Dr Craig Shuttleworth
Honorary Visiting Research Fellow

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The Gwynedd pine marten project - https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-shuttleworth-6062a1253/
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Email c.shuttleworth@bangor.ac.uk
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Do differing levels of boldness influence the success of translocation? A pilot study on red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
Bamber, J. A., Shuttleworth, C. & Hayward, M., 26 Sept 2020, In: Animals. 10, 1748.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reinstating trophic cascades as an applied conservation tool to protect forest ecosystems from invasive grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
Bamber, J. A., Shuttleworth, C. M., Hayward, M. W. & Everest, D. J., 31 Dec 2020, In: Food Webs. 25, e00164.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The management of grey squirrel populations in Europe: evolving best practice
Bertolino, S., Lurz, P. W. W., Shuttleworth, C., Martinoli, A. & Wauters, L. A., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe . Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 495-516Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Response to comments on "Compassionate Conservation deserves a morally serious rather than dismissive response - reply to Callen et al., 2020"
Callen, A., Hayward, M. W., Klop-Toker, K., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Beranek, C. T., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C. K., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Di Blanco, Y. E., Dixon, V., Fleming, P. J. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Legge, S. M., Lenga, D. J., Major, T., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Meyer, N., Parker, D. M., Periquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R. J., Shuttleworth, C., Tamessar, C. T., Taylor, W. A., Tuft, K., Upton, R. M. O., Valenzuela, M., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., 30 Apr 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 244Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Envisioning the future with 'compassionate conservation': An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity
Callen, A., Hayward, M. W., Klop-Toker, K., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Beranek, C. T., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C. K., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Di Blanco, Y. E., Dixon, V., Fleming, P. J. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Legge, S. M., Lenga, D. J., Major, T., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Meyer, N., Parker, D. M., Periquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R. J., Shuttleworth, C., Tamessar, C. T., Taylor, W. A., Tuft, K., Upton, R. M. O., Valenzuela, M., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., Jan 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 241, 108365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Restoring our lost wildlife: a review of the ecological, social and economic factors in the potential reintroduction of six mammal species to Cornwall
Cooper, P., Brazier, R., Puttock, A., Graham, H., Auster, R., Campbell-Palmer, R., Shuttleworth, C. & Pizzi, R., 2023, 258 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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The potential role of ectoparasites in the epidemiology of squirrelpox virus: a possible novel means of intervention to reduce the impact of the disease?
Cowan, D. P., Mill, A. C., Everest, D. J., McInnes, C. J., Rushton, S. P., Shirley, M. D. F., Start, C. & Shuttleworth, C., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe . Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 255-289Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Non-invasive genetic studies and virus epidemiology
Everest, D. J., Dastjerdi, A., Davies, H., Shuttleworth, C., Ogden, R., Butler, H. & Sapsford, B., 30 Mar 2022, In: Veterinary Record. 190, p. 204-205Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Adenovirus-associated deaths in red squirrels on Anglesey
Everest, D. J., Shuttleworth, C. & Stidworthy, M. F., 31 Oct 2008, In: The Veterinary record. 163, 14, p. 430Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Virus presence within Welsh red squirrels
Everest, D. J., Holmes, P. & Shuttleworth, C., 30 May 2017, In: The Veterinary record. 180, p. 520-521Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The implications of significant adenovirus infection in UK captive red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) collections: How histological screening can aid applied conservation management
Everest, D. J., Shuttleworth, C., Grierson, S. S., Dastjerdi, A., M.F., S., Duff, J. P., Higgins, R. J., Mill, A. C. & Chantrey, J., 1 Jan 2018, In: Mammalian Biology. 88, p. 123-129Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Opportunistic viral surveillance confirms the ongoing disease threat grey squirrels pose to sympatric red squirrel populations in the UK
Everest, D., Green, C., Dastjerdi, A., Davies, H., Cripps, R., McKinney, C., Podgornik, G., Stinson, M., O'Hare, S., Bonnie, S., Mill, A., Van der wall, Z., Robinson, N., Trotter, S. & Shuttleworth, C., 20 May 2023, In: Veterinary Record. 192, 10, e2834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing a potential non-invasive method for viral diagnostic purposes in European squirrels
Everest, D. J., Tolhurst-Cherriman, D. A. R., Davies, H., Dastjerdi, A., Ashton, A., Blackett, T., Meredith, A. L., Milne, E., Mill, A. & Shuttleworth, C., 4 Jun 2019, In: Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 30, p. 44-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of adenoviruses on red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) conservation – with notes on other enteric viruses of potential significance
Everest, D. J., Shuttleworth, C., Grierson, S. S., Dastjerdi, A., Stidworthy, M. F., Duff, J. P. & Sainsbury, A. W., 2015, Red squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Hayward, M. W. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 129-146Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Adenovirus infection: An emerging factor in red squirrel conservation programmes
Everest, D. J., Shuttleworth, C., Stidworthy, M. F., Grierson, S. S., Duff, P. J. & Kenward, R. E., 1 Oct 2014, In: Mammal Review. 44, 3-4, p. 225-233Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retrospective detection by negative contrast electron microscopy of faecal viral particles in wild red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) with suspected enteropathy in Great Britain
Everest, D. J., Stidworthy, M. F., Milne, E. M., Meredith, A. L., Chantery, J., Shuttleworth, C., Blackett, T., Butler, H., Wilkinson, M. & Sainsbury, A. W., 31 Dec 2010, In: Veterinary Record. 167, p. 1007-1010Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Confirmation of squirrelpox in Welsh red squirrel
Everest, D. J., Floyd, T., Donnnacie, B., Irvine, R. M., Holmes, J. P. & Shuttleworth, C., 30 Nov 2017, In: Veterinary Record. 181, p. 514-515Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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A systematic assessment of the impact of adenovirus infection on a captive re-introduction project for red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
Everest, D. J., Shuttleworth, C., Grierson, S. S., Duff, J. P., Jackson, N., Litherland, P. & Kenward, R. E., 31 Aug 2012, In: Veterinary Record. 171, p. 176-184Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disease monitoring and surveillance: case studies in the applied conservation of fragmented red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) populations in England and Wales
Everest, D. J., Floyd, T., Holmes, P., Man, C., Dunnett, C., Locke, R., Savage, L., Sutcliffe, S., Sapsford, B., Shuttleworth, C. & Duff, P., 1 Dec 2021, In: Mammalian Biology. 101, p. 1079-1088Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PCR detection of adenovirus in grey squirrels on Anglesey
Everest, D. J., Grierson, S. S., Stidworthy, M. & Shuttleworth, C., 31 Oct 2009, In: Veterinary Record. 165, p. 482Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adenovirus detections in juvenile squirrels
Everest, D. J., Dastjerdi, A., Cowan, D., Gomm, M., Shuttleworth, C., McInnes, C. J., Deane, D., Coulter, L., Mill, A., Rushton, S. P., Jackson, N. L. & Litherland, P., 1 Oct 2015, In: Veterinary Record. 177, p. 373-374Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Adenovirus infection in red squirrels in areas free from grey squirrels
Everest, D. J., Butler, H., Simpson, V. R., Blackett, T. & Shuttleworth, C., 31 Aug 2013, In: The Veterinary record. 173, 8, p. 199-200Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Controlling grey squirrels in forests and woodlands in the UK
Gill, R., Ferryman, M., Shuttleworth, C., Lurz, P. W. W., Mill, A., Robertson, P. A. & Dutton, C., 2019, Forest Research. 16 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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British red squirrel strongholds: challenges for conservation
Gurnell, J., Blackett, T., Butler, H., Lurz, P. W. W., Magris, L. & Shuttleworth, C., 2015, Red squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Hayward, M. W. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 211-232Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Ecosystem impacts of an alien invader in Europe, the grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
Gurnell, J., Lurz, P. W. W. & Shuttleworth, C., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 307-329Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Significant differences in the caecal bacterial microbiota of red and grey squirrels in Britain
Hall, L., Nichols, C., Leng, J., Martelli, F., Shuttleworth, C. & La Ragione, R., 14 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 73, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Striving for success: an evaluation of local action to conserve red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in Wales
Halliwell, E. C., Shuttleworth, C., Wilberforce, L., Denman, H., Lloyd, I. & Cartmel, S., 2015, Red squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Hayward, M. W. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 175-192Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Experiences of grey squirrel management in an upland conifer forest
Halliwell, E. C., Shuttleworth, C., Cartmel, S., Lloyd, I. & Jenkins, R., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 453-474Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Rewilding needs to clarify the role of management of invasive species
Hayward, M., Jachowski, D. S., Shuttleworth, C., Linnell, J. D. C., Allen, B. L., Griffen, A. S., Montgomery, R. A., Caravaggi, A., Weise, F. J., Moehrenschlager, A., Somers, M. J., Clulow, S., Heurich, M. & Marnewick, K., 8 May 2019, In: Science. 364, p. 6438Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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The search for novelty continues for rewilding
Hayward, M., Jachowski, J. D., Bugir, C. J., Clulow, J., Krishnamurthy, R., Griffin, A. S., Chalmers, A. C., Linnell, J. D. C., Montgomery, R. A., Somers, M. J., Kowalczyk, R., Heurich, M., Caravaggi, A., Marnewick, K. A., Di Blanco, Y., Shuttleworth, C., Callen, C., Weise, F., Scanlon, R., Moehrenschlager, A., Howell, L. & Upton, R. M. O., 1 Aug 2019, In: Biological Conservation. 236, p. 584-585Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reintroducing rewilding to restoration – Rejecting the search for novelty
Hayward, M. W., Scanlon, R. J., Callen, A., Howell, L. G., Klop-Toker, K. L., Di Blanco, Y., Balkenhol, N., Bugir, C. K., Campbell, L., Caravaggi, A., Chalmers, A. C., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Cross, P., Gould, J. A., Griffin, A. S., Heurich, M., Howe, B. K., Jachowski, D. S., Jhala, Y. V., Krishnamurthy, R., Kowalczyk, R., Lenga, D. J., Linnell, J. D. C., Marnewick, K. A., Moehrenschlager, A., Montgomery, R. A., Osipova, L., Peneaux, C., Rodger, J. C., Sales, L. P., Seeto, R. G. Y., Shuttleworth, C. M., Somers, M. J., Tamessar, C. T., Upton, R. M. O. & Weise, F. J., 1 May 2019, In: Biological Conservation. 233, p. 255-259 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Deconstructing compassionate conservation
Hayward, M. W., Callen, A., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Fleming, P. J. S., Griffin, A. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Klop-Toker, K., Legge, S., Major, T., Meyer, N., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Parker, D. M., Périquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R., Seeto, R., Shuttleworth, C., Somers, M. J., Tamessar, C. T., Tuft, K., Upton, R., Valenzuela-Molina, M., Wayne, A., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., Aug 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 4, p. 760-768Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repeated squirrelpox infection in Welsh red squirrels
Holmes, J. P., Everest, D. & Shuttleworth, C., 3 Feb 2023, In: Veterinary Record. 192, 3, p. 128-129Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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First report of dermatophilosis in wild European red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)
Holmes, P., Everest, D. J., Spiro, S., Wessels, M. & Shuttleworth, C., 30 Sept 2019, In: Veterinary Record Case Reports. 7, 3, p. 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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By trying to be everything, rewilding risks meaning nothing
Jachowski, J. D., Bombaci, S., Caravaggi, A., Chalmers, A., Clulow, S., Griffin, A., Hayward, M., Heurich, M., Linnell, J., Marnewick, K., Moehrenschlager, A., Montgomery, A., Shuttleworth, C., Somers, M. & Weise, F., Nov 2019, In: Science. 364, p. 6438Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Mathematical models of grey squirrel invasion: a case study on Anglesey
Jones, H. E., White, A., Lurz, P. W. W., Boots, M. & Shuttleworth, C., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 235-255Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mathematical models for invasive species management: grey squirrel control on Anglesey
Jones, H., White, A., Lurz, P. W. W. & Shuttleworth, C., 10 Sept 2017, In: Ecological Modelling. 180, p. 274-284Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are novel ecosystems the only novelty of rewilding?
Klop-Toker, K., Clulow, S., Shuttleworth, C. & Hayward, M., 1 Nov 2020, In: Restoration Ecology. 28, p. 1318-1320Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ranging behaviour, density and social structure in grey squirrels
Lawton, C., Shuttleworth, C. & Kenward, R. E., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 133-152Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Reintroductions and translocations of red squirrels within Europe
Lawton, C., Waters, C. & Shuttleworth, C., 2015, Red squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Hayward, M. W. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 193-210Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduced Canadian Eastern grey squirrels: squirrelpox virus surveillance and why nothing matters.
McInnes, C., Shuttleworth, C., Larsen, K. W., Everest, D. J., Bruemmer, C., Carroll, B., Romeo, C., Sainsbury, A. W., Crawshaw, G., Dubois, S., Gillis, L., Gilray, J. & Percival, A., 3 Aug 2020, In: Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 31, p. 95-98Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genetic management of the red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris: a practical approach to regional conservation
Ogden, R., Shuttleworth, C., McEwing, R. & Cesarini, S., 26 Oct 2005, In: Conservation Genetics. 6, p. 511-525Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in North Wales
O’Meara, D., Shuttleworth, C., Clews-Roberts, R., Everest, D. & Synnott, R., 1 Mar 2025, 14 p. (Evidence Report Series; no. 791)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Ethical dilemmas when using citizen science for early detection of invasive tree pests and diseases
Pocock, M. J. O., Marzano, M., Bullas-Appleton, E., Dyke, A., de Groot, M., Shuttleworth, C. & White, R., 1 Nov 2020, In: Management of Biological Invasions. 11, p. 720-732Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The large-scale removal of mammalian invasive alien species in Northern Europe
Robertson, P. A., Adriaens, T., Lambin, X., Mill, A., Roy, S., Shuttleworth, C. & Sutton-Croft, M., 1 Feb 2017, In: Pest Management Science. 73, p. 273-279Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Invasive alien species colonisation prevention: Your guide to early detection and rapid response
Robinson, N. & Shuttleworth, C., 2020, Newark: Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. 204 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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A practical guide to early surveillance and monitoring
Robinson, N. J., Everest, D. J., Harry, P. & Shuttleworth, C., 2021, Invasive Alien Species Colonisation Prevention: Your guide to early detection and rapid response . Robinson, N. J. & Shuttleworth, C. M. (eds.). Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, p. 163-202Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Disease, invasions and conservation: no evidence of squirrelpox virus in grey squirrels introduced to Italy
Romeo, C., McInnes, C., Dale, T., Shuttleworth, C., Bertolino, S., Wauters, L. A. & Ferrari, N., 1 Feb 2019, In: Animal Conservation. 22, 1, p. 14-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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British red squirrels remain the only known wild rodent host for leprosy bacilli
Schilling, A., Avanzi, C., Ulrich, R. G., Busso, P., Pisanu, B., Ferrari, N., Romeo, C., Mazzamuto, M. V., McLuckie, J., Shuttleworth, C., Del-Pozo, J., Lurz, P. W. W., Escalante-Fuentes, W. G., Ocampo-Candiani, J., Vera-Cabrera, L., Stevenson, K., Chapuis, J.-L., Meredith, A. L. & Cole, S. T., 1 Feb 2019, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6, p. 8Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leprosy in red squirrels in the UK
Schilling, A.-K., Del-Pozo, J., Lurz, P. W. W., Stevenson, K., Avanzi, C., Shuttleworth, C., Cole, S. T. & Meredith, A. L., 30 Mar 2019, In: Veterinary Record. 184, p. 416Research output: Contribution to journal › Article