Arjun Amar s publications

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1 Peer reviewed papers (47) Arjun Amar s publications 1. Martin, R.O., Sebele, L., Koeslag, A., Curtis, O., Abadi, F. & Amar, A. In press. Phenological shifts assist colonisation of a novel environment in a rangeexpanding raptor. Oikos 2. Madden, C., Arroyo, B. & Amar, A. In press. A review of the impacts of crows, ravens and Eurasian Magpies on bird productivity and abundance. Ibis 3. Zorones, L., Sussman, A., Morton, J.M., Plentovich, S., Faegre, S., Aguon, C., Amar, A., & Ha, R.R. In press. Population status and nesting success of the critically endangered Aga or Mariana Crow (Corvus kubaryi) on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands. Bird Conservation International. 4. Mustin, K., Redpath, S., Amar, A. et al. In press. Interactions between climate change and habitat loss influence the distribution of a long-distance migratory bird. Ibis. 5. Krüger, S., Allan, D., Jenkins, A. & Amar. A. In Press. Trends in territory occupancy, distribution and density of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis in southern Africa. Bird Conservation International. 24: Amar, A. & Esselstyn, J Positive association between rat abundance and breeding success of the Critically Endangered Mariana Crow Corvus kubaryi Bird Conservation International 24: Martin, R.O., Koeslag, A., Curtis, O & Amar, A., Fidelity at the frontier: divorce and dispersal in a newly colonised raptor population. Animal Behaviour. 93: Amar, A., Koeslag, A., Malan, G., Brown, M. & Wreford, E Clinal variation in the morph ratio of Black Sparrowhawks Accipiter melanoleucus in South Africa and its correlation with environmental variables. Ibis. 156: Mackay, B., Little, R., Amar, A. & Hockey, P.A.R Incorporating environmental considerations in managing Egyptian geese on golf courses in South Africa.. J. Wildl. Manag. 78:

2 10. Arroyo, B., Leckie, F., Amar, A., McCluskie, A., Redpath, S Ranging behaviour of Hen Harriers breeding in Special Protection Areas in Scotland. Bird Study. 61: Van der Wal, R., Miller. D., Irvine, J., Fiorini, S., Amar, A., Yearley, S., Gill, R., & Dandy, N The influence of information provision on people s landscape preferences: A case study on understorey vegetation of deerbrowsed woodlands. Landscape and Urban Planning. 124: Redpath, S.M., Young, J., Evely, A., Adams, W.M., Sutherland, W.J., Whitehouse, A., Amar. A., Linnell, J. Lambert, R.A., Watt, A. & Gutierrez, R.J. (2013). Understanding and managing conservation conflicts. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 28: Lei, B., Amar, A., Koeslag, A., Gous, T.A. & Tate, G.J Differential haemoparasite intensity between black sparrowhawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) morphs suggests an adaptive function for polymorphism. PLoS ONE. 14. Amar, A., Koeslag, A. & Curtis, O. (2013). Genetic plumage polymorphism in a newly colonised black sparrowhawk population: classification, temporal stability and inheritance patterns. Journal of Zoology. 289: Amar, A., Court, I.R., Davidson, M., Downing, S., Grimshaw, T., Pickford, T. & Raw, D. (2012) Linking nest histories, remotely sensed land use data and wildlife crime records to explore the impact of grouse moor management on peregrine falcon populations. Biological Conservation. 145: Amar, A., Davies, J., Meek, E., Williams, J., Knight, A. & Redpath, S. (2011). Long term impact of changes in sheep Ovis aries densities on the breeding output of the Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus. Journal of Applied Ecology. 48: Amar, A., Grant, M., Buchanan, G., Sim, I., Wilson, J. Pearce-Higgins, J., & Redpath, S. (2011). Exploring the relationships between wader declines and current land use in the British uplands. Bird Study. 58: Amar, A., Smith, K.W., Butler, S., Lindsell, J.A., Hewson, C.M., Fuller, R.J. & Charman, E. (2010). Patterns of change in vegetation structure and tree composition of British broadleaved woodland: evidence from large-scale surveys. Forestry. 83:

3 19. Smart, J., Amar, A., et al. (2010). Illegal killing slows population recovery of a re-introduced raptor of high conservation concern - the red kite Milvus milvus. Biological Conservation. 143: Amar, A., Redpath, S., Sim, I., & Buchanan, G. (2010). Spatial and temporal associations between recovering populations of common raven Corvus corax and British upland wader populations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 47: Carpenter, J., Smart, J., Amar, A., Gosler, A., Hinsley, S. & Charman, E. (2010). National-scale analyses of habitat associations of Marsh Tits Poecile palustris and Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus: two species with opposing population trends in Britain. Bird Study. 57: Redpath, S., Amar, A., Smith, A., Thompson, D. & Thirgood, S. (2010). People and nature in conflict: can we reconcile raptor conservation and game management? In: Species Management: Challenges and Solution for the 21 st Century. (Eds J. Baxter & C. A. Galbraith). The Stationary Office, Edinburgh. 23. Thompson, P., Amar, A., Hoccom, D.G., Knott, J. & Wilson, J.D. (2009). Resolving the conflict between driven-grouse shooting and conservation of hen harriers. Journal of Applied Ecology. 46: Lewis, A., Amar, A, Taylor, E, Grice, P. & Smith, K. W. (2009). Factors influencing patch occupancy and within patch habitat use in an apparently stable population of British Willow Tits (Poecile montanus kleinschmidti). Bird Study. 56: Lewis, A.J.G., Amar, A., Charman, E. & Stewart, F.R.P. (2009). The decline of the Willow Tit in Britain. British Birds. 102: Arroyo, B., Amar, A., Leckie, F., Buchanan, G., Wilson, J. & Redpath, S. (2009). Hunting habitat selection by Hen Harriers on moorland: Implications for conservation and conflict resolution. Biological Conservation. 142: Evans, R. J., Wilson, J. D., Amar, A., et al. (2009). Growth and Demography of a re-introduced population of White-tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla. Ibis. 151: Amar, A., Amidon, F., Arroyo, B.E., Esselstyn, J. & Marshall, A. (2008). Population trends of the forest bird community on the Pacific island of Rota, Mariana Islands. Condor. 110:

4 29. Amar, A., Thirgood, S., Redpath, S & Pearce-Higgins, J. (2008). The impact of raptors on the abundance of upland passerines and waders? Oikos. 117: Smart, J., Amar, A., O Brien, M., Grice, P. and Smith, K. (2008). Changing land management on lowland wet grasslands of the UK: Impacts on snipe Gallinago gallinago abundance and habitat quality. Animal Conservation. 11: Amar, A., Arroyo, B.E., Meek, E., Redpath, S., & Riley, H. (2008). Influence of habitat on occupancy and breeding performance of hen harriers in a declining population. Ibis. 150: Hewson, C.M., Amar, A., Lindsell, J.A., Thewlis, R.M., Butler, S., Smith, K. & Fuller, R. J. (2007). Recent Changes in British Woodland Bird Populations derived from the Repeat Woodland Bird Survey. Ibis. 149: Lewis, A.J.G., Amar, A., Cordi-Piec, D. & Thewlis, R.M.T. (2007). Factors influencing Willow Tit Poecile montanus site occupancy: a comparison of abandoned and occupied woods. Ibis. 149: Hinsley, S.A., Carpenter, J.E., Broughton, R.K., Bellamy, P.E., Rothery, P., Amar, A., Hewson, C.M. & Gosler, A.G. (2007) Habitat selection by Marsh Tits Poecile palustris in the UK. Ibis. 149: Amar, A., Smith, K. & Lindsell, J. (2006). Population changes of some bird species in Scottish and Welsh Atlantic Oakwoods between the 1980s and 2003/04 using data from the Repeat Woodland Bird Survey. Botanical Journal of Scotland. 57: Redpath, S., Leckie, F., Arroyo, B., Amar, A., & Thirgood, S. (2006). Compensating for the costs of polygyny in hen harriers Circus cyaneus. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology. 60: Esselstyn, J., Amar, A. & Janeke, D. (2006) The Impact of Post-Typhoon Hunting on Marianas Fruit Bats (Pteropus mariannus). Pacific Science. 60: Amar, A. & Redpath, S. (2005) Habitat use by hen harriers Circus cyaneus on Orkney: implications of land use change on this declining population. Ibis. 147:

5 39. Amar, A., Picozzi, N., Meek, E.R., Lambin, X. & Redpath, S.M. (2005) Decline of the Orkney Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus population: do changes to demographic parameters and mating system fit a declining food hypothesis? Bird Study. 52: Esselstyn, J., Wiles, G. & Amar, A. (2004) Habitat Use of the Pacific Sheathtailed Bat (Emballonura semicaudata) on Aguiguan, Mariana Islands. Acta Chiropterologica. 6: Amar, A., Arroyo, B.E., Redpath, S.M. & Thirgood, S. (2004) Habitat predicts losses of red grouse to individual hen harriers. Journal of Applied Ecology. 41: Amar, A., Redpath, S. & Thirgood, S. (2003) Evidence for food limitation in the declining hen harrier population on the Orkney Island, Scotland. Biological Conservation. 111: Amar, A., Redpath, S., Lambin, X. & Meek, E. (2003) Could the hen harrier decline on Orkney be due to a shortage of food? In: Birds of Prey in a Changing Environment. (Eds. D. B. Thompson, S. M. Redpath, A. Fielding, M. Marquiss & C. A. Galbraith). The Stationery Office, Edinburgh. 44. Amar, A. & Redpath, S. (2002) Determining the cause of the hen harrier decline on the Orkney Islands: an experimental test of two hypotheses. Animal Conservation. 5: Redpath, S., Amar, A., Madders, M., Leckie, F. & Thirgood, S. (2002) Hunting success of hen harriers in relation to moorland management. Animal Conservation. 5: Amar, A. & Burthe, S. (2001) Observations of predation of Hen Harrier nestlings by Hooded Crows in Orkney. Scottish Birds. 22: Amar, A., Arroyo, B.E. & Bretagnolle, V. (2000) Post-fledging dependency and dispersal in hacked and wild Montagu s Harriers Circus pygargus. Ibis. 142: