A5019839140- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Plant and animal studies
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
University of Cumbria
2020
Anglia Ruskin University
2011-2017
Organismal functions are size-dependent whenever body surfaces supply volumes. Larger organisms can develop strongly folded internal for enhanced diffusion, but in many cases areas cannot be so that their enlargement is constrained by anatomy, presenting a problem larger animals. Here, we study the allometry of adhesive pad area 225 climbing animal species, covering more than seven orders magnitude weight. Across all taxa, showed extreme positive and scaled with weight, implying 200-fold...
Abstract. 1. Cattle avoid grazing around their dung. This pattern persists after the decomposition of initial dung patch leading to formation taller grass patches, termed islets. It is known that islets hold a disproportionate amount arthropods in grazed grasslands. 2. An experimental manipulation was set up investigate relative effects vegetation structure and nutrient input on arthropod distributions. Herbivorous bugs (Hemiptera) predatory spiders (Araneae) were sampled artificially...
Although social enrichment can be considered beneficial in helping dogs cope with the kennel environment, when taking individual needs into account, it places a large demand on carers and may not appropriate under-resourced kennels. Some kennels are also designed such way that there is too much interaction, individuals cannot choose to distance themselves from conspecifics. This study therefore aimed assess effects of easily accessible behaviour kennelled Pit Bull Terrier type rescued...
A preference experiment was set up with two planthopper species (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) to test the influence of competition on host plant choice. The delphacid Javesella pellucida chosen as a generalist and rarer Ribautodelphax imitans monophagous specialist, which feeds grass, tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus . In absence showed marked for fescue. some experiments, however, introduction specialist resulted in shift an alternative if established prior generalist. This supports...
Organismal functions are size-dependent whenever body surfaces supply volumes. Larger organisms can develop strongly folded internal for enhanced diffusion, but in many cases areas cannot be so that their enlargement is constrained by anatomy, presenting a problem larger animals. Here, we study the allometry of adhesive pad area 225 climbing animal species, covering more than seven orders magnitude weight. Across all taxa, showed extreme positive and scaled with weight, implying 200-fold...