Movement and spatial ecology in agricultural landscapes

Project (past)

Project dates01 Apr 2012 to end of 31 Mar 2017
Researchers
Principal InvestigatorAndy Reynolds
FunderBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Project numberS5195
5195
DepartmentAgroecology (AGEC)
Research fish codeBBS/E/C/00005195
Grant IDBBS/E/C/00005195

Outputs

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Seasonal migration to high latitudes results in major reproductive benefits in an insect

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chapman, J. W., Bell, J. R., Burgin, L. E., Reynolds, D. R., Pettersson, L. B., Hill, J. K., Bonsall, M. B. and Thomas, J. A. 2012. Seasonal migration to high latitudes results in major reproductive benefits in an insect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109 (37), pp. 14924-14929. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1207255109

Selection pressures give composite correlated random walks Levy walk characteristics

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2013. Selection pressures give composite correlated random walks Levy walk characteristics. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 332, pp. 117-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.04.035

Semiochemical-based alternatives to synthetic toxicant insecticides for pollen beetle management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Mauchline, A. L., Hervé, M. R. and Cook, S. M. 2017. Semiochemical-based alternatives to synthetic toxicant insecticides for pollen beetle management. Arthropod-Plant Interactions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-017-9569-6

Signatures of active and passive optimized Levy searching in jellyfish

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2014. Signatures of active and passive optimized Levy searching in jellyfish. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 11 (99), p. 20140665. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0665

Signatures of chaos in animal search patterns

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M., Bartumeus, F., Kolzch, A. and van de Koppel, J. 2016. Signatures of chaos in animal search patterns. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 23492. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23492

Similarities and differences in path integration and search in two species of desert ants inhabiting a visually rich and a visually barren habitat

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Schultheiss, P., Stannard, T., Pereira, S., Reynolds, A. M., Wehner, R. and Cheng, K. 2016. Similarities and differences in path integration and search in two species of desert ants inhabiting a visually rich and a visually barren habitat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 70 (8), pp. 1319-1329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2140-0

Soil acidification and the importance of liming agricultural soils with particular reference to the United Kingdom

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Goulding, K. W. T. 2016. Soil acidification and the importance of liming agricultural soils with particular reference to the United Kingdom. Soil Use and Management. 32 (3), pp. 390-399. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12270

Surveillance for invading plant pathogens: the use of epidemic models to quantify performance and optimise survey design

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Parnell, S. and Van Den Bosch, F. 2014. Surveillance for invading plant pathogens: the use of epidemic models to quantify performance and optimise survey design. Abstracts EFSA/EPPO Joint Workshop on Data Collection and Information Sharing in Plant Health, Parma, 1-3 April 2014 . pp. 5

Swarm dynamics may give rise to Lévy flights

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. and Ouellette, N. T. 2016. Swarm dynamics may give rise to Lévy flights. Scientific Reports. 6, p. 30515. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30515

Temperature-activity relationships in Meligethes aeneus: implications for pest management

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ferguson, A. W., Nevard, L. M., Clark, S. J. and Cook, S. M. 2015. Temperature-activity relationships in Meligethes aeneus: implications for pest management. Pest Management Science. 71 (3), pp. 459-466. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.3860

The Cahn-Hilliard phase separation principle maybe the tip of an iceberg Comment on "Phase separation driven by density-dependent movement: A novel mechanism for ecological patterns" by Q.-X. Liu et al

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2016. The Cahn-Hilliard phase separation principle maybe the tip of an iceberg Comment on "Phase separation driven by density-dependent movement: A novel mechanism for ecological patterns" by Q.-X. Liu et al. Physics of Life Reviews. 19, pp. 135-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2016.09.007

The effect of Horsfall-Barratt category size on the accuracy and reliability of estimates of pecan scab severity

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bock, C. H., Wood, B. W., Van Den Bosch, F., Parnell, S. and Gottwald, T. R. 2013. The effect of Horsfall-Barratt category size on the accuracy and reliability of estimates of pecan scab severity. Plant Disease. 97 (6), pp. 797-806. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-08-12-0781-RE

The effect of sowing date (autumn vs. spring) on the flowering period of biennial margin mixes and their resource value for enemies of crop pests

C2 - Non-edited contributions to conferences
Baverstock, J., Torrance, M. T., Skellern, M. P., Pell, J. K., Hartwell, G. and Cook, S. M. 2015. The effect of sowing date (autumn vs. spring) on the flowering period of biennial margin mixes and their resource value for enemies of crop pests. Proceedings BASF Farm Network Conference, Bad Durkheim, 23-24 November 2015 . pp. 6-11

The effects of Nosema ceranae on honey bee flight distance

G - Articles in popular magazines and other technical publications
Wells, T., Nicholls, B., Wolf, S., Groll, H., Lim, K. S., Clark, S. J., Swain, J. L., Osborne, J. L. and Haughton, A. J. 2015. The effects of Nosema ceranae on honey bee flight distance. British bee journal. (2), p. 6.

The ontogeny of bumblebee flight trajectories: from naive explorers to experienced foragers

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Osborne, J. L., Smith, A. D., Clark, S. J., Reynolds, D. R., Barron, M. C., Lim, K. S. and Reynolds, A. M. 2013. The ontogeny of bumblebee flight trajectories: from naive explorers to experienced foragers. PLOS ONE. 8 (11), p. e78681. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078681

The potential of decision support systems to improve risk assessment for pollen beetle management in winter oilseed rape

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Ferguson, A. W., Skellern, M. P., Johnen, A., Von Richthofen, J-S., Watts, N. P., Bardsley, E., Murray, D. A. and Cook, S. M. 2016. The potential of decision support systems to improve risk assessment for pollen beetle management in winter oilseed rape. Pest Management Science. 72 (3), pp. 609-617. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4069

The significance of midsummer movements of Autographa gamma: implications for a mechanistic understanding of orientation behavior in a migrant moth

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Chapman, J. W., Lim, K. S. and Reynolds, D. R. 2013. The significance of midsummer movements of Autographa gamma: implications for a mechanistic understanding of orientation behavior in a migrant moth. Current Zoology. 59 (3), pp. 360-370. https://doi.org/10.1093/czoolo/59.3.360

The state of Britain's larger moths 2013

D1 - Technical reports: non-confidential
Fox, R., Parsons, M. S., Chapman, J. W., Woiwod, I. P., Warren, M. S. and Brooks, D. R. 2013. The state of Britain's larger moths 2013. Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research, Wareham.

The trait and host plant ecology of aphids and their distribution and abundance in the United Kingdom

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Bell, J. R., Taylor, M. S., Shortall, C. R., Welham, S. J. and Harrington, R. 2012. The trait and host plant ecology of aphids and their distribution and abundance in the United Kingdom. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 21 (4), pp. 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00685.x

The use of radars to monitor migration strategies of moths

C1 - Edited contributions to conferences/learned societies
Chapman, J. W. 2012. The use of radars to monitor migration strategies of moths. Flaquer, C. and Puig-Montserrat, X. (ed.) Proceedings International Symposium on the Importance of Bats as Bioindicators, Barcelona, 5-7 December 2012 . Museum of Natural Sciences Edicions, Granollers. pp. 32-35

Thirteen challenges in modelling plant diseases

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Cunniffe, N. J., Koskella, B., Metcalf, C. J. E., Parnell, S., Gottwald, T. R. and Gilligan, C. A. 2015. Thirteen challenges in modelling plant diseases. Epidemics. 10, pp. 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2014.06.002

Towards a mechanistic framework that explains correlated random walk behaviour: correlated random walkers can optimize their fitness when foraging under the risk of predation

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2014. Towards a mechanistic framework that explains correlated random walk behaviour: correlated random walkers can optimize their fitness when foraging under the risk of predation. Ecological Complexity. 19, pp. 18-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2014.02.004

Tsallis distributions, Levy walks and correlated-type anomalous diffusion result from state-dependent diffusion

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. and Geritz, S. A. H. 2015. Tsallis distributions, Levy walks and correlated-type anomalous diffusion result from state-dependent diffusion. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 424, pp. 317-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2015.01.034

Unravelling the mechanisms of trapline foraging in bees

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Liboreau, M., Raine, N. E., Reynolds, A. M., Stelzer, R. J., Lim, K. S., Smith, A. D., Osborne, J. L. and Chittka, L. 2013. Unravelling the mechanisms of trapline foraging in bees. Communicative and Integrative Biology. 6, p. e22701. https://doi.org/10.4161/cib.22701

Using functional traits to quantify the value of plant communities to invertebrate ecosystem service providers in arable landscapes

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Storkey, J., Brooks, D. R., Haughton, A. J., Hawes, C., Smith, B. M. and Holland, J. M. 2013. Using functional traits to quantify the value of plant communities to invertebrate ecosystem service providers in arable landscapes. Journal of Ecology. 101 (1), pp. 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12020

Venturing beyond the Levy flight foraging hypothesis: reply to comments on 'Liberating Levy walk research from the shackles of optimal foraging'

A - Papers appearing in refereed journals
Reynolds, A. M. 2015. Venturing beyond the Levy flight foraging hypothesis: reply to comments on 'Liberating Levy walk research from the shackles of optimal foraging'. Physics of Life Reviews. 14, pp. 115-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2015.07.013