Selected Publications
Tosh, D.G., Shore, R.F., Jess, S., Withers, A., Bearhop, S., Montgomery, W.I., McDonald, R.A. (2011). User behaviour, best practice and the risks of non-target exposure associated with anticoagulant rodenticide use. Journal of Environmental Management, 92: 1503-1508.
Boston, E.S.M., Hanrahan, N., Puechmaille, S.J. et al. (2011). A rapid PCR-based assay for identification of cryptic Myotis spp. (M. mystacinus, M. brandtii and M. alcathoe). Conservation Genetics Resources, 3: 557-563.
Harrison, A., Montgomery, W.I., Bown, K.J. (2011). Investigating the persistence of tick-borne pathogens via the R(0) model. Parasitology, 138: 896-905.
Harrison, A., Scantlebury, M., Montgomery, W.I. (2010). Body mass and sex-biased parasitism in wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus. Oikos, 119: 1099-1104.
Lundy, M.G., Montgomery, W.I. (2010). A multi-scale analysis of the habitat associations of European otter and American mink and the implications for farm scale conservation schemes. Biodiversity and Conservation, 19: 3849-3859.
Reid N., Magee, C., Montgomery, W.I. (2010). Integrating field sports, hare population management and conservation. Acta Theriologica, 55: 61-71.
Reid N., Mcdonald, R.A., Montgomery, W.I. (2010). Homogeneous habitat can meet the discrete and varied resource requirements of hares but may set an ecological trap. Biological Conservation, 143: 1701-1706.
Boston, E.S.M., Buckley, D.J., Bekaert, M. et al. (2010). The status of the cryptic bat species, Myotis mystacinus and Myotis brandtii in Ireland. Acta Chiropterologica, 12: 457-461.
Tinkler, E., Montgomery, W.I., Elwood, R.W. (2009). Foraging ecology, fluctuating food availability and energetics of wintering brent geese. Journal of Zoology, 278: 313-323.
Booth, W., Montgomery, W.I., Prodöhl, P.A. (2009). Spatial genetic structuring in a vagile species, the European wood mouse. Journal of Zoology, 279: 219-228.
Tosh, D.G., Lusby, J., Montgomery, W.I. and O'Halloran, J. (2008). First record of greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula in Ireland. Mammal Review, 38: 321-326.
Bollache, L., Dick, J.T.A., Farnsworth, K.D. and Montgomery, W.I. (2008). Comparison of the functional responses of invasive and native amphipods. Biology Letters, 4: 166-169.
Reid, N. and Montgomery, W.I. (2007). Is naturalisation of the brown hare in Ireland a threat to the endemic Irish hare? Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, 107b: 129-138.
Reid, N., McDonald, R.A. and Montgomery, W.I. (2007). Mammals and agri-environment schemes: hare haven or pest paradise? Journal of Applied Ecology, 44: 1200-1208.
Reid, N., McDonald, R.A. and Montgomery, W.I. (2007). Factors associated with hare mortality during coursing. Animal Welfare, 16: 427-434.
Booth, W., Montgomery, W.I. and Prodöhl, P.A. (2007). Polyandry by wood mice in natural populations. Journal of Zoology, 273: 176-182.
Tinkler, E., Montgomery, W.I. and Elwood, R.W. (2007). Parent-off spring associations in wintering brent geese: parental investment or mutual assistance? Journal of Zoology, 272: 398-405.
Tinkler, E., Montgomery, W.I. and Elwood, R.W. (2007). Shared or unshared parental care in overwintering brent geese (Branta bernicla hrota) Ethology, 113: 368-376.
Stokes, K.E., O'Neill, K.P., Montgomery, W.I., Dick, J.T.A., Maggs, C.A. and McDonald, R.A.(2006). The importance of stakeholder engagement in invasive species management: A cross-jurisdictional perspective in Ireland. Biodiversity and Conservation, 15: 2829-2852.
Sadlier, L. and Montgomery, W.I. (2004). The impact of sett disturbance on badger Meles meles numbers: when does protective legislation work? Biological Conservation, 119: 455-462.
Russ, J.M., Briffa, M. and Montgomery, W.I. (2003). seasonal patterns in activity and habitat use by bats (Pipistrellus spp. and Nyctalus leisleri) in Northern Ireland, determined using a driven transect. Journal of Zoology, 259: 289-299.
Prenter, J.,Elwood, R.W. and Montgomery, W.I. (2003). Mate guarding, competition and variation in size in male orb-web spiders, Metellina segmentata: a field experiment. Animal Behaviour, 66: 1053-1058.
Kelly, D.W., Dick, J.T.A., Montgomery, W.I. and MacNeil, C. (2003). Differences in composition of macroinvertebrate communities with invasive and native Gammarus spp.(Crustacea: Amphipoda). Freshwater Biology, 48: 306-315.
Kelly, D.W., Dick, J.T.A. and Montgomery, W.I. (2002). The functional role of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda): shredders, predators, or both? Hydrobiologia, 485: 199-203.
Russ, J.M. and Montgomery, W.I. (2002). Habitat associations of bats in Northern Ireland: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation, 108: 49-58.
Dingerkus, S.K. & Montgomery, W.I. (2002). A review of the status and decline in abundance of the Irish Hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) in Northern Ireland. Mammal Rev., 32: 1-11.
MacNeil, C., Dick, J.T.A., Bigsby, E., Elwood, R.W., and Montgomery, W.I., Gibbins, C.N. & Kelly, D.W. (2002). The validity of the Gammarus : Asellus ratio as an index of organic pollution: abiotic and biotic influences. Water Research, 36: 75-84.
Kelly, D.W., Dick, J.T.A. and Montgomery, W.I. (2002). Predation on mayfly nymph, Baetis rhodani, by native and introduced Gammarus: direct effects and the facilitation of salmonid predation. Freshwater Biology, 47: 1-12.
MacNeil, C., Dick, J.T.A., Elwood, R.W. and Montgomery, W.I. (2001). Coexistence among native and introduced freshwater amphipods (Crustacea); habitat utilization patterns in littoral habitats. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 151: 591-607.
MacNeil, C., Montgomery, W.I., Dick, J.T.A. and Elwood, R.W. (2001). Factors influencing the distribution of native and introduced Gammarus spp. in Irish river systems. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie, 151: 353-368.
Russ, J.M., Hutson, A.M., Montgomery, W.I., Racey, P.A. and Speakman, J.R. (2001). The status of Nathusius' pipistrelle, Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius 1839), in the British Isles. J. Zool. Lond., 254: 91-100.
Dingerkus, S.K. and Montgomery, W.I. (2001). The diet and landclass affinities of the Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus. J. Zool. Lond., 253: 233-240.
Ryan, A.W., Montgomery, W.I. and Duke, E.J. (2000). Microgeographic distribution of House mouse Mus domesticus mitochondrial DNA types on farmland in north-east Ireland. Biology and Environment: Proc Roy.Ir.Acad., 100B: 159-163.
Mathers, R.G., Watson, S., Stone, R. Montgomery, W.I. (2000). A study of the impact of human disturbance on Wigeon Anas Penelope and Brent geese Branta bernicla hrota on an Irish sea loch. Wildfowl, 51: 67-81.
O'Teangana, D., Reilly, S., Montgomery, W.I. and Rochford, J. (2000). Distribution and status of the Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) and Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in Ireland. Mammal Review, 30: 45-55.
