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Scientific Publications

SBS peer-reviewed research papers

Spatial behaviour of domestic cats and the effects of outdoor access restrictions and interventions to reduce predation of wildlife

Martina Cecchetti, Sarah L Crowley, Jared Wilson-Aggarwal, Luca Nelli and Robbie A McDonald

2021. Conservation Science and Practice

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Field evidence of UK wild bird exposure to fludioxonil and extrapolation to other pesticides used as seed treatments

Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu​, Dave Goulson

2021. Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Factors predicting susceptibility of songbirds to nest predation by corvids

Lucy A. Capstick, Joah R. Madden 

2021. European Journal of Wildlife Research (2021) 67:96

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Contributions of wild and provisioned foods to the diets of domestic cats that depredate wild animals

Martina Cecchetti, Sarah L Crowley, Cecily E.D. Goodwin, Holly Cole, Jennifer McDonald, Stuart Bearhop and Robbie A McDonald

2021. Ecosphere

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Provision of high meat content food and object play reduce predation of wild animals by domestic cats

Martina Cecchetti, Sarah L Crowley, Cecily E.D. Goodwin and Robbie A McDonald

2021. Current Biology

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Drivers and facilitators of hunting behaviour in domestic cats and options for management

Martina Cecchetti, Sarah L Crowley and Robbie A McDonald

2020. Mammal Review

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Diverse perspectives of cat owners indicate barriers to and opportunities for managing cat predation of wildlife

Sarah L. Crowley, Martina Cecchetti, and Robbie A. McDonald
2020. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 

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Identifying agricultural pesticides that may pose a risk for birds

Cannelle Tassin de Montaigu​, Dave Goulson

2020. PeerJ 8:e9526

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Our Wild Companions: Domestic cats in the Anthropocene
Sarah L. Crowley, Martina Cecchetti, and Robbie A. McDonald
2020. Trends in Ecology & Evolution

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Predation of artificial nests in UK farmland by magpies
Lucy A. Capstick, Rufus B. Sage, Joah R. Madden 
2019. European Journal of Wildlife Research 65-50

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Hunting behaviour in domestic cats: An exploratory study of risk and responsibility among cat owners
Sarah L. Crowley, Martina Cecchetti, Robbie A. McDonald
2019. People and Nature 1-13

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Introduced Grey Squirrels subvert supplementary feeding of suburban wild birds
Hugh J. Hanmer, Rebecca L. Thomas, Mark D.E. Fellowes
2018. Landscape and Urban Planning 177

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Does best-practice crow Corvus corone and magpie Pica pica control on UK farmland improve nest success in hedgerow-nesting songbirds? A field experiment
Rufus B. Sage and Nicholas J. Aebischer
2017. Wildlife Biology wlb.00375

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Urbanisation influences range size of the domestic cat (Felis catus): consequences for conservation
Hugh J. Hanmer, Rebecca L. Thomas and Mark D. E. Fellowes
2017. Journal of Urban Ecology 1-11

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Use of anthropogenic material affects bird nest arthropod community structure: influence of urbanisation, and consequences for ectoparasites and fledging success
Hugh J. Hanmer, Rebecca L. Thomas, Gareth J. F. Beswick, Bradley P. Collins and Mark D. E. Fellowes
2017. Journal of Ornithology 1-15

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Provision of supplementary food for wild birds may increase the risk of local nest predation
Hugh J. Hanmer, Rebecca L. Thomas & Mark D. E. Fellowes
2016. Ibis, 159, 158–167 

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Detecting an impact of predation on bird populations depends on the methods used to assess the predators
Malcolm Nicoll and Ken Norris
2010. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 1, 300–310

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Population change of avian predators and grey squirrels in England: is there evidence for an impact on avian prey populations?
Stuart E. Newson, Eric A. Rexstad, Stephen R. Baillie, Stephen T. Buckland and Nicholas J. Aebischer
2010. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47, 244–252

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