Carreiro, Ana R., Bried, Joel, Deakin, Zoe, Booth Jones, Katherine, Thomas, Robert J., Symondson, William O.C., Ramos, Jaime A. and Medeiros, Renata
2022.
First insights into the diet composition of Madeiran and Monteiro’s storm petrels (Hydrobates castro and H. monteiroi) breeding in the Azores.
Waterbirds
44
(3)
, pp. 300-307.
10.1675/063.044.0304
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Shewring, Mike P., Vaughan, Ian P. and Thomas, Robert J. 2022. Moth biomass and diversity in coniferous plantation woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management 505 , 119881. 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119881 |
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Rowley, Lucy D., Felgueiras, Marcial, Rethore, Guillame, Braganca, Filipa, Thomas, Robert J., Huckle, Eleanor and Medeiros, Renata
2022.
Reliability of morphological criteria for sexing of birds during ringing, assessed using molecular methods - a study of thirteen species of passerines and near-passerines.
Ringing and Migration
35
(2)
, pp. 83-93.
10.1080/03078698.2021.2009544
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Hereward, Hannah F. R., Facey, Richard J., Sargent, Alyssa J., Roda, Sara, Couldwell, Matthew L., Renshaw, Emma L., Shaw, Katie H., Devlin, Jack J., Long, Sarah E., Porter, Ben J., Henderson, Jodie M., Emmett, Christa, Astbury, Laura, Maggs, Luke, Rands, Sean A. and Thomas, Robert J.
2021.
Raspberry Pi nest cameras – an affordable tool for remote behavioural and conservation monitoring of bird nests.
Ecology and Evolution
11
(21)
, pp. 14585-14597.
10.1002/ece3.8127
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Raymond, Sarah, Schwartz, Amy L. W., Thomas, Robert J., Chadwick, Elizabeth and Perkins, Sarah E.
2021.
Temporal patterns of wildlife roadkill in the UK.
PLoS ONE
16
(10)
, e0258083.
10.1371/journal.pone.0258083
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Deakin, Zoe, Hansen, Erpur Snær, Luxmoore, Richard, Thomas, Robert J, Wood, Matt J, Padget, Oliver, Medeiros, Renata, Aitchison, Rowan, Ausden, Malcolm, Barnard, Richard, Booth, Viv, Hansen, Broddi Reyr, Hansen, Eldur A, Hey, Jessica, Hilmarsson, Jóhann Óli, Hoyer, Peter, Kirby, Will, Luxmoore, Alasdair, McDevitt, Anne-Marie, Meulemans, Fenna M, Moore, Pete, Sanderson, Fiona, Sigursteinsson, Marinó, Taylor, Philip R, Thompson, Paul, Trotman, Daniel, Wallisch, Katharina, Wallisch, Nina, Watson, Dan and Bolton, Mark
2021.
Decline of Leach’s Storm Petrels Hydrobates leucorhous at the largest colonies in the northeast Atlantic.
Seabird
33
, pp. 74-106.
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Facey, Richard J., Vafidis, Jim O., Smith, Jeremy A., Vaughan, Ian P. and Thomas, Robert J. 2020. Contrasting sensitivity of nestling and fledgling Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica body mass to local weather conditions. Ibis 162 (4) , pp. 1163-1174. 10.1111/ibi.12824 |
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Williams, Sophie-lee, Perkins, Sarah E., Dennis, Roy, Byrne, James P. and Thomas, Robert J.
2020.
An evidence-based assessment of the past distribution of Golden and White-tailed Eagles across Wales.
Conservation Science and Practice
2
(8)
, e240.
10.1111/csp2.240
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Lakin, Rebecca J, Barrett, Paul M, Stevenson, Colin, Thomas, Robert J and Wills, Matthew A
2020.
First evidence for a latitudinal body mass effect in extant Crocodylia and the relationships of their reproductive characters.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
129
(4)
, pp. 875-887.
10.1093/biolinnean/blz208
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Shewring, Mike, Jenks, Paddy, Cross, Anthony V., Vaughan, Ian P. and Thomas, Robert J. 2020. Testing for effects of tail mounted radio tags and environmental variables on European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus nest survival. Bird Study 67 (4) , pp. 429-439. 10.1080/00063657.2021.1927979 |
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Vafidis, Jim, Smith, Jeremy and Thomas, Robert 2019. Climate change and insectivore ecology. eLS , -. 10.1002/9780470015902.a0028030 |
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Vafidis, Jim O., Facey, Richard J., Leech, David and Thomas, Robert J. 2018. Supplemental food alters nest defence and incubation behaviour of an open-nesting wetland songbird. Journal of Avian Biology 49 (8) , e01672. 10.1111/jav.01672 |
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Marples, Nicola M., Speed, Michael P. and Thomas, Robert J.
2018.
An individual-based profitability spectrum for understanding interactions between predators and their prey.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
125
(1)
, pp. 1-13.
10.1093/biolinnean/bly088
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Williams Schwartz, Amy, Williams, Harry F., Chadwick, Elizabeth, Thomas, Robert J and Perkins, Sarah E 2018. Roadkill scavenging behaviour in an urban environment. Journal of Urban Ecology 4 (1) , juy006. 10.1093/jue/juy006 |
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Thomas, Robert J., Vafidis, James O. and Medeiros Mirra, Renata J. 2017. Climatic impacts on invertebrates as food for vertebrates. In: Jones, T. Hefin and Johnson, Scott N. eds. Global Climate Change and Terrestrial Invertebrates, Chichester: Wiley, pp. 295-316. (10.1002/9781119070894.ch15) |
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Thomas, Robert J., Vafidis, James and Medeiros Mirra, Renata 2017. Invertebrates as food for vertebrates. In: Johnson, Scott and Jones, Thomas Hefin eds. Global Climate Change and Terrestrial Invertebrates, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 295-316. |
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Davison, Stephen P. and Thomas, Robert J. 2017. Apparent spring swarming beaviour of Lesser Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus hipposideros). Journal of Bat Research and Conservation 10 (1) 10.14709/BarbJ.10.1.2017.03 |
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Jones, Gywain, Wills, Alice, Morgan, Andrew John, Thomas, Robert J., Kille, Peter and Novo Rodriguez, Marta 2016. The worm has turned: behavioural drivers of reproductive isolation between cryptic lineages. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 98 , pp. 11-17. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2016.03.015 |
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King, Robert Andrew, Symondson, William Oliver Christian and Thomas, Robert J. 2015. Molecular analysis of faecal samples from birds to identify potential crop pests and useful biocontrol agents in natural areas. Bulletin of Entomological Research 105 (3) , pp. 261-272. 10.1017/S0007485314000935 |
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Newman, Rhian C., Ellis, Tim, Davison, Phil I., Ives, Mark J., Thomas, Robert J., Griffiths, Sian Wyn and Riley, William D. 2015. Using novel methodologies to examine the impact of artificial light at night on the cortisol stress response in dispersing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salarL.) fry. Conservation Physiology 3 (1) , cov051. 10.1093/conphys/cov051 |
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Vafidis, James O., Vaughan, Ian Philip, Jones, Thomas Hefin, Facey, Richard J., Parry, Rob and Thomas, Robert J. 2014. Habitat use and body mass regulation among warblers in the Sahel Region during the non-breeding season. PLoS ONE 9 (11) , e113665. 10.1371/journal.pone.0113665 |
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Seward, Adam M., Beale, Colin M., Gilbert, Lucy, Jones, T. Hefin and Thomas, Robert J.
2014.
The impact of increased food availability on reproduction in a long-distance migratory songbird: Implications for environmental change?
PLoS ONE
9
(10)
, e111180.
10.1371/journal.pone.0111180
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McMahon, Keith, Conboy, Allison, O'Byrne-White, Elise, Thomas, Robert J. and Marples, Nicola M. 2014. Dietary wariness influences the response of foraging birds to competitors. Animal Behaviour 89 , pp. 63-69. 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.12.025 |
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Richards, Elizabeth Loys, Alexander, Lucille G., Snellgrove, Donna, Thomas, Robert J., Marples, Nicola M. and Cable, Joanne 2014. Variation in the expression of dietary conservation within and between fish species. Animal Behaviour 88 , pp. 49-56. 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.11.009 |
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Seward, Adam Michael, Beale, Colin M., Gilbert, Lucy, Jones, Thomas Hefin and Thomas, Robert J. 2013. The impact of increased food availability on survival of a long-distance migratory bird. Ecology 94 (1) , pp. 221-230. 10.1890/12-0121.1 |
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Medeiros Mirra, Renata, King, R. Andrew, Symondson, William Oliver Christian, Cadiou, B., Zonfrillo, B., Bolton, M., Morton, R., Howell, S., Clinton, A., Felgueiras, M. and Thomas, Robert J.
2012.
Molecular evidence for gender differences in the migratory behaviour of a small seabird.
PLoS ONE
7
(9)
, e46330.
10.1371/journal.pone.0046330
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Soanes, Louise M., Thomas, Robert J. and Bolton, Mark 2012. Evaluation of field and analytical methods for estimating the population size of burrow-nesting seabirds from playback surveys. Bird Study 59 (3) , pp. 353-357. 10.1080/00063657.2012.695334 |
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Richards, Elizabeth Loys, Thomas, Robert J., Marples, N., Snellgrove, D. and Cable, Joanne 2011. The expression of dietary conservatism in solitary and shoaling 3-spined sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus. Behavioral Ecology 22 (4) , pp. 738-744. 10.1093/beheco/arr047 |
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Clapham, J., Slater, Frederick Maurice and Thomas, Robert J. 2011. Small mammals in tall grasses: biomass crops as a novel habitat. Mammal News (159) , p. 2. |
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Thomas, Robert J., King, T. A., Forshaw, H. E., Marples, N. M., Speed, M. and Cable, Joanne 2010. The response of fish to novel prey: Evidence that dietary conservatism is not restricted to birds. Behavioral Ecology 21 (4) , pp. 669-675. 10.1093/beheco/arq037 |
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Marples, N. M., Quinlan, M., Thomas, Robert J. and Kelly, D. J. 2007. Deactivation of dietary wariness through experience of novel food. Behavioral Ecology 18 (5) , pp. 803-810. 10.1093/beheco/arm053 |
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Stokke, Bård G., Hafstad, Inge, Rudolfsen, Geir, Bargain, Bruno, Beier, Josef, Bigas Campàs, David, Dyrcz, Andrzej, Honza, Marcel, Leisler, Bernd, Pap, Péter L., PatapaviČius, RiČardas, Procházka, Petr, Schulze-Hagen, Karl, Thomas, Robert J., Moksnes, Arne, Pape Møller, Anders, Røskaft, Eivin and Soler, Manuel 2007. Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers. Oikos 116 (6) , pp. 913-922. 10.1111/j.2007.0030-1299.15832.x |
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Thomas, Robert J., Szekely, T., Powell, R. F. and Cuthill, I. C. 2006. Eye size, foraging methods and the timing of foraging in shorebirds. Functional Ecology 20 (1) , pp. 157-165. 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01073.x |
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Thomas, Robert J., Medeiros Mirra, Renata and Pollard, Alexandra Louise 2006. Evidence for nocturnal inter-tidal foraging by European Storm-Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus during migration. Atlantic Seabirds 8 (1/2) , pp. 87-94. |
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Thomas, Robert J., Bartlett, Laura Amy, Marples, Nicola M., Kelly, David J. and Cuthill, Innes C. 2004. Prey selection by wild birds can allow novel and conspicuous colour morphs to spread in prey populations. Oikos 106 (2) , pp. 285-294. 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13089.x |
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Thomas, Robert J., Marples, N. M., Cuthill, I. C., Takahashi, M. and Gibson, E. A. 2003. Dietary conservatism may facilitate the initial evolution of aposematism. Oikos 101 (3) , pp. 458-466. 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12061.x |
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Thomas, Robert J., Cuthill, Innes, Goldsmith, Arthur, Burdett Proctor, Selene, Cosgrove, Delia and Lidgate, Helena 2003. The trade-off between singing and mass gain in a daytime-singing bird, the European robin. Behaviour 140 (3) , pp. 387-404. 10.1163/156853903321826693 |
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Thomas, Robert J. and Cuthill, Innes C. 2002. Body mass regulation and the daily singing routines of European robins. Animal Behaviour 63 (2) , pp. 285-295. 10.1006/anbe.2001.1926 |
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Thomas, Robert J. 2002. The costs of singing in nightingales. Animal Behaviour 63 (5) , pp. 959-966. 10.1006/anbe.2001.1969 |
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Thomas, Robert J., Szeskely, T., Cuthill, I. C., Harper, D. G. C., Newson, S. E., Frayling, T. D. and Wallis, P. D. 2002. Eye size in birds and the timing of song at dawn. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 269 (1493) , pp. 831-837. 10.1098/rspb.2001.1941 |
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Thomas, Robert J. 2000. Strategic diel regulation of body mass in European robins. Animal Behaviour 59 (4) , pp. 787-791. 10.1006/anbe.1999.1360 |
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