Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Cassey, Phillip"

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    • Disentangling synergistic disease dynamics: Implications for the viral biocontrol of rabbits 

      Wells, Konstans; Fordham, Damien A; Brook, Barry W; Cassey, Phillip; Cox, Tarnya; OHara, Robert Brian; Schwensow, Nina I (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      1. European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) have been exposed to rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) and myxoma virus (MYXV) in their native and invasive ranges for decades. Yet, the long‐term effects of these viruses ...

    • Egg arrangement in avian clutches covaries with the rejection of foreign eggs 

      Polacikova, Lenka; Takasu, Fugo; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Moksnes, Arne; Røskaft, Eivin; Cassey, Phillip; Hauber, Mark; Grim, Tomas (Journal article, 2013)
      In birds, the colour, maculation, shape, and size of their eggs play critical roles in discrimination of foreign eggs in the clutch. So far, however, no study has examined the role of egg arrangement within a clutch on ...

    • Rapid development of brood-parasitic cuckoo embryos cannot be explained by increased gas exchange through the eggshell 

      Portugal, Steven J.; Hauber, Mark E.; Maurer, Golo; Stokke, Bård Gunnar; Grim, Tomas; Cassey, Phillip (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Obligate avian brood parasites lay their eggs in hosts' nests and play no role in the provisioning of the progeny. Many parasites, including Cuculus cuckoos, hatch before their hosts and the altricial chick evicts hosts ...