Publications on Red Grouse and Willow Grouse Lagopus lagopus by Peter Hudson

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196. Matthipopoulos, J., Graham, K., Smout, S., Asseburg, C., Redpath, S.M., Thirgood, S.J., Hudson, P.J. & Harwood, J. 2007. Sensitivity to assumptions in models of generalist predation on a cyclic prey. Ecology 88. 2576-2586 Download pdf

185. Hudson, P.J., Cattadori, I.M., Boag, B. & Dobson, A.P. 2006. Climate disruption and parasite-host dynamics: patterns and processes associated with warming and the frequency of extreme climatic events. Journal of Helminthology 80: 175-182. Download pdf

182. Redpath, S.M., Mougeot, F., Leckie, F., & Hudson, P.J. 2006. Testing the role of parasites in driving the cyclic population dynamics of a gamebird. Ecology Letters 9:410-418 Download pdf

181. Altizer, S. Dobson, A.P. Pascual, M., Hudson, P. Rohani, P. and Hosseini, P. 2006. Seasonality and population dynamics: infectious diseases as case studies. Ecology Letters 9:467-484. Download pdf

180. Seivwright LJ, Redpath SM, Mougeot F., Leckie, F. & Hudson, P.J. 2005. Interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms in a cyclic species: testosterone increases parasite infection in red grouse. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 272: 2299-2304 Download pdf

179. Mougeot, F., Piertney, S.B., Leckie F., Evans, S., Moss, R., Redpath, S.M. & Hudson, P.J. 2005. Experimentally increased aggressiveness reduces population kin structure and subsequent recruitment of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. J. Anim. Ecol. 74: 488-497. Download pdf

175. Holmstad, P. Skorping, A. & Hudson, P.J. (2005). The influence of a parasite community on the dynamics of a host population: A longitudinal study on Willow ptarmigan and their parasites. Oikos.

174. Mougeot, F. Redpath, S.M. Piertney, S. & Hudson, P.J. (2005). Separating behavioural and physiological mechanisms in testosterone mediated trade-offs American Naturalist 166: 158-169. Download pdf

170. Cattadori, I.M., Haydon, D. & Hudson, P.J. (2004). Parasites and climate synchronize red grouse populations. Nature 433 737-741. Download pdf

169. Holmstad, P. R., Hudson, P. J., Vandvik, V. & Skorping, A. (2004). Can parasites synchronise the population fluctuations of sympatric tetraonids? Examining some minimum conditions. Oikos 109: 429-434. Download pdf

165. Kirby, A.D., Smith, A.A., Benton, T.G. & Hudson, P.J. (2004). Rising burden of immature sheep ticks (Ixodes ricinus) on Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) chicks. Med and Vet Entomology 18, 67-70. Download pdf

162. Hudson, P.J. Dobson, A.P., Cattadori, I.M.C., Newborn, D., Haydon, D.T., Shaw, D.J., Benton, T.G. and Grenfell, B.T. (2003) Trophic interactions and population growth rates: describing patterns and identifying mechanisms. In Wildlife population growth rates. Edited by R.M.Sibly, J.Hone & T.H. Clutton Brock. Pp 198-224. Cambridge University Press. Download pdf Or Why not have a look at the book!

161. Shaw, D.J., Haydon, D.T., Cattadori, I.M., Hudson, P.J. & Thirgood, S.T. (2004). The shape of red grouse cycles. Journal of Animal Ecology 73, 767-776. Download pdf

158. Laurenson, M.K., Norman, R.A., Gilbert, L., Reid, H.W. and Hudson, P.J. (2004). Mountain hares, Louping-ill, red grouse and harvesting: complex interactions but few data. Journal of Animal Ecology. 73: 811-813. Download pdf

157. Gilbert, L., Jones, L.D., Laurenson, M.K., Gould, E.A, Reid, H.W., and Hudson, P.J. (2004). Ticks need not bite their red grouse hosts to infect them with Louping ill virus. Biology Letters. 271: 202-205. Download pdf

156. Seivwright L. J, Redpath S.M., Mougeot F., Watt L. & Hudson P.J. (2004). Faecal egg counts are reliable to measure Trichostrongylus tenuis burdens in free-living red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Journal of Helminthology 78, 69-76. Download pdf

151. Mougeot, F, Piertney, S.B., Leckie, F., Evans, S., Moss, R., Redpath, S.M. & Hudson, P.J. (2005). Experimentally increased aggressiveness reduces population kin structure and subsequent recruitment in red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus). J. Anim. Ecol. 74: 488-497. Download pdf

148. Mougeot, F., Redpath, S.M., Moss, R., Matthiopoulos, J. & Hudson, P.J. (2003) Territorial behaviour and population dynamics in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus I. Population level experiments. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 1073-1082. Download pdf

147. Packer, C. Dobson, A.P. Holt, R.H. & Hudson, P.J. (2003). Keeping the herds healthy and alert: implications of predator control for infectious disease. Ecology Letters 6, 797-802. Download pdf

145. Mougeot, F., Redpath, S.M., F. Leckie & P.J. Hudson. (2003). Population cycles in space. Nature 421, 737-739. Download pdf

142. Norman, R. Ross, D., Laurenson, M.K. & Hudson, P.J. (2004). The role of non-viraemic transmission in the persistence and dynamics of a tick borne virus - Louping ill in Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) and Mountain Hares (Lepus timidus). Journal of Mathematical Biology 48: 119-134. Download pdf

141. Cattadori, I.M., Haydon, D.T., Thirgood, S.J., & Hudson, P.J. (2002). Are indirect measures of abundance a useful index of population density? The case of red grouse harvesting records. Oikos 100: 439-446. Download pdf

138. Laurenson, K.M. Gilbert, L., Norman, R.A., Reid, H.W. & Hudson P.J. (2003) Identifying disease reservoirs in complex system: mountain hares as reservoirs of ticks and Louping ill virus, pathogens of red grouse. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 177-186. Download pdf

137. Norman, R.A. Fenton, A.C., Fairbairn, J. & Hudson P.J. (2003). Mathematical models of insect pest control. In Advances in microbial control of insect pests. Edited by Upadhyay, RK, pgs 313-323 . Kluwer Academic/Plenum publishers, New York 2003.

136. Haydon, D.T., Shaw, D.J., Cattadori, I.M., Hudson, P.J. and Thirgood, S.J. (2002). Analysing noisy time series: describing regional variation in the cyclic dynamics of red grouse. Proceedings of the Royal Society 269: 1609-1617. Download pdf

130. Hudson, P.J., Dobson, A.P., Cattadori, I.M., A.P., Newborn, D., Haydon, D., Shaw, D., Benton, T.G. & Grenfell, B.T. (2002). Trophic interactions and population growth rates: describing patterns and identifying mechanisms. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 37: 1259-1272. Download pdf

129. Cattadori, I.M. & Hudson, P.J. (2000). Are grouse unstable at the southern edge of their range? Wildlife Biology: 213-218.

125. Gilbert, L., Norman, R., Laurenson, K.M., Reid, H.W. & Hudson, P.J. (2001). Disease persistence and apparent competition in a three-host community: an empirical and analytical study of large-scale wild populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 70:1053-1061. Download pdf

124. Park, K., Booth, F, Newborn, D. & Hudson, P.J. (2002). Breeding losses of red grouse in Glen Esk (NE Scotland): comparative studies, 30 years on. Annales Zoologici Fennici 39: 21-28. Download pdf

123. Saunders, L.M., Tompkins, D.M. & Hudson, P.J. (2002). Strategies for nematode transmission: selective migration of Trichostrongylus tenuis infective larvae. Journal of Helminthology 75 367-372. Download pdf

122. Fox, A. & Hudson, P.J. (2001). Parasites Reduce Territorial Behaviour in Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus). Ecology letters 4: 139-143. Download pdf

120. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (2001). Harvesting unstable populations: Red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus (Lath.) in the United Kingdom. Wildlife Biology 7: 189-196.

119. Hudson, P.J., Dobson, A.P. & Newborn, D. (2003). Parasitic worms and the population cycles of Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus). In Population cycles. Edited by Berryman, A. Oxford University Press pp 109-129. Download pdf

117. Park, K., Hurley, M.M. & Hudson, P.J. (2002). Territorial ownership and survival. Hope for the doomed surplus? Avian Biology 33: 56-62. Download pdf

113. Park, K.J., Robertson, P.A., Campbell, S.T., Foster, R., Russell, Z.M., Newborn, D. & Hudson, P.J. (2001). The role of invertebrates in the diet, growth and survival of red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) chicks. Journal of Zoology. 254: 137-145. Download pdf

111. Gilbert, L. Jones, L.D., Hudson, P.J. & Reid, H.W. (2000) The role of small mammals in the persistence of Louping-Ill virus: field studies and co-feeding studies. Medical & Veterinary Entomolgy.14: 277-282. Download pdf

110. Saunders, L. M. Tompkins, D. & Hudson P.J. (2000). Spatial aggregation and temporal migration of free-living stages of the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis. Functional Ecology 14: 468-473. Download pdf

108. Thirgood, S.J, Haydon, D. Rothery P. Redpath & Newton, I. & Hudson, P.J. (2000) Habitat loss and raptor predation: disentangling long- and short-term causes of red grouse declines. Proceedings of The Royal Society 267, 651-656. Download pdf

106. Hudson, P.J., Dobson, A.P. & Newborn, D. (1999) Population cycles and parasitism. Science 286, 2425.

102. Dobson, A.P. & Hudson, P.J. (2001). Three Views (and four glimpses) of a Secret: Challenges in epidemiology. Aspects of Applied Biology 53 17-26.

100. Thirgood, S., Redpath, S.M., Newton, I. & Hudson, P.J. (2000). Raptors and red grouse: conservation conflicts and management solutions. Conservation Biology 14, 95-104.

97. Norman, R., Bowers R.G., Begon, M.E. & Hudson, P.J. (1999) Persistence of tick borne virus in the presence of multiple host species: Tick reservoirs and parasite mediated competition. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 200, 111-118. Download pdf

93. Saunders, L. Tompkins, D. & Hudson, P.J. (1999). Investigating the dynamics of nematode transmission to the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus): studies on the recovery of Trichostrongylus tenuis larvae from vegetation. Journal of Helminthology 73, 171-175. Download pdf

86. Hudson, P.J. Dobson, A.P. & Newborn, D. (1998). Prevention of population cycles by parasite removal. Science. 282, 2256-2258. Download pdf Also have a look at Bob May's review of this papaer and the experimental approach pdf

85. Laurenson, M.K., Norman, R., Reid, H.W., Pow, I., Newborn, D. & Hudson P.J. (2000). The role of lambs in Louping-ill virus amplification. Parasitology 120, 97-104. Download pdf

83. Thirgood, S.J., Redpath, S.M. Hudson, P.J. & Donnelly, E. (1998). Estimating the cause and rate of mortality in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Wildlife Biology 4: 65-71 .

82. Hudson, P.J. (1998). The consequences of parasite induced effects on the Population dynamics of birds. Bulletin of the Scandinavian Society for Parasitology. 8: 18-22.

80. Robertson, P.A. & Hudson, P.J. (1998). Patterns of density dependence within the populations of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus in Britain. Wildlife Biology 3:292.

79. Gaunt, M., Jones, L.D., Laurenson, M.K. Hudson, P.J., Reid H.W. & Gould, E.A. (1997). Definitive identification of LI virus by RT-PCR and sequencing in field populations of Ixodes ricinus on the Lochindorb Estate. Archives of Virology 142, 1181-1191. Download pdf

78. Laurenson, M.K., Hudson, P.J., McGuire, K. Thirgood, SJ & Reid, H.W. (1998). Efficacy of acaricidal tags and pour-on as prophylaxis against ticks and Louping-ill in red grouse. Medical & Veterinary Entomology. 11, 389-393

76. Hudson, P.J. Newborn, D.N. & Robertson, P.J. (1997) Seasonal and geographical patterns of mortality in red grouse populations. Wildlife Biology 2: 79-88.

74. Hudson, P.J., Gould, E.A., Laurenson, M.K., Gaunt, M., Reid, H.W., Jones, L.D., Norman, R., MacGuire, K. & Newborn, D. (1997). The epidemiology of Louping-ill, a tick borne viral infection of grouse and sheep. Parassitologia 39, 319-323

73. Jones, L.D., M.Gaunt, R.S. Hails, K., Laurenson, P.J. Hudson, H. Reid, P. Henbest & E.A. Gould (1997). Transmission of Louping ill virus between infected and uninfected ticks co-feeding on mountain hares (Lepus timidus). Medical & Veterinary Entomology. 11: 172-176.

68. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1996) Host-parasite processes and demographic consequences. In: Clayton, D.L. & Moore, J. Host Parasite Evolution. pp128-154.

67. Thirgood, S., Redpath, S.M. Hudson, P.J., Hurley, M.M. & Aebischer, N.J. (1995) Effect of necklace radio tags on survival and breeding success of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Wildlife Biology: 1; 121-126.

66. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1996). Transmission dynamics and host-parasite interactions of Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse. Journal of Parasitology. 83 194-202

65. Hudson P.J. (1996). Interactions between macroparasites and animal populations. Ricerche de biologia della selvaggina. XXIV 5-16

64. Hudson, P.J., Norman, R., Laurenson, M. K., Newborn, D., Gaunt, M, Reid, H. Gould, E., Bowers, R. & Dobson, A.P. (1995) Persistence and transmission of tick-borne viruses: Ixodes ricinus and Louping-ill virus in red grouse populations. Parasitology 111, S49-58.

62. Dobson, A.P. & Hudson P. J. (1995) The impact of microparasites on wild animal populations. In: Proceedings of the International Union of Game Biologists XXI Congress, Ed: I. Thompson. 2: 64-70

61. Dobson, A. P. & Hudson, P. J. (1995). The interaction between the parasites and predators of Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Ibis . 137 S1 87-96.

59. Hudson, P.J. & Redpath, S.M. (1993). La predation sur le lagopede d'Ecosse (Lagopus lagopus) et la limitation des predateurs de lagopede. IN: Actes du colloque predation et gestion des predateurs. Ed: P. Migot & Ph. Stahl. ONC - UNFDC, p 81-84.

57. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1995). Extrinsic factors influencing the population dynamics of red grouse. In: Proceedings of the VI International Grouse Symposium. Ed: D. Jenkins.pp19-26.

56. Hudson, P.J. (1999) Gamebird management in the Cairngorms. In: The Cairngorms Ed by C.M. Gimmingham. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

55. Hudson, P.J. (1995). Ecological trends and grouse management in the uplands. In: Heaths and Moorlands: Cultural landscapes. Ed D.B.A.Thompson, A. J. Hester & M. B. Usher. HMSO, Edinburgh. pp 282-293.

54. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1995). The characteristics and impact of macroparasites on wild animal populations. In: Proceedings of the International Union of Game Biologists XXI Congress, Ed: I. Thompson. 2: 56-63

53. Thompson, D.B., MacDonald, A.J. & Hudson, P.J. (1995). Upland Moors & Heaths. In: Habitat management Ed by W.J. Sutherland & D. A. Hill. Oxford University Press, Oxford pp 292-323.

51. Hudson P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1995). Macroparasites: observed patterns in naturally fluctuating animal populations. In: Infectious diseases in natural populations. Ed. B. T. Grenfell & A. P. Dobson. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge pp. 144-176.

50. Dobson A.P & Hudson, P.J. (1994). Population biology of Trichostrongylus tenuis in the red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. In: Parasitic and infectious diseases. Ed by M.E Scott & G. Smith. Academic Press, New York. pp 301-320.

49. Hudson, P.J. (1992). Game Birds. In: Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition. Eds: R. MacRae, R. Robinson, & M. Sadler. Academic Press, London.

48. Hudson, P.J., Dobson, A.P. & Newborn, D. (1992). Do parasites make prey vulnerable to predation? Red grouse and parasites. Journal of Animal Ecology, 61, 681-692. Download pdf

47. Dobson, A.P. & Hudson, P.J. (1992). Regulation and stability of a free-living host-parasite system, Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse. II: Population models. Journal of Animal Ecology. 61, 487-498. Download pdf

46. Hudson, P.J., Newborn & Dobson, A.P. (1992). Regulation and stability of a free-living host-parasite system, Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse. I: Monitoring and parasite reduction experiments. Journal of Animal Ecology. 61, 477-486. Download pdf

44. Moss, R. & Hudson, P.J. (1990). Changes in numbers of red grouse. In: Modelling Heather Management. Ed: M. Whitby & S. Grant. Department of Agricultural Economics and Food Marketing, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Pp 9-20.

43. Hudson, P.J. (1990). Territorial status in a low density grouse population: Preliminary observations and experiments. In: Red grouse population processes. BES/RSPB Red Grouse Workshop. Ed by A.N. Lance & J.H. Lawton. pp 20-28.

42. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1990). Red grouse population cycles and the population dynamics of the caecal nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis. In : Red Grouse Population Processes. BES /RSPB Red Grouse Workshop Ed: A.N. Lance & J.H. Lawton. pp 5-19.

41. Hudson, P.J. (1992). Herbivore management on ombrogenous mires and dry dwarf shrub heath. In: Peatland ecosystems and man - an impact assessment. Ed: O. Bragg, P.D. Hulme, H.A.P. Ingram and P.A. Robertson. International Peatland Society, Jyvaskyla, Finland pp 323-327.

40. Hudson, P.J. (1990). Population Ecology of gamebird parasites. In: Proceedings of the XIXth International Union of Game Biologists. Trondheim 1989. Ed: S. Myrberget. pp. 209-212.

39. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1991). The control of parasites in natural animal populations: nematode and virus infections of red grouse. In: Bird Populations Studies: Their relevance to conservation and management. Ed: C.M. Perrins, J-D. Lebreton & G.J.M. Hirons. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp 413-432.

38. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. 1990. The direct and indirect effects of the caecal nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis on red grouse. In: Bird -Parasite Interactions: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. Ed: J.E. Loye & M. Zuk. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp 49-68.

37. Hudson, P.J. & Newborn, D.N. (1990). Brood defence in a precocial species: variations in the distraction displays of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Animal Behaviour. 40, 254-261.

36. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. (1989). Population biology of Trichostrongylus tenuis, a parasite of economic importance for red grouse management. Parasitology Today. 5, 283-291.

35. Dobson, A.P., Hudson, P.J. & Lyles, A.M. (1992). Macroparasites: worms and others. In: Natural enemies: the population biology of predators, parasites and diseases. Ed: M.J. Crawley. Blackwell Scientific Publications pp 329-348.

34. Newborn, D. & Hudson, P.J. 1990 Distraction displays of red grouse in relation to risk of predation. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Grouse Symposium. Ed. T.W.I.Lovell & P.J. Hudson. World Pheasant Association, Reading. Chapter 4.

33. Hudson, P.J. 1990. Winter predation and the role of spacing behaviour in low density red grouse populations. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Grouse Symposium. Ed. T.W.I. Lovell & P.J. Hudson. World Pheasant Association, Reading. Chapter 3.

32. Hudson, P.J., Renton, J. and Dalby, G. 1988. Red grouse homing for 35 kilometres. Scottish Birds. 15: 90-91.

31. Watson, H., Lee, D.L. & Hudson, P.J. 1988. Primary and secondary infections of the domestic chicken with Trichostrongylus tenuis (Nematoda), a parasite of red grouse, with observations on the effect on the caecal mucosa. Parasitology. 97, 89-99.

30. Hudson, P.J. 1988. Spatial variations, patterns and management options in upland bird communities. Ecological change in the uplands. Ed M.B. Usher & D.B.A. Thompson. Blackwells Scientific Publications. 381-397.

29. Hudson, P.J. 1988. The status and potential of red grouse in the Spey valley. In: The management of the Spey valley. Ed. D. Jenkins. Aberdeen centre for Land Use. pp 219-221.

28. Dobson, A.P. & Hudson, P.J. 1992. The population dynamics and control of the parasitic nematode Trichostrongylus tenuis in red grouse in the north of England. Applied Population Biology. Ed: S.K. Jain & L. W. Botsford, Kluwer Academic Publishers Netherlands. pp 149-171

27. Hudson, P.J. & Dobson, A.P. 1988. The ecology and control of parasites in gamebird populations. In: Ecology and Management of Gamebirds. Ed P.J. Hudson & M.R.W. Rands. Blackwells Scientific Publications. 98-133.

24. Watson, H., Lee, D.L. & Hudson, P.J. 1987. The effect of Trichostrongylus tenuis on the caecal mucosa of young, old and anthelmintic treated wild red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. Parasitology, 94, 405-411.

23. Hudson, P.J. & Newborn, D. 1987. The effect of the caecal threadworm (Trichostrongylus tenuis) on the population dynamics of red grouse. The World Pheasant Association Journal. 12, 11-21.

20. Hudson, P.J. 1986. The effects of parasitic infections on the population fluctuations of red grouse in the north of England. In: Hudson, P.J. & Lovell, T.W.I. Proceedings of the Third International Grouse Symposium.

19. Hudson, P.J. 1986. Bracken and ticks on grouse moors in the north of England. In: Bracken: Ecology, land use and control technology edited by R T Smith. Parthenon Press. pp161-170.

18. Hudson, P.J. 1986. The effect of a parasitic nematode on the breeding production of red grouse. Journal of Animal Ecology 55, 85-94. Download pdf

16. Hudson, P.J. & Watson, A. 1985. Exploited animals: The Red Grouse. Biologist 32: 13-18.

15. Hudson, P.J., Dobson, A.P. & Newborn, D. 1985. Cyclic and non-cyclic populations of red grouse: a role for parasitism? In: Ecology and genetics of host-parasite interactions (Ed by D.Rollinson & R. M. Anderson). Pp 79-89. Academic Press. London.

13. Hudson, P.J. 1985. Harvesting red grouse in the north of England. In S. Beasom & S. F. Roberson (ed). Game Harvest Management: Texas A & I. pp. 319-326.

12. Hudson, P.J. 1984. Some effects of sheep management on heather moorlands in the north of England. In D. Jenkins. (ed). The impact of agriculture on wildlife and semi-natural habitats. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Symposium No. 13.pp 143-149.

8. Potts, G.R., Tapper, S.C. & Hudson, P.J. 1984. Population fluctuations in red grouse: analysis of bag records and a simulation model. Journal of Animal Ecology 53: 21-36. Download pdf

6. Hudson, P.J. 1982. Red grouse production and management in relation to tourism. In: K.A. Hearn (ed) Moorlands: Wildlife conservation, amenity and recreation. 45-54.

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