Publications supported at Sheffield (1998 - 2012)

This list includes publications from individual supported projects and those arising from research and development (marked by *).

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Reprints of all publications are available from Deborah Dawson.

email : d.a.dawson@sheffield.ac.uk

The full up-to-date bibliography of the NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility listing publications and theses from all nodes (Birmingham, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Oxford and Sheffield) can be accessed through here.

2012

*Barratt CD, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Gower DJ, Wilkinson M, Loader SP, Jehle R (2012) Isolation and characterisation of nine polymorphic microsatellites for the ceacilian amphibian (Gymnophiona) Boulengerula uluguruensis, and cross-species amplification in three congeneric species. Conservation Genetics Resources, in press.

Brekke P, Wang J, Bennett PM, Cassey P, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Ewen JG (2012) Post-copulatory mechanisms of inbreeding avoidance in the island endemic hihi (Notiomystis cincta). Behavioural Ecology, in press.

*Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Krupa AK, Stewart IRK, Skjelseth S, Jensen H, Ball AD, Spurgin LG, Mannarelli M-E, Nakagawa S, Schroeder S, Vangestel C, Hinten GN, Burke T (2012) Microsatellite resources for Passeridae species: a predicted microsatellite map of the house sparrow Passer domesticus. Molecular Ecology Resources, in press.

*Jan C, Dawson DA, Altringham JD, Burke T, Butlin R (2012) Development of conserved microsatellite markers of high cross-species utility in bat species (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera, Mammalia). Molecular Ecology Resources, in press.

*Schroeder J, Burke T, Mannarelli M-E, Dawson DA, Nakagawa S (2012) Maternal effects and heritability of annual productivity. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25, 149–156.

Smith JA, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Reynolds SJ (2012) Characterisation of blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus microsatellite loci, and assessment of sequence homology among species to predict cross-species utility and chromosome locations. Conservation Genetics Resources, in press.

2011

Annavi G, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Greig C, Dugdale HL, Newman C, MacDonald DW, Burke T (2011) Characterisation of twenty-one European badger (Meles meles) microsatellite loci facilitates the discrimination of second-order relatives. Conservation Genetics Resources, 3, 515-518.

Bicknell AWJ, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Knight ME, Bilton DT, Votier SC (2011) Characterisation and predicted genome locations of Leach's storm-petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) microsatellite loci (Procellariidae, Aves). Conservation Genetics Resources, 3, 711–716.

*Martín-Gálvez D, Peralta-Sanchez JM, Dawson DA, Martin-Platero AM, Martinez-Bueno M, Burke T, Soler JJ (2011) DNA sampling from eggshell swabbing is widely applicable for wild bird populations as demonstrated in 23 species. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11, 481–493.

*Nelson-Flower MJ, Hockey PAR, O´Ryan C, Raihani NJ, du Plessis MA & Ridley AR (2011) Monogamous dominant pairs monopolize reproduction in the cooperatively breeding pied babbler. Behavioural Ecology, 22, 559-565.

*Martín-Gálvez D, Peralta-Sanchez JM, Dawson DA, Martin-Platero AM, Martinez-Bueno M, Burke T, Soler JJ (2011) DNA sampling from eggshell swabbing is widely applicable for wild bird populations as demonstrated in 23 species. Molecular Ecology Resources, 11, 481-493.

Phillips RA, McGill RAR, Dawson DA, Bearhop S (2011) Sexual segregations in distribution, diet and trophic level of seabirds: insights from stable isotope analysis. Marine Biology, 158, 2199–2208.

*Vangestel C, Mergeay J, Dawson DA, Vandomme V, Lens L (2011) Developmental stability covaries with genome-wide and single-locus heterozygosity in house sparrows. PLoS ONE, 6, Article number e21569.

*Vangestel C, Mergeay J, Dawson DA, Vandomme V, Lens L (2011) Spatial heterogeneity in genetic relatedness among house sparrows along an urban gradient as revealed by individual-based analysis. Molecular Ecology, 20, 4643–4653.

Whiteside HM, Dawson DA, Soulsbury CD, Harris S (2011) Mother knows best: dominant females determine offspring dispersal in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). PLoS ONE, 6, Article number e22145.

2010

*Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Küpper C, Stewart IRK, Ball AD, Durrant KL, Hansson B, Bacon I, Bird S, Klein Á, Lee J-W, Martín-Gálvez D, Simeoni M, Smith G, Spurgin LG, Burke T (2010) New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high utility – as demonstrated for birds. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10, 475–494.

Four supplementary tables associated with the above reference can be accessed via the right hand links.

1. Ball AD, Stapley J, Dawson DA, Birkhead TR, Burke T, Slate J (2010) A comparison of SNPs and microsatellites as linkage mapping markers: lessons from the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). BMC Genomics, 11, 218.

2. Bataille A, AA Cunningham, M Cruz, V Cedeño, SJ Goodman (2010) Seasonal effects and fine-scale population dynamics of Aedes taeniorhynchus, a major disease vector in the Galapagos Islands. Molecular Ecology, 19, 4491-4505.

3. Bourke BP, Frantz AC, Lavers CP, Davison A, Dawson DA, Burke TA (2010) Genetic signatures of population change in the British golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Conservation Genetics, 11, 1837–1846.

4. Brekke P, Bennett PM, Wang, J, Pettorelli N, Ewen JG (2010) Sensitive males: inbreeding depression in an endangered bird. Proc R Soc Lond B, 277, 3677-3684.

5. Clegg SM and Phillimore AB (2010) The influence of gene flow and drift on genetic and phenotypic divergence in two species of Zosterops in Vanuatu. Phil Trans R Soc B, 365, 1077-1092.

6. Couvillon MJ, Hughes WOH, Perez-Sato JA, Martin SJ, Ratnieks FLW (2010) Sexual selection in honeybees: colony variation and the importance of size in male mating success. Behavioral Ecology, 21, 520-525.

7. *Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Küpper C, Stewart IRK, Ball AD, Durrant KL, Hansson B, Bacon I, Bird S, Klein Á, Lee J-W, Martín-Gálvez D, Simeoni M, Smith G, Spurgin LG, Burke T (2010) New methods to identify conserved microsatellite loci and develop primer sets of high utility – as demonstrated for birds. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10, 475–494.

8. Dos Remedios N, Lee PLM, Szekely T, Dawson DA, Kupper C (2010) Molecular sex-typing in shorebirds: a review of an essential method for research in evolution, ecology and conservation. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 117, 109–118.

9. Dugdale HL, Nouvellet P, Pope LC, Burke T, Macdonald DW (2010) Fitness measures in selection analyses: sensitivity to the overall number of offspring produced in a lifetime. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23, 282-292.

10. Dugdale HL, Ellwood SA, Macdonald DW (2010) Alloparental behaviour and long-term costs of mothers tolerating other members of the group in a plurally breeding mammal. Animal Behaviour, 80, 721–735.

11. Durrant KL, Dawson DA, Burke T, Birkhead TR (2010) The unusual sperm morphology of the Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula Pyrrhula) is not due to the phenotypic result of genetic reduction. The Auk, 127, 832-840.

12. Frantz AC, Schley L, Schaul M, Balestrieri A, Roper TJ (2010) Spatial organisation of badgers (Meles meles) in a medium-density population in Luxembourg. Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 21, 3-18.

13. Frantz AC, Do Linh San E, Pope LC, Burke T (2010) Using genetic methods to investigate dispersal in two badger (Meles meles) populations with different ecological characteristics. Heredity, 104, 493-501.

14. Frantz AC, Pope LC, Etherington TR, Wilson GJ, Burke T (2010) Using isolation-by-distance-based approaches to assess the barrier effect of linear landscape elements on badger (Meles meles) dispersal. Molecular Ecology, 19, 1663-1674.

15. Freeland J, Biss PM, Conrad KF, Silvertown J (2010) Selection pressures have caused genome-wide population differentiation of Anthoxanthum odoratum despite the potential for high gene flow. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 4, 776-782.

16. Goerlitz H, Ter Hofstede HM, Zeale MRK, Jones G, Holderied MW (2010) An aerial-hawking bat uses stealth echolocation to counter moth hearing. Current Biology, 20, 1568-1572.

17. Hansson B, Ljungqvist M, Dawson DA, Mueller JC, Olano-Marin J, Ellegren H, Nilsson J-Å (2010) Avian genome evolution: insights from a linkage map of the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Heredity, 104, 67–78.

18. Harrison XA, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Tregenza T, Bearhop S (2010) Isolation, characterisation and predicted genome locations of Light-bellied Brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota) microsatellite loci (Anatidae, AVES). Conservation Genetics Resources, 2, 365–371.

19. Harrison XA, Tregenza T, Inger R, Colhoun K, Dawson DA, Gudmundsson GA, Hodgson DJ, Horsburgh GJ, McElwaine G, Bearhop S (2010) Cultural inheritance drives site fidelity and migratory connectivity in a long distance migrant. Molecular Ecology, 19, 5484–5496.

20. Hlaing T, Tun-Lin W, Somboon P, Socheat D, Setha T, Min S, Thaung S, Anyaele O, de Silva B, Chang MS, Walton C (2010) Spatial genetic structure in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in mainland Southeast Asia. Evolutionary Applications, 3, 319-339.

21. Jan CMI, Frith K, Glover AM, Butlin RK, Scott CD, Greenaway F, Ruedi M, Frantz AC, Dawson DA, Altringham JD (2010) Myotis alcathoe in the UK. Acta Chiropterologica, 12, 471–483.

22. Johnson PCD, Hadfield JD, Webster LMI, Adam A, Mable BK, Keller LF (2009) Bayesian paternity analysis and mating patterns in a parasitic nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis. Heredity, 104, 573-582.

23. Kuepper C, Kosztola A, Augustin J, Dawson DA, Burke T, Szekely T (2010) Heterozygosity-fitness correlations of conserved microsatellite markers in Kentish plovers Charadrius alexandrinus. Molecular Ecology, 19, 5172–5185.

24. Leadbeater E, Carruthers JM, Green JP, van Heusden J, Field J (2010) Unrelated helpers in a primitively eusocial wasp: is helping tailored towards direct fitness? Plos One, 5, e11997.

25. *Lee J-W, Simeoni M, Burke T, Hatchwell BJ (2010) The consequences of winter flock demography for genetic structure and inbreeding risk in vinous-throated parrotbills, Paradoxornis webbianus. Heredity, 104, 472-481.

26. *Lee JW, YK Lee & BJ Hatchwell (2010). Natal dispersal and philopatry in a group-living but non-cooperative passerine bird, the vinous-throated parrotbill. Animal Behaviour, 79, 1017-1023

27. *Lee JW, MS Kim & BJ Hatchwell (2010). Parental provisioning behaviour in a flock-living bird: the vinous-throated parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus. Journal of Ornithology, 151, 483-490

28. Lifjeld JT, Marthinsen G, Myklebust M, Dawson DA, Johnsen A (2010) A wild Marsh Warbler × Sedge Warbler hybrid (Acrocephalus palustris × A. schoenobaenus) in Norway documented with molecular markers. Journal of Avian Biology, 151, 513–517.

29. Meade J & BJ Hatchwell (2010). No direct fitness benefits of helping in a cooperative breeder despite higher survival of helpers. Behavioral Ecology, 21, 1186-1194.

30. Meade J, K-B Nam, AP Beckerman & BJ Hatchwell (2010) Consequences of load-lightening for future indirect fitness gains by helpers in a cooperatively breeding bird. Journal of Animal Ecology, 79, 529-537.

31. Morgan K, Linton YM, Somboon P, Saikia P, Dev V, Socheat D, Walton C (2010) Inter-specific gene flow dynamics during the Pleistocene-dated speciation of forest-dependent mosquitoes in Southeast Asia. Molecular Ecology, 19, 2269-85.

32. Nam K-B, M Simeoni, SP Sharp & BJ Hatchwell (2010) Kinship affects investment by helpers in a cooperatively breeding bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 277, 3299-3306.

33. Olano-Marin J, Dawson DA, Girg A, Hansson B, Ljungqvist M, Kempenaers B, Mueller JC (2010) A genome-wide set of 106 microsatellite markers for the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Molecular Ecology Resources, 10, 516–532.

34. Pillay K, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Perrin MR, Burke T, Taylor TD (2010) Twenty-two polymorphic microsatellite loci aimed at detecting illegal trade in the Cape parrot Poicephalus robustus (Psittacidae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Resources, 10, 142–149.

35. Price TAR, Lewis Z, Smith DT, Hurst GDD, Wedell
N (2010) Sex ratio drive promotes sexual conflict and sexual coevolution in the fly Drosophila pseudoobscura. Evolution, 64, 1504-1509.

36. Price TAR, Hurst GDD, Wedell N (2010) Polyandry prevents extinction. Current Biology, 20, 471-475.

37. Rodríguez-Muñoz R, Bretman A, Slate J, Walling CA, Tregenza T (2010) Natural and Sexual Selection in a wild insect population. Science, 328, 1269.

38. Salmona J, Dawson DA, Fouillot D, Ghestemme T, Thebaud C, Chikhi L, Salamolard M (2010) The utility of existing passerine microsatellite markers for genetic studies in endangered species: as demonstrated for a critically endangered forest bird endemic to Réunion Island, the Réunion cuckooshrike (Coracina newtoni) Conservation Genetic Resources, 2, 361–364.

39. Schmalenberger A, Telford A, Kertesz M (2010) Sulfate treatment affects desulfonating bacterial community structures in Agrostis rhizospheres as revealed by functional gene analysis based on asfA. European Journal of Soil Biology, 46, 248-254.

40. Schmalenberger A, Noll M (2010) Shifts in desulfonating bacterial communities along a soil chronosequence in the forefield of a receding glacier. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 71, 208-217.

41. Thaxter CB, Wanless S, Daunt F, Harris MP, Benvenuti S, Watanuki Y, Gremillet D, Hamer KC (2010) Influence of wing loading on trade-off between pursuit-diving and flight in common guillemots and razorbills. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 1018-1025.

42. Wang J, Brekke P, Huchard E, Knapp LA, Cowlishaw G (2010) Estimation of parameters of inbreeding and genetic drift in populations with overlapping generations. Evolutionary Applications, 64, 1704-1718.

2009

Ahmed S, Compton SG, Butlin RK, Gilmartin PM (2009) Wind-borne insects mediate directional pollen transfer between desert fig trees 160 kilometers apart. PNAS, 106, 20342-20347.

Ahmed S, Hart T, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Trathan PN, Rogers AD (2009) Isolation and characterization of macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus microsatellite loci and their utility in other penguin species. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1530-1535.

Allen M, Cossins A, Hall N, Blaxter M, Burke T, Field D (2009) Use of microarrays to study environmentally relevant organisms: a UK perspective. Environmental Research Journal, 3, 465-480.
[Joint with NBAF Liverpool and Edinburgh Facilities].

Bataille A, Cunningham AA, Virna Cedeñod Leandro Patiño, Constantinou A, Kramer LD, Goodman SJ (2009) Natural colonisation and adaptation of a mosquito species in Galápagos: implications for disease threats to endemic wildlife. PNAS, 106, 10230-10235.

Bataille A, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Cunningham AA, Goodman SJ (2009) Microsatellite markers characterized in the mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera, Culicidae), a disease vector and major pest on the American coast and the Galápagos Islands. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 9, 971-975.

Bataille A, Cunningham AA, Cedeño V, Cruz M, Eastwood G, Fonseca DM, Causton CE, Azuero R, Loayza J, Martinez JD, Goodman SJ (2009) Evidence for regular ongoing introductions of mosquito disease vectors into the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 276, 3769-3775.

Brekke P, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Ewen J (2009) Characterization of microsatellite loci in the hihi (Stitchbird) Notiomystis cincta (Notiomystidae (Meliphagidae), AVES) Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1255-1258.

Bretman A. Newcombe D. Tregenza T (2009) Promiscuous females avoid inbreeding by controlling sperm storage. Molecular Ecology, 18, 3340-3345.

Craul M, Chikhi L, Olivieri G, Rabesandratana A, Zimmermann E and Radespiel U (2009) Influence of forest fragmentation on an endangered large-bodied lemur in northwestern Madagascar - Implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 142, 2862-2871.

Craul M, Dawson DA, Radespiel U, Zimmermann E, Bruford MW (2009) Isolation of sixteen autosomal loci and a sex-linked polymorphic microsatellite locus from the Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur (Lepilemur edwardsi) Molecular Ecology Resources, 9 333-335.

Evans KL, Gaston KJ, Frantz AC, Simeoni M, Sharp SP, McGowan A, Dawson DA, Walasz K, Partecke J, Burke T, Hatchwell BJ (2009) Independent colonisation of multiple urban centres by a formerly forest bird species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 276, 2403-2410.

Evans KL, Gaston KJ, Sharp SP, McGowan A, Simeoni M, Hatchwell BJ (2009) Effects of urbanisation on disease prevalence and age structure in blackbird Turdus merula populations. Oikos, 118, 774-782.

Ewen JG, Thorogood R, Brekke P, Cassey P, Karadas F, Armstrong DP (2009) Maternally invested carotenoids compensate costly ectoparasitism in the hihi. PNAS. 106, 12798–12802.

Flanders J, Jones G, Benda P, Dietx C, Zhang S, Li G, Sharifi M and Rossiter SJ (2009) Phylogeography of the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum: contrasting results from mitochondrial and microsatellite data. Molecular Ecology, 18, 306-318.

*Frantz AC, Proess R, Burke T, Schley L (2009) A genetic assessment of the two remnant populations of the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) in Luxembourg. Herpetological Journal, 19, 53-59.

*Frantz AC, Cellina S, Krier A, Schley L, Burke T (2009) Using spatial Bayesian methods to determine the genetic structure of a continuously distributed population: clusters or isolation by distance? Journal of Applied Ecology, 46, 493-505.

Griffiths AM, Koizumi I, Bright D, Stevens JR (2009) A case of isolation by distance and short-term temporal stability of population structure in brown trout (Salmo trutta) within the River Dart, southwest England. Evolutionary Applications, 2, 537–554.

Griffiths AM, Bright D, Stevens JR (2009) Comparison of patterns of genetic variability in wild and supportively bred stocks of brown trout, Salmo trutta. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 16, 514–519.

Groombridge JJ, Dawson DA, Burke T, Prys-Jones R, Brooke M de L, Shah N (2009) Evaluating the demographic history of the Seychelles kestrel (Falco araea): Genetic evidence for recovery from a population bottleneck following minimal conservation management. Biological conservation, 142, 2250-2257.

*Guillot G, Leblois R, Coulon A, Frantz AC (2009) Statistical methods in spatial genetics. Molecular Ecology, 18, 4734-4756.

Hewitt S, Macdonald DW & Dugdale HL (2009) Context-dependent linear dominance hierarchies in social groups of European badgers, Meles meles. Animal Behaviour, 77, 161–169.

*Johanet A, Picard D, Garner TWJ, Dawson DA, Morales-Hojas R, Jehle R, Peltier D, Lemaire C (2009) Characterization of microsatellite loci in two closely related Lissotriton newt species. Conservation Genetics, 18, 54-63.

Johnson JA, Tingay RE, Culver M, Hailer F, Clarke ML, Mindell DP (2009) Long-term survival despite low genetic diversity in the critically endangered Madagascar fish-eagle. Molecular Ecology,18, 54-63.

*Klein A, Horsburgh GJ, Küpper C, Major A, Lee PLM, Hoffmann G, Mátics R, Dawson DA (2009) Microsatellite markers characterized in the barn owl (Tyto alba) and of high utility in other owls (Strigiformes: AVES). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1512-1519.

Kosztolányi A, Javed S, Küpper C, Cuthill IC, Al Shamsi A, Székely T (2009) Breeding ecology of Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus in an extremely hot environment. Bird Study, 56, 244-252.

Küpper C, Augustin J, Kosztolányi A, Burke T, Figuerola J, Székely T (2009) Kentish versus snowy plover: Phenotypic and genetic analyses of Charadrius alexandrinus reveal divergence of Eurasian and American subspecies. Auk, 126, 839-852.

*Lee JW, Jang BS, Dawson DA, Burke T, Hatchwell BJ (2009) Fine-scale genetic structure and its consequence in breeding aggregations of a passerine bird. Molecular Ecology, 18, 2728–2739.

Lee J-W, Kim M-S, Burke T, Hatchwell BJ (2009) Extrapair paternity in a flock-living passerine, the vinous-throated parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus. Journal of Avian Biology, 40, 469-474.

Lucas ER, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Field J (2009) Characterization of microsatellite loci isolated from the wasp Microstigmus nigrophthalmus (Hymenoptera). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1492-1497.

*Martin-Galvez D, Dawson DA, Horburgh GJ, Burke T (2009) Isolation, characterization and chromosome locations of polymorphic balck-billed magpie Pica pica (Corvidae, AVES) microsatellite loci. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1506-1512.

*Meares K, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Glenn TC, Jones KL, Braun MJ, Perrin MR, Taylor TD (2009) Microsatellite loci characterized in three African crane species (Gruidae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 308-311.

Phillips RA, Bearhop S, Mcgill RAR, Dawson DA (2009) Stable isotopes reveal individual variation in migration strategies and habitat preferences in a suite of seabirds during the nonbreeding period. Oecologia, 160, 795–806.

*Raisin C, Dawson DA, Greenwood AG, Jones CG, Groombridge J (2009) Characterization of Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula eques) microsatellite loci and their cross-utility in other parrots (Psittacidae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1231-1235.

Silvertown J, Biss PM & Freeland J (2009) Community genetics: resource addition has opposing effects on genetic and species diversity in a 150-year experiment. Ecology Letters, 12, 165-170.

Simeoni M, Dawson DA, Gentle L, Coiffait L, Wolff K, Evans KL, Gaston K, Hatchwell BJ (2009) Characterization of 38 microsatellite loci in the blackbird Turdus merula (Turdidae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9, 1520-1526.

Thaxter CB, Daunt F, Hamer KC, Watanuki Y, Harris MP, Gremillet D, Peters G, Wanless S (2009) Sex-specific food provisioning in a monomorphic seabird: nest defence, foraging efficiency or parental effort? Journal of Avian Biology, 40, 75-84.

Wright JA, Barker RJ, Schofield MR, Frantz AC, Byrom AE, Gleeson DM (2009) Incorporating genotype uncertainty into mark-recapture-type models for estimating abundance using DNA samples. Biometrics, 65, 833-840.

2008

Allen M, Cossins A, Hall N, Blaxter M, Burke T, Field D (2008) Use of arrays with Non-model organisms: a UK perspective. In Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; Eds MK Moretti & LJ Rizzo, Chapter 13, pp 405-420. Joint with NERC NBAF Liverpool and Edinburgh nodes.

Bretman AJ, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Tregenza T (2008) New microsatellite loci isolated from the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus and Gryllus campestris. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8 1015-1019.

Brownlow RJ, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Bell JJ, Fish JD (2008) A method for genotype validation and primer assessment in heterozygote-deficient species, as demonstrated in the prosobranch mollusc Hydrobia ulvae. BMC Genetics, 9, 55-63

Burri R, Antoniazza S, Siverio F, Klein Á, Roulin A, Fumagalli L (2008) Isolation and characterization of 21 microsatellite markers in the barn owl (Tyto alba). Molecular Ecology Resources, 8, 977-979.

Chen S, Jones G & Rossiter SJ (2008) Sex-biased gene flow and colonisation in the Formosan lesser horseshoe bat: inference from nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Journal of Zoology, 274, 207-215.

Dawnay N, Ogden R, Thorpe RS, Pope LC, Dawson DA, McEwing R (2008) A forensic STR profiling system for the Eurasian badger: A framework for developing profiling systems for wildlife species. International Journal of Legal Medicine. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 2, 47-53.

*Douaud M, Fève K, Gerus M, Fillon V, Bardes S, Gourichon D, Dawson DA, Hanotte O, Burke T, Vignoles F, Morisson M, Tixier-Boichard M, Vignal A, Pitel F (2008) Addition of the microchromosome GGA25 to the chicken genome sequence assembly through radiation hybrid and genetic mapping. BMC Genomics, 9, 129.

Dugdale HL, Macdonald DW, Pope LC, Johnson PJ & Burke T (2008). Reproductive skew and relatedness in social groups of European badgers Meles meles. Molecular Ecology, 17, 1815–1827.

*Frantz AC, Hamann J-L, Kleen F (2008) Fine-scale genetic structure of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in a French temperate forest. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 54, 44-52.

Huck M, Frantz AC, Dawson DA, Burke T, Roper (2008) Low genetic variability, female biased dispersal and high movement rates in an urban population of Eurasian badgers (Meles meles). Journal of Animal Ecology 77 905–915.

Küpper C, Burke T, Szekely T, Dawson DA (2008) Enhanced cross-species utility of conserved microsatellite markers in shorebirds. BMC Genomics, 9, 1015-1019.

Meares K, Dawson DA, Horsburgh GJ, Perrin MR, Burke T, Taylor TD (2008) Characterisation of 14 blue crane Grus paradisea (Gruidae, AVES) microsatellite loci for use in detecting illegal trade. Conservation Genetics, 9, 1363-1367.

Phillimore AB, Owens IPF, Black RA, Chittock J, Burke T & Clegg SM. (2008) Complex patterns of divergence in an island bird and the consequences for delimiting conservation units. Molecular Ecology, 17, 2839-2853.

Price TAR and Wedell N (2008) Selfish genetic elements and sexual selection: their impact on male fertility. Genetica, 132, 295-307.

Price TAR, Bretman AJ, Avent T, Snook RR, Hurst GDD and Wedell N (2008) Sex ratio distorter reduces sperm competitive success in an insect. Evolution, 62, 644-1652.

Price TAR, Hodgson DJ, Lewis Z, Hurst GDD and Wedell N (2008) Selfish genetic elements promote polyandry in a fly. Science 322, 1241-1243.

Sharp SP, Simeoni M, Hatchwell BJ (2008) Dispersal of sibling coalitions promotes helping among immigrants in a cooperatively breeding bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 275, 2125-2130.

Sharp SP, Hadfield J, Baker MB, Simeoni M, Hatchwell BJ (2008) Natal dispersal and recruitment in a social bird. Oikos, 117, 1371-1379.

Silvertown J, Biss PM, Freeland J (2008) Community genetics: resource addition has opposing effects on genetic and species diversity in a 150-year experiment. Ecology Letters, 11, 1-6.

Struebig M, Horsburgh GJ, Pandhal J, Triggs A, Zubaid A, Kingston T, Dawson D & Rossiter S (2008) Isolation and characterisation of microsatellite loci in the papillose woolly bat, Kerivoula papillosa (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Conservation Genetics, 9, 751-756.

2007

Ahmed S, Dawson DA, Compton S, Gilmartin P (2007) Characterisation of microsatellite loci in the African fig, Ficus sycomorus L (Moraceae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 1175-1177.

Anderson SJ, Gould P, Freeland JR (2007) Repetitive flanking sequnces (ReFS): novel molecular markers from microsatellite families. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 374-376.

*Dawson DA, Åkesson M, Burke T, Pemberton JM, Slate J, Hansson B (2007) Gene order and recombination in homologous regions of the chicken and a passerine bird. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24, 1537-1552.

Dugdale HL, Macdonald DW, Pope LC, Burke T (2007) Polygynandry, extra-group paternity and multiple paternity litters in European badger (Meles meles) social groups. Molecular Ecology, 16, 5294–5306.

Furmankiewicz J and Altringham JD (2007) Genetic structure in a swarming brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) population: evidence for mating at swarming sites. Conservation Genetics 8, 913-923.

*Griffith SC, Dawson DA, Jensen H, Ockendon N, Greig C, Neumann K, Burke T (2007) Fourteen polymorphic microsatellite loci characterised in the house sparrow Passer domesticus (AVES: Passeridae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 333-336.

*Gunn MR, Hartnup K, Boutin S, Slate J, Coltman DW (2007) A test of the efficacy of whole-genome amplification on DNA obtained from low-yield samples. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 393-399.

Küpper C, Horsburgh GJ, Dawson DA, Szekely T, FFrench-Constant R, Burke T (2007) Characterisation of 36 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) including two sex-linked loci and their amplification in four other Charadrius species. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 35-39.

Marshall RC, Buchanan KL., Catchpole CK (2007) Song and female choice for extra-pair copulations in the sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. Animal Behaviour, 73, 629-635.

*Meglecz E, Anderson SJ, Bourguet D, Butcher R, Caldas A, Cassel-Lundhagen A, Coeur d'Acier A, Dawson DA, Faure N, Fauvelot C, Franck P, Harper G, Keyghobadi N, Kluetsch C, Muthulakshmi M, Nagaraju J, Patt A, Petenian F, Silvain JF, Wilcock HR (2007) Microsatellite flanking region similarities among different loci within insect species. Insect Molecular Biology, 16, 175-185.

Phillips, R.A., Catry, P., Silk, J.R.D., Bearhop, S., McGill, R., Afanasyev, V. and Strange, I.J. (2007) Movements, winter distribution and activity patterns of Falkland and brown skuas: insights from loggers and isotopes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 345, 281-291.

Rossiter SJ, Benda P, Dietz C, Zhang S and Jones G (2007) Rangewide phylogeography in the greater horseshoe bat inferred from microsatellites: implications for population history, taxonomy and conservation. Molecular Ecology, 16, 4699–4714.

Scheppers TLJ, Frantz AC, Schaul M, Engel E, Breyne P, Schley L, Roper TJ (2007) Estimating social group size of Eurasian badgers by genotyping remotely plucked single hairs. Wildlife Biology, 13, 195-207.

*Simeoni M, Dawson DA, Ross DJ, Chaline N, Burke T, Hatchwell BJ (2007) Characterisation of 20 microsatelite loci in the long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus (Aegithalidae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 1319-1322.

Tingay RE, Dawson DA, Pandhal J, Clarke ML, David V, Culver M (2007) Characterisation of twenty-two new Haliaeetus loci in the Madagascar fish eagle Haliaeetus vociferoides and the bald eagle Haliaeetus encocephalus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7, 711-715.

2006

Anderson SJ, Dawson DA, Freeland JR (2006) Isolation and characteristaion of highly polymorpic microsatellite loci for the garden tiger moth Arctia caja (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 6, 104-106.

Bearhop S, Phillips RA, McGill R, Cherel Y, Dawson DA, Croxall JP (2006) Stable isotops indicate sex-specific and long-term individuals foraging specialisation in diving seabirds. Marine Progress Series, 311, 157-164.

Bourke B, Dawson DA (2006) Fifteen microsatellite loci characterised in the golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos (Accipitridae: AVES). Molecular Ecolgy Notes, 6, 1047-1050.

Chen SF, Rossiter SJ, Faulkes CJ, Jones G (2006) Population genetic structure and demographic history of the endemic Formosan lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus monoceros) Molecular Ecology, 15, 1643–1656

Dawson DA, Burke T, Hansson B, Pandhal J, Hale MC, Hinten GN, Slate J (2006) A predicted microsatellite map of the passerine genome based on chicken- passerine sequence similarity. Molecular Ecology, 15, 1299-1320.

Frantz AC, Fack F, Muller CP, Roper TJ (2006) Faecal DNA typing as a tool for investigating territorial behaviour of badgers (Meles meles). European Journal of Wildlife Research, 52, 138-141.

Frantz AC, Roper TJ (2006) Simulations to assess the performance of different rarefaction methods in estimating population size using small datasets. Conservation Genetics, 7, 315-318.

Hamill RM, Noor MAF, Watson T, Ritchie MG (2006) New microsatellite loci for the European bushcricket Ephippiger ephippiger (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 6, 340-342.

Johnson PCD, Webster LMI, Adam A, Buckland R, Dawson DA, Keller LF (2006) Abundant variation in microsatellites of the parasitic nematode, Trichostrongylus tenuis and linkage to a tandem repeat. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 148, 210-218.

Leitner S, Marshall RC, Leisler B, Catchpole CK (2006) Male song quality, egg size and offspring sex in captive canaries, Serinus canaria. Ethology, 112, 554-563.

Rivers NM, Butlin RK, Altringham JD (2006) Autumn swarming behaviour of Natterer's bats in the UK: Population size, catchment area and dispersal. Biological Conservation, 127, 215-226.

Rossiter SJ, Faulkes CG, Ransome RD, Dawson DA, Jones G (2006) Long-term reproductive skew and fitness in male greater horseshoe bats. Molecular Ecology, 15, 3035-3043.

2005

Bretman A & Tregenza T (2005) Measuring polyandry in the wild: a case study using promiscuous crickets. Molecular Ecology, 14, 2169-2179.

*Carpenter PJ, Pope LC, Greig C, Dawson DA, Rogers LM, Erven K, Wilson GJ, Delahay RJ, Cheeseman CL, Burke T (2005) Mating system of the Eurasian badger, Meles meles, in a high density population. Molecular Ecology, 14, 273-284.

*Chaline N, Martin SJ, Ratnieks FLW (2005) Absence of nepotism towards imprisoned young queens during swarming in the honey bee. Behavioral Ecology, 16, 403-409.

Dawson DA, Chittock J, Jehle R, Whitlock A, Nogueira D, Pellat J, Birkhead T, Burke T (2005) Identification of 13 polymorphic loci in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata (Passeridae, AVES). Molecular Ecology Notes, 5, 298-301.

Dawson DA, Hunter FM, Pandhal J, Buckland R, Parham A, Jones IL, Bradshaw M, Jehle R, Burke T (2005) Assessment of 17 new whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea) microsatellite loci in 42 seabirds identifies 5-15 polymorphic markers for each of nine Alcinae species. Molecular Ecology Notes, 5, 289-297.

*Gunn MR, Dawson DA, Leviston A, Hartnup K, Davis CS, Strobeck C, Slate J, Coltman DW (2005) Isolation of 18 polymorphic microsatellite loci from the North American red squirrel, Tamiascirus ludsonicus (Sciuridae, Rodentia) and their cross-utility in other species. Molecular Ecology Notes, 5, 650-653.

Leech DI, Rowe LV, Hartley IR (2005) Experimental evidence for adjustment of parental investment in relation to brood sex ratio in the blue tit. Animal Behaviour, 72, 1301-1307.

Pegler, K.R., L. Evans, J.R. Stevens and R. Wall (2005) Morphological and molecular comparison of host-derived populations of parasitic Psoroptes mites. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 19, 392-403.

Reichard M, Bryja J,Ondra Kova M, Davidova M, Kaniewska P, Smith C. (2005) Sexual selection for male dominance reduces opportunities for female mate choice in the European bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus). Molecular Ecology, 14, 1533-1542.

Rivers NM, Butlin RK, Altringham JD (2005) Genetics population structure of Natterer's bats explained by mating at swarming sites and philopatry. Molecular Ecology, 14, 4299-4312.

Rossiter SJ, Ransome RD, Faulkes CG, Le Comber SL & Jones G (2005) Mate-fidelity and intra-lineage polygyny in greater horseshoe bats. Nature, 437, 408-411.

Senior P, Butlin RK, Altringham JD (2005) Sex and segration in tempertae bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 272, 2467-2473.

*Wenseleers T, Badcock N, Erven K, Tofilski A, Nascimento FS, Hart AG, Burke T, Archer ME, Ratnieks FLW (2005) A test of worker policing theory in an advanced eusocial wasp, Vespula rufa. Evolution, 59, 1306-1314.

Wilcock H.R., Bruford M.W., Hildrew A.G., Nichols R.A. (2005) Recruitment, kin and the spatial genetic structure of a caddisfly Plectrocnemia conspersa in a southern English stream. Freshwater Biology, 50, 1499–1514.

2004

Bretman A, Wedell N, Tregenza T (2004) Molecular evidence of post-copulatory inbreeding avoidance in the field cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 271, 159-164.

*Châline N, Ratnieks FLW, Raine NE, Badcock NS, Burke T (2004) Non-lethal sampling of honey bee, Apis mellifera, DNA using wing tips. Apidologie, 35, 311-318.

Dawson DA, Rossiter SJ, Jones G, Faulkes CG (2004) Microsatellite loci for the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Rhinolophidae, CHIROPTERA) and their cross-utility in other 17 other bat species. Molecular Ecology Notes, 4, 96-100.

Fletcher K & Hamer KC (2004) Offspring sex ratio in the Common Tern Sterna hirundo: a species with negligible sexual size dimorphism. Ibis, 146, 454-360.

Frantz AC, Schaul M, Pope LC, Fack F, Schley L, Muller CP, Roper TJ (2004) Estimating population size by genotyping remotely plucked hair: the Eurasian badger. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 985-995.

Hatchwell BJ, Russell AF, MacColl ADC, Ross DJ, Fowlie MK, McGowan A (2004) Helpers increase long-term but not short-term productivity in cooperatively breeding long-tailed tits. Behavioral Ecology, 15, 1-10.

Hay JM, Evans PR, Ward RM, Hamer KC (2004) Poor nutritional condition as a consequence of high dominance status in the coal tit, Parus ater. Ibis, 146, 103-107.

Kingston T, Rossiter S (2004) Harmonic-hopping in Wallacea's bats. Nature, 429, 654-657.

Madden JR, Endler JA, Jury F (2004) Morphological signals of sex and status in spotted bowerbirds. Emu, 104, 21-30.

Madden JR, Lowe TJ, Fuller HV, Coe RL, Dasmahapatra KK, Amos W, Jury F (2004) Neighbouring male spotted bowerbirds are not related, but do maraud each other. Animal Behaviour, 68, 751-758.

Madden JR, Lowe TJ, Fuller HV, Dasmahapatra KK, Coe RL (2004) Local traditions of bower decoration by spotted bowerbirds in a single population. Animal Behaviour, 68, 759-765.

Nichols RA, Freeman KLM (2004) Using molecular markers with high mutation rates to obtain estimates that distinguish relative migration rate and population size: a demonstration using data from endemic Mauritian skinks. Molecular Ecology, 13, 775-789.

2003

*Berg PR, Dawson DA, Pandhal J, Kirdendall LR, Burke T (2003) Isolation of microsatellite loci from two inbreeding bark beetle species (Coccotrypes). Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 270-273.

Carpenter PJ, Dawson DA, Greig C, Parham A, Cheeseman CL, Burke T (2003) Isolation of 39 polymorphic microsatellite loci and the development of a fluorescent marker set for the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) (Carnivora: Mustelidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 610-615.

Davies NB, Butchart SHM, Burke TA, Châline N, Stewart IR (2003) Reed warblers guard against cuckoos and cuckoldry. Animal Behaviour, 65, 285-295.

Dawson DA, Bretman AJ, Tregenza T (2003) Microsatellite loci for the field cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus and their cross-utility in other species of Orthoptera. Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 191-195.

Dawson DA, Burland TM, Douglas A, LeComber SC, Bradshaw M (2003) Isolation of microsatellite loci in the freshwater fish, the bitterling Rhodeus sericeus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 199-202.

Evans LM, Dawson DA, Wall R, Burke T, Stevens J (2003) Isolation of Psoroptes scab mite microsatellite markers (Acari: Psoroptidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 420-424.

Fletcher KL & Hamer KC (2003) Sexing terns using biometrics: the advantage of within-pair comparisons. Bird Study, 50, 78-83.

Frantz AC, Pope LC, Carpenter PJ, Roper TJ, Wilson GJ, Delahay RJ, Burke T (2003) Reliable microsatellite genotyping of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles) using faecal DNA. Molecular Ecology, 12, 1649-1661.

*Frentui F, Lange CL, Burke T, Owens IPF (2003) Isolation of microsatellite loci in the Capricorn silvereye, Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus (Aves: Zosteropidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 462-465.

*Jump AS, Woodward FI, Burke T (2003) Cirsium species show disparity in patterns of genetic variation at their range-edge, despite similar patterns of reproduction and isolation. New Phytologist, 160, 359-370.

Madden JR (2003) Bower decorations are good predictors of mating success in the spotted bowerbird. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 53, 269-277.

Madden JR (2003) Male spotted bowerbirds preferentially choose, arrange and proffer objects that are good predictors of mating success. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 53, 263-268.

Marshall R, Buchanan KL, Catchpole CK (2003) Sexual selection and individual genetic diversity in a songbird. Royal Society of London, Series B (suppl.), S248-S250.

McGowan A, Woodburn RJW, Hatchwell BJ (2003) The effect of helping behaviour on the survial of juvenile and adult long-tailed tits (Aegithalos caudatus). Journal of Animal Ecology, 72, 491-499.

*Wilhelm K, Dawson DA, Gentle LK, Horsfield GF, Schlötterer C, Greig C, East M, Hofer H, Tautz D, Burke T (2003) Characterisation of spotted hyena, Crocuta crocuta microsatellite loci. Molecular Ecology Notes, 3, 360-362.

Wilson GJ, Frantz AC, Pope LC, Roper TJ, Burke TA, Cheeseman CL, Delahay RJ (2003) Estimation of badger abundance using faecal DNA typing. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 658-666.

2002

Châline N, Ratnieks FLW, Burke T (2002) Anarchy in the UK: Detailed analysis of worker reproduction in a naturally-occuring British anarchistic honeybee, Apis mellifera, colony using microsatellite markers. Molecular Ecology, 11, 1795-1803.

Dawson DA & Wilcock HR (2002) Isolation and characterisation of eight polymorphic microsatellite loci in the net-spinning caddisfly, Polycentropus flavomaculatus (Polycentropodidae). Molecular Ecology Notes, 2, 514-517.

Hatchwell BJ, Ross DJ, Chaline N, Fowlie MK, Burke T (2002) Parentage in the cooperative breeding system of long-tailed tits, Aegithalos caudatus. Animal Behaviour, 64, 55-63.

*Jump AS, Dawson DA, James CM, Woodward FI, Burke T (2002) Isolation of polymorphic microsatellites in the stemless thistle (Cirsium acaule) and their utility in other Cirsium species. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2, 589-592.

*Krupa AP, Jehle R, Dawson DA, Gentle LK, Gibbs M, Arntzen JW, Burke T (2002) Microsatellite loci in the crested newt (Triturus cristatus) and their utility in other newt taxa. Conservation Genetics, 3, 87-89.

MacColl ADC & Hatchwell BJ (2002) Temporal variation in fitness pay-offs promotes cooperative breeding in long-tailed tits Aegithalos caudatus. American Naturalist, 160, 186-194

Madden JR (2002) Bower decorations attract females but provoke other male spotted bowerbirds - bower owners resolve this trade off. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 269, 1347-1351.

Phillips RA (2002) Trios of brown skuas at Bird Island, South Georgia: incidence and composition. Condor, 104, 694-697.

Phillips RA, Dawson DA, Ross DJ (2002) Mating patterns and reversed size dimorphism in Southern skuas (Stercorarius skua lonnbergi). Auk, 119, 858-863.

2001

Cunningham EJA & Russell AF (2001) Maternal investment - Sex differences in avian yolk hormone levels - Reply. Nature, 412, 498-499.

*Dawson DA, Darby S, Hunter FM, Krupa AP, Jones IL, Burke T (2001) A critique of CHD-based molecular sexing protocols illustrated by a Z-chromosome polymorphism detected in auklets. Molecular Ecology Notes,1, 201-204.

Foster KR & Ratnieks FLW (2001) Convergent evolution of worker policing by egg eating in the honey bee and common wasp. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 268, 169-174.

Hatchwell BJ, Anderson C, Ross DJ, Fowlie MK, Blackwell PG (2001) Social organisation of cooperatively breeding long-tailed tits: kinship and spatial dynamics. Journal of Animal Ecology, 70, 820-830.

Hatchwell BJ, Ross DJ, Fowlie MK, McGowan A (2001) Kin discrimination in cooperatively breeding long-tailed tits. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 268, 885-890.

Leech DI, Hartley IR, Stewart IRK, Griffith SC, Burke T (2001) No effect of parental quality or extrapair paternity on brood sex ratio in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology, 12, 674-680.

Nicholls EH, Burke T, Birkhead TR (2001) Ejaculate allocation by male sand martins, Riparia riparia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 268, 1265-1270.

Russell AF & Hatchwell BJ (2001) Experimental evidence for kin-biased helping in a cooperatively breeding vertebrate. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B, 268, 2169-2174.

2000

Cunningham EJA & Russell AK (2000) Egg investment is influenced by male attractiveness in the mallard. Nature, 404, 74-77.

*Dawson DA, Hanotte O, Greig C, Stewart IRK, Burke T (2000) Polymorphic microsatellites in the blue tit Parus caeruleus and their cross-species utility in 20 songbird families. Molecular Ecology, 9, 1941-1944.

Foster KR & Ratnieks FLW (2000) Facultative worker policing in a social wasp. Nature, 407, 692-693.

*Richardson DS, Jury FL, Dawson DA, Salgueiro P, Komdeur J, Burke T (2000) Fifty Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis) microsatellite loci polymorphic in Sylviidae species and their cross-species amplification in other passerine birds. Molecular Ecology, 9, 2226-2231.

1999

*Griffith SC, Stewart IRK, Dawson DA, Owens IPF, Burke T (1999) Contrasting levels of extra-pair paternity in mainland and island populations of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): is there an 'island effect'? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 68, 303-316.

*McConnell SKJ, Dawson DA, Wardle A, Burke T (1999) The isolation and mapping of 19 tetranucleotide microsatellite markers in the chicken. Animal Genetics, 30, 183-189.

*Morisson M, Plisson-Petit F, Dawson D, Pitel F, Gellin J, Burke T, Vignal A (1999) 33 novel characterised chicken microsatellite loci : 20 new locations on reference maps. Animal Genetics, 30, 391-393.

*Wardle A, Dawson D, Gibbs M, Parham A, Burke T (1999) Further development of chicken microsatellite loci: 21 markers mapped. Animal Genetics, 30, 225-244.

1998

*Dawson D, McConnell S, Wardle A, Gibbs M, Burke T (1998) Characterizaton and mapping of fifteen novel chicken microsatellite loci. Animal Genetics, 29, 159-160.

*Martinez JG, Burke T, Dawson D, Soler JJ, Moller AP (1998) Microsatellite typing reveals mating patterns in the brood parasitic great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius). Molecular Ecology, 7, 289-298.