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It is BTO’s policy to make public the results of our research. Our aim is to publish as much as possible of our work in the peer reviewed scientific literature.  Many results are also published in our BTO Research Report series.

Owen, M. & Mitchell, C. 1988. Movements and migrations of Wigeon Anas penelope wintering in Britain and Ireland. Bird Study 35 : 47-59 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658809476979)
Peach, W.J. & Kinsler, R.A. 1988. Seasonal changes in sex ratio in Dixa nebulosa Neigen. Entomologists' Monthly Magazine 124 : 83-86
Percival, S.M. 1988. The grazing ecology of Barnacle Geese Branta leucopsis on Islay. Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Glasgow
Prater, A.J. & Prŷs-Jones, R.P. 1988. The importance of intertidal areas for wintering and passage waders. Book title: RSPB Reserves conference proceedings
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. 1988. Birds of estuaries -- the BTO Estuaries programme. Book title: The Birdwatchers Yearbook and Diary 1989. Buckingham Press, Buckingham : 247-252
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. 1988. The Birds of Estuaries Enquiry - some results of the 1987-88 winter. Wader Study Group Bulletin 54 : 20-22 View Abstract
Rogers, M.J. & the Rarities Committee (including J.H. Marchant) 1988. Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1987. British Birds 81 : 535-596
Salmon, D.G., Prŷs-Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. 1988. Wildfowl & Wader Counts 1987-88. Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge
Taylor, K., Hudson, R. & Horne, G. 1988. Buzzard breeding distribution and abundance in Britain and Northern Ireland in 1983. Bird Study 35 : 109-118 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658809480387)
Thompson, D.B.A., Thompson, P.S. & Nethersole-Thompson, D. 1988. Fidelity and philopatry in breeding Redshanks Tringa totanus and Greenshanks Tringa nebularia. Proceedings XIX International Ornithological Congress (Ottawa 1986). 1 : 563-574
Tucker, G.M. 1988. Predation on polymorphic prey: the effects and behavioural bases of frequency-independent and frequency-dependent selection. Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of Southampton
Tucker, G.M. & Allen, J.A. 1988. Apostatic selection by humans searching for computer-generated images on a colour monitor. Heredity 60 : 329-334 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1988.50)
White, R.M. & Greenwood, J.J.D. 1988. DNA fingerprinting and the law. The Modern Law Review 51 : 145-155
Allen, J.A., Anderson, K.P. & Tucker, G.M. 1987. More than meets the eye - a simulation of natural selection. Journal of Biological Education 21 : 301-305
Baker, J.K. & Catley, G. 1987. Yellow-browed Warblers in Britain and Ireland. British Birds 80 : 93-109
Buckland, S.T. & Baillie, S.R. 1987. Estimating bird survival rates from organised mist-netting programmes. Acta Ornithologica 23 : 89-100
Clark, N.A. 1987. A probable hybrid Dunlin Sanderling. Scottish Birds 14 : 211-213
Clark, N.A. 1987. Ageing criteria for Dunlins in the field. British Birds 80 : 242-246
Clark, N.A., Varley, T.A., Evans, J. & Wright, G.A. 1987. Breeding success of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) at Loch Leven National Nature Reserve. Bird Study 34 : 129-134 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658709476948)
Cryer, M., Linley, N.W., Ward, R.M., Stratford, J.O. & Randerson, P.F. 1987. Disturbance of overwintering wildfowl by anglers at two reservoir sites in South Wales. Bird Study 34 : 191-199 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658709476961)
Fuller, R.J. 1987. Composition and structure of bird communities in Britain. Ph.D. thesis, University of London
Fuller, R.J. & Moreton, B.D. 1987. Breeding bird populations of Kentish Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) coppice in relation to the age and structure of the coppice. Journal of Applied Ecology 24 : 13-27
Fuller, R.J. & Whittington, P.A. 1987. Breeding bird distribution within Lincolnshire ash-lime woodlands: the influence of rides and the woodland edge. Acta Œcologica 8 : 259-268
Gibbons, D.W. 1987. Hatching asynchrony reduces parental investment in the jackdaw. Journal of Animal Ecology 56 : 403-414
Gibbons, D.W. 1987. Juvenile helping in the Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus. Animal Behaviour 35 : 170-181 View Abstract
Hayman, P.J., Marchant, J.H. & Prater, A.J. 1987. Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world. [Revised edition]. Christopher Helm, Beckenham
Hudson, R. 1987. A species list of British and Irish birds. BTO Guide 13. Revised (3rd) edition. BTO, Tring
Kirby, J. 1987. Tracking estuarine bird populations. Shooting & Conservation : 32-33
Kirby, J.S. & Gudmundsson, G.A. 1987. Densities of breeding waders in Heidmork City Park, south west Iceland. Wader Study Group Bulletin 50 : 20-24 View Abstract
Lack, P.C. 1987. The effects of severe hedge cutting on a bird population. Bird Study 34 : 139-146 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658709476951)
Lack, P.C. 1987. The structure and seasonal dynamics of the bird community of Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Ostrich 58 : 9-23
Madders, M. & Moser, M.E. 1987. Winter wader populations in Argyll. Argyll Bird Report for 1986 : 93-94
Mead, C.J. & Clark, J.A. 1987. Report on bird ringing for 1986. Ringing & Migration 8 : 135-200
Moser, M.E. 1987. A revision of population estimates for Waders (Charadrii) wintering on the coastline of Britain. Biological Conservation 39 : 153-164 View Abstract
Moser, M.E. 1987. Ecological effects of man's activities on waders. North Sea Forum Report : 107-110
Moser, M.E. 1987. Importance of UK estuaries for waders and wildfowl. RSPB Conservation Review 1 : 34-36
Moser, M.E. & Summers, R.W. 1987. Wader populations on the non estuarine coasts of Britain and Northern Ireland: results of the 1984-85 Winter Shorebird Count. Bird Study 34 : 71-81 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063658709476938)
O'Connor, R.J. 1987. Environmental interests of field margins for birds. Book title: Field Margins. British Crop Protection Council, Croydon : 35-48
O'Connor, R.J. 1987. Organization of avian assemblages - the influence of introspective habitat dynamics. Book title: Organization of Communities Past and Present: The 27th Symposium of The British Ecological Society, Aberystwyth 1986 Blackwell, Oxford : 163-183
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. 1987. The 1987 WSG Annual Conference -- a personal view. Wader Study Group Bulletin 51 : 18-20 View Abstract
Prŷs-Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. 1987. The Birds of Estuaries Enquiry -- some results from the 1986-87 winter. Wader Study Group Bulletin 51 : 8-10 View Abstract
Rogers, M.J. & the Rarities Committee (including Marchant, J.H.) 1987. Report on rare birds in Great Britain in 1986. British Birds 80 : 516-571
Salmon, D.G., Prys Jones, R.P. & Kirby, J.S. 1987. Wildfowl and Wader Counts 1986-87. Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge
Taylor, G.K., Marchant, J.H. & Morgan, R.A. 1987. The breeding bird communities of woodlands in a new city. Acta Œcologica 8 : 293-299
Thompson, P.S. 1987. Further studies on the breeding biology of Redshank Tringa totanus L. Ph.D. thesis, Liverpool Polytechnic
Van der Elst, R. & Prys Jones, R.P. 1987. Mass killing by rats of roosting Common Noddies. Oryx 21 : 219-222
Ward, R.M. 1987. Surveillance of cliff nesting seabirds in Orkney 1987. Book title: Commissioned Research Report to Nature Conservancy Council no. 759 43pp.
Ward, R.M. & Tasker, M.L. 1987. The Abbeystead gull colony in 1987. Book title: Commissioned Research Report to Nature Conservancy Council no. 757 23pp.
Zhou, X., Houston, D.C. & Percival, S. 1987. The use of models to influence grazing sites chosen by Barnacle Geese on Islay, Scotland. Wildfowl 38 : 46-48
Baillie, S. 1986. Programs for processing bird ringing data on the BBC Micro-computer. BTO, Tring

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