variation, which is fundamental to the long-term persistence of populations and adaptive potential of the species. The European water vole Arvicola amphibius is of... Read More about Genetic structure of regional water vole populations and footprints of reintroductions: a case study from southeast England.