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Greenwood, J.J.D. 1992. Fat scores: a statistical observation. Ringing & Migration 13 : 59-60
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1992. In the pink (and yellow). Nature 357
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1992. The need for professional standards and a minimum scale of fees in environmental consultancy. (Letter). Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management Bulletin 2
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1992. Understanding bird distributions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7 : 252-253 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/0169-5347(92)90168-B)
Gregory, R.D., Montgomery, S.S.J. & Montgomery, W.I. 1992. Population biology of Heligmosomoides polygyrus (Nematoda) in the wood mouse. Journal of Animal Ecology 61 : 749-757
Hill, D.A. & Player, A. 1992. Behavioural responses of Black-headed Gulls and Avocets to two methods of control of gull productivity. Bird Study 39 : 34-42 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659209477097)
Jenkyn, J.F., Carter, N., Darby, R.J., Gutteridge, R.J., Mullen, L.A., Plumb, R.T., Ross, G.J.S., Todd, A.D., Widdowson, F.V. & Wood, D.W. 1992. Effects of seven factors of growth and yield of winter barley grown as a third consecutive take-all susceptible crop and of growing the barley after oats or a fallow. Journal of Agricultural Science 119 : 303-333
Lack, P.C. 1992. 13 species texts. Book title: Birds of Africa Vol. 4. Academic Press, London
Lack, P.C. 1992. Birds on Lowland Farms. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London
Marchant, J.H. 1992. Recent trends in breeding populations of some common trans-Saharan migrant birds in northern Europe. Ibis 134 : 113-119 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb04741.x)
McCulloch, M.N., Tucker, G.M. & Baillie, S.R. 1992. The hunting of migratory birds in Europe: a ringing recovery analysis. Ibis 134 : 55-65 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb04734.x)
McGregor, P.K., Dabelsteen, T., Shepherd, M. & Pederson, S.B. 1992. The signal value of matched singing in great tits: evidence from interactive playback experiments. Animal Behaviour 43 : 987-998 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(06)80012-6)
Mead, C.J. 1992. British Barn Owl releases: why the controls are so necessary. British Wildlife 3 : 262-265
Mead, C.J. 1992. Corn Buntings in north-west Europe ? going down. British Wildlife 4 : 1-3
O'Brien, M. & Smith, K.W. 1992. Changes in the status of waders breeding on wet lowland grasslands in England and Wales between 1982 and 1989. Bird Study 39 : 165-176 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659209477115)
Orians, G.H. & Lack, P. 1992. Arable lands. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 42 Book title: Integrating Conservation Biology and Agricultural Production : 101-125 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/0167-8809(92)90022-4)
Peach, W.J., Hodson, D.P. & Fowler, J.A. 1992. Variation in the winter body mass of Starlings Sturnus vulgaris. Bird Study 39 : 89-95 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063659209477104)
Pearson, D.J. & Lack, P.C. 1992. Migration patterns and habitat use by passerine and near-passerine migrant birds in eastern Africa. Ibis 134 : 89-98 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb04738.x)
Percival, S. 1992. Methods of studying the long-term dynamics of owl populations in Britain. Book title: The ecology and conservation of European Owls. Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Edinburgh University(UK Nature Conservation) Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough : 39-48
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. 1992. Waders breeding in north-east Taimyr. (Abstract). Wader Study Group Bulletin 64 View Abstract
Prŷs-Jones, R.P., Corse, C.J. & Summers, R.W. 1992. The role of the Orkney Islands as a spring staging post for Turnstones Arenaria interpres. Ringing & Migration 13 : 83-89
Rogers, M.J. and the Rarities Committee (incl. Marchant, J.H.). 1992. Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1991. British Birds 85 : 507-554
Spencer, R. and the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. 1992. The Rare Breeding Birds Panel 1992. British Birds 85 : 117-122
Tubbs, C.R., Tubbs, J.M. & Kirby, J.S. 1992. Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina in the Solent, southern England. Biological Conservation 60 : 15-24 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(92)90794-N)
Tucker, G.M. 1992. Effects of agricultural practices on field use by invertebrate-feeding birds in winter. Journal of Applied Ecology 29 : 779-790
Underhill, L.G., Prŷs-Jones, R.P., Dowsett, R.J., Herroelen, P., Johnson, D.N., Lawn, M.R., Norman, S.C., Pearson, D.J. & Tree, A.J. 1992. The biannual primary moult of Willow Warblers Phylloscopus trochilus in Europe and Africa. Ibis 134 : 286-297 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb03811.x)
Underhill, L.G., Prŷs-Jones, R.P., Harrison, J.A. & Martinez, P. 1992. Seasonal patterns of occurrence of Palaearctic migrants in southern Africa using atlas data. Ibis 134 : 99-108 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb04739.x)
Waters, R.J. & Prŷs-Jones, R.P. 1992. The Birds of Estuaries Enquiry - results from the 1989/90 and 1990/91 winters. Wader Study Group Bulletin 64 : 19-21 View Abstract
Wilson, J.D. 1992. A probable case of sexually-selected infanticide by a male Dipper Cinclus cinclus. Ibis 134 : 188-190 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1992.tb08396.x)
Wilson, J.D. 1992. A re-assessment of the significance of status signalling in wild populations of great tits Parus major. Animal Behaviour 43 : 999-1 009 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3472(06)80013-8)
Wilson, J.D. 1992. Correlates of agonistic display by great tits Parus major. Behaviour 121 : 168-214
Wilson, J.D. & Fuller, R.J. 1992. Set-aside: potential and management for wildlife conservation. Ecos 13 : 24-29
Zhou, X. & Carter, N. 1992. Effects of temperature, feeding position and crop growth stage on the population dynamics of the rose grain aphid Metopolophium dirhodum (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Annals of Applied Biology 121 : 27-37 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1992.tb03984.x)
Zhou, X. & Carter, N. 1992. The ecology of coccinellids in farmland. Aspects of Applied Biology 31 : 133-138
Baillie, S.R. 1991. Monitoring terrestrial breeding bird populations. Book title: Monitoring for Conservation and Ecology Chapman and Hall, London : 112-132
Cameron, R.A.D. & Greenwood, J.J.D. 1991. Some montane and forest molluscan faunas from eastern Scotland: effects of altitude, disturbance and isolation. Book title: Proceedings of Tenth International Malacological Congress (Tubingen 1989) : 437-442
Carter, S. 1991. The BTO's Waterways Bird Survey. Book title: Britain's Birds in 1989-90. BTO/JNCC, Thetford : 79-82
Carter, S. 1991. The Heronries census. Book title: Britain's Birds in 1989-90. BTO/JNCC, Thetford : 83-84
Crick, H.Q.P., Dudley, C., Glue, D.E. & Fisher, S. 1991. The Nest Record Scheme in 1989. Book title: Britain's Birds in 1989-90 BTO/JNCC : 62-67
Dick, G., Rehfisch, M., Skinner, J. & Smart M. 1991. Wintering Greylag Geese Anser anser in North Africa. Ardea 79 : 283-286 View Abstract
Eyre, M.D., Rushton, S.P., Young, A.G. & Hill, D.A. 1991. Land cover and breeding birds. Book title: Land Use Change. The causes and consequences. Proceedings of a NERC/ESRC symposium, March 1991, University of Newcastle
Fuller, R.J. 1991. Effects of woodland edges on songbirds. Book title: Edge Management in Woodlands(Forestry Commission Occasional Paper 28) Forestry Commission : 31-34
Fuller, R.J. & Warren, M.S. 1991. Conservation management in ancient and modern woodlands: responses of fauna to edges and rotations. Book title: The Scientific Management of Temperate Communities for Conservation. 31st Symposium of British Ecological Society Blackwell, London : 445-471
Fuller, R.J., Hill, D.A. & Tucker, G.M. 1991. Feeding the birds down on the farm. Ambio 20 : 232-237
Gibbons, D.W. 1991. The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: an overview. Sitta 5 : 11-18
Glue, D.E. 1991. The impact of adverse weather conditions on Britain's wintering and breeding birds in 1991. Journal of Meteorology 16 : 221-223
Glue, D.E. & Muirhead, L. 1991. Garden bird studies. Book title: Britain's Birds in 1989-90. BTO/JNCC, Thetford : 90-93
Gooch, S., Baillie, S.R. & Birkhead, T.R. 1991. Magpie Pica pica L. and songbird populations. Retrospective investigation of trends in population density and breeding success. Journal of Applied Ecology 28 : 1 068-1 086
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1991. Marine quick-change acts. Nature 349 : 741-742 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/349741a0)
Greenwood, J.J.D. 1991. Population ecology of birds. Biological Sciences Review 4

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