Yr Athro William Symondson

2025

• Tercel, M. et al. 2025. Threatened endemic arthropods and vertebrates partition their diets with non-native ants in an isolated island ecosystem. Ecology 106(7), article number: e70158. (10.1002/ecy.70158)
• Coomes, J. R., Cuff, J. P., Reichert, M. S., Davidson, G. L., Symondson, W. O. C. and Quinn, J. L. 2025. Spatio‐temporal variation in diet among age and sex cohorts of a model generalist bird species, the great tit Parus major: New insights revealed by DNA metabarcoding. Ecology and Evolution 15(7), article number: e71565. (10.1002/ece3.71565)
• Cuff, J. et al. 2025. Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions. Oikos 2025(2), article number: e10712. (10.1111/oik.10712)
• Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2025. Investigating supplementary food use of UK Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes populations using DNA metabarcoding. Bird Study (10.1080/00063657.2025.2459851)

2024

• Cuff, J. P. et al. 2024. Sources of prey availability data alter interpretation of outputs from prey choice null networks.. Ecological Entomology 49(3), pp. 418-432. (10.1111/een.13315)
• Tercel, M. P. T. G. et al. 2024. Ecology, natural history, and conservation status of Scolopendra abnormis, a threatened centipede endemic to Mauritius. Endangered Species Research 54, pp. 181-189. (10.3354/esr01337)
• Young, R. E. et al. 2024. The role of cultivated versus wild seeds in the diet of European turtle doves (Streptopelia turtur) across European breeding and African wintering grounds. Environmental DNA 6(2), article number: e539. (10.1002/edn3.539)
• Young, R. E. et al. 2024. Investigating the association between diet and infection with Trichomonas gallinae in the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur). Environmental DNA 6(1), article number: e402. (10.1002/edn3.402)

2023

• Cuff, J. P., Windsor, F., Tercel, M. P., Bell, J. R., Symondson, W. O. C. and Vaughan, I. P. 2023. Temporal variation in spider trophic interactions is explained by the influence of weather on prey communities, web building and prey choice. Ecography 2023(7), article number: e06737. (10.1111/ecog.06737)
• Tercel, M. P. T. G., Cuff, J. P., Symondson, W. O. C. and Vaughan, I. P. 2023. Non‐native ants drive dramatic declines in animal community diversity: A meta‐analysis. Insect Conservation and Diversity (10.1111/icad.12672)
• Stenhouse, E. H., Bellamy, P., Kirby, W. O., Vaughan, I. P., Symondson, W. O. C. and Orozco Ter Wengel, P. 2023. Herbivorous dietary selection shown by hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) within mixed woodland habitats. Royal Society Open Science 10, article number: 230156. (10.1098/rsos.230156)
• Stenhouse, E. H. et al. 2023. Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird. Ecology and Evolution 13(5), article number: e10089. (10.1002/ece3.10089)
• Drake, L. E., Cuff, J. P., Bedmar, S., McDonald, R., Symondson, W. O. C. and Chadwick, E. A. 2023. Otterly delicious: spatiotemporal variation in the diet of a recovering population of Eurasian otters ( Lutra lutra ) revealed through DNA metabarcoding and morphological analysis of prey remains. Ecology and Evolution 13(5), article number: e10038. (10.1002/ece3.10038)
• Stenhouse, E. H., Bellamy, P. E., Vaughan, I. P., Kirby, W. B., Symondson, W. O. and Orozco-terWengel, P. 2023. Using DNA metabarcoding to explore spatial variation in diet across European Hawfinch populations. Journal of Field Ornithology 94(1) (10.5751/JFO-00254-940112)

2022

• Moorhouse-Gann, R. J. et al. 2022. Impacts of herbivory by ecological replacements on an island ecosystem. Journal of Applied Ecology 59(9), pp. 2245-2261. (10.1111/1365-2664.14096)
• Davies, S. R., Vaughan, I. P., Thomas, R. J., Drake, L. E., Marchbank, A. and Symondson, W. O. 2022. Seasonal and ontological variation in diet and age-related differences in prey choice, by an insectivorous songbird. Ecology and Evolution 12(8), article number: e9180.
• Cuff, J. P. et al. 2022. Density-independent prey choice, taxonomy, life history and web characteristics determine the diet and biocontrol potential of spiders (Linyphiidae and Lycosidae) in cereal crops. Environmental DNA 4(3), pp. 549-564. (10.1002/edn3.272)
• Carreiro, A. R. et al. 2022. First insights into the diet composition of Madeiran and Monteiro’s storm petrels (Hydrobates castro and H. monteiroi) breeding in the Azores. Waterbirds 44(3), pp. 300-307. (10.1675/063.044.0304)
• Drake, L. E., Cuff, J. P., Young, R. E., Marchbank, A., Chadwick, E. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2022. An assessment of minimum sequence copy thresholds for identifying and reducing the prevalence of artefacts in dietary metabarcoding data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 13(3), pp. 694-710. (10.1111/2041-210X.13780)

2021

• Tercel, M. P. T. G. et al. 2021. DNA metabarcoding reveals introduced species predominate in the diet of a threatened endemic omnivore, Telfair’s skink (Leiolopisma telfairii). Ecology and Evolution 12(1), article number: e8484. (10.1002/ece3.8484)
• Tercel, M. P., Symondson, W. O. and Cuff, J. P. 2021. The problem of omnivory: a synthesis on omnivory and DNA metabarcoding. Molecular Ecology 30(10), pp. 2199-2206. (10.1111/mec.15903)
• Cuff, J. P. et al. 2021. Money spider dietary choice in pre- and post-harvest cereal crops using metabarcoding. Ecological Entomology 46(2), pp. 249-261. (10.1111/een.12957)
• Cuff, J. P. et al. 2021. MEDI: Macronutrient Extraction and Determination from Invertebrates, a rapid, cheap and streamlined protocol. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12(4), pp. 593-601. (10.1111/2041-210X.13551)

2020

• Redihough, J. et al. 2020. Species separation within, and preliminary phylogeny for, the leafhopper genus Anoscopus with particular reference to the putative British endemic Anoscopus duffieldi (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Insects 11(11), article number: 799. (10.3390/insects11110799)
• Ammann, L. et al. 2020. Insights into aphid prey consumption by ladybirds: Optimising field sampling methods and primer design for high throughput sequencing. PLoS ONE 15(7), article number: e0235054. (10.1371/journal.pone.0235054)
• Dušátková, L. P., Pekár, S., Michálek, O., Líznarová, E. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2020. Estimation of trophic niches in myrmecophagous spider predators. Scientific Reports 10(1), article number: 8683. (10.1038/s41598-020-65623-8)

2019

• Kleinschmidt, B. et al. 2019. The diet of red-throated divers (Gavia stellata) overwintering in the German Bight (North Sea) analysed using molecular diagnostics. Marine Biology 166(6), article number: 77. (10.1007/s00227-019-3523-3)
• Michálek, O., Rezác, M., Líznarová, E., Symondson, W. O. C. and Pekár, S. 2019. Silk versus venom: alternative capture strategies employed by closely related myrmecophagous spiders. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126(3), pp. 545-554. (10.1093/biolinnean/bly181)
• Roslin, T., Traugott, M., Jonsson, M., Stone, G. N., Creer, S. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2019. Introduction: Special issue on species interactions, ecological networks and community dynamics - Untangling the entangled bank using molecular techniques. Molecular Ecology 28(2), pp. 157-164. (10.1111/mec.14974)
• Pinol, J., Senar, M. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2019. The choice of universal primers and the characteristics of the species mixture determine when DNA metabarcoding can be quantitative. Molecular Ecology 28(2), pp. 407-419. (10.1111/mec.14776)

2018

• Moorhouse-Gann, R., Dunn, J., de Vere, N., Goder, M., Cole, N., Hipperson, H. and Symondson, W. 2018. New universal ITS2 primers for high-resolution herbivory analyses using DNA metabarcoding in both tropical and temperate zones. Scientific Reports 8, article number: 8542. (10.1038/s41598-018-26648-2)
• Dunn, J. C. et al. 2018. The decline of the Turtle Dove: dietary associations with body condition and competition with other columbids analysed using high-throughput sequencing. Molecular Ecology 27(16), pp. 3386-3407. (10.1111/mec.14766)
• Vaughan, I., Gotelli, N., Memmott, J., Pearson, C., Woodward, G. and Symondson, W. 2018. econullnetr: an R package using null models to analyse the structure of 1 ecological networks and identify resource selection. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9(3), pp. 728-733. (10.1111/2041-210X.12907)
• Pearson, C. E., Symondson, W. O. C., Clare, E. L., Ormerod, S. J., Iparraguirre Bolaños, E. and Vaughan, I. P. 2018. The effects of pastoral intensification on the feeding interactions of generalist predators in streams. Molecular Ecology 27(2), pp. 590-602. (10.1111/mec.14459)

2017

• Waap, S., Symondson, W. O. C., Granadeiro, J. P., Alonso, H., Serra-Gonçalves, C., Dias, M. P. and Catry, P. 2017. The diet of a nocturnal pelagic predator, the Bulwer's petrel, across the lunar cycle. Scientific Reports 7(1), article number: 1384. (10.1038/s41598-017-01312-3)

2016

• Seric Jelaska, L. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2016. Predation on epigeic, endogeic and anecic earthworms by carabids active in spring and autumn. Periodicum Biologorum 118(3), pp. 281-289. (10.18054/pb.2016.118.3.4709)
• Dupont, L., Porco, D., Symondson, W. O. C. and Roy, V. 2016. Hybridization relics complicate barcode-based dentification of species in earthworms. Molecular Ecology Resources 16(4), pp. 883-894. (10.1111/1755-0998.12517)
• Dunn, J. C. et al. 2016. Non-cultured faecal and gastrointestinal seed samples fail to detect Trichomonad infection in clinically and sub-clinically infected columbid birds. Conservation Genetics Resources 8(2), pp. 97-99. (10.1007/s12686-016-0518-y)
• Pearson, C. E., Ormerod, S. J., Symondson, W. O. C. and Vaughan, I. P. 2016. Resolving large-scale pressures on species and ecosystems: propensity modelling identifies agricultural effects on streams. Journal of applied ecology 53(2), pp. 408-417. (10.1111/1365-2664.12586)
• Nyffeler, M., Olson, E. J. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2016. Plant-eating by spiders. Journal of Arachnology 44(1), pp. 15-27. (10.1636/P15-45.1)

2015

• Novcic, I., Mizrahi, D. S., Veit, R. R. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2015. Molecular analysis of the value of Horseshoe Crab eggs to migrating shorebirds. Avian Biology Research 8(4), pp. 210-220. (10.3184/175815515X14455290976316)
• Petráková, L., Líznarová, E., Pekár, S., Haddad, C. R., Sentenská, L. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2015. Discovery of a monophagous true predator, a specialist termite-eating spider (Araneae: Ammoxenidae). Scientific Reports 5, article number: 14013. (10.1038/srep14013)
• King, R. A., Symondson, W. O. C. and Thomas, R. J. 2015. Molecular analysis of faecal samples from birds to identify potential crop pests and useful biocontrol agents in natural areas. Bulletin of Entomological Research 105(3), pp. 261-272. (10.1017/S0007485314000935)
• Symondson, W. O. C., Holloway, J. D., Goossens, B. and Muller, C. T. 2015. Bornean caterpillar (Lepidoptera) constructs cocoon fromVatica rassak(Dipterocarpaceae) resin containing multiple deterrent compounds. Journal of Natural History 49(9-10), pp. 553-560. (10.1080/00222933.2014.939731)

2014

• Seric Jelaska, L., Franjevic, D., Jelaska, S. D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. Prey detection in carabid beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in woodland ecosystems by PCR analysis of gut contents. European Journal of Entomology 111(5), pp. 631-638. (10.14411/eje.2014.079)
• Derlink, M., Pipan, B., Pavlovcic, P., Jones, L., Meglic, V., Symondson, W. O. C. and Virant-Doberlet, M. 2014. Characterization of eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers for leafhoppers of the genus Aphrodes (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Conservation Genetics Resources 6(4), pp. 933-935. (10.1007/s12686-014-0245-1)
• Brown, D. S., Burger, R., Cole, N., Vencatasamy, D., Clare, E. L., Montazam, A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. Dietary competition between the alien Asian Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus) and a re-introduced population of Telfair's Skink (Leiolopisma telfairii). Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3695-3705. (10.1111/mec.12445)
• Seric Jelaska, L., Jurasovic, J., Brown, D. S., Vaughan, I. P. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. Molecular field analysis of trophic relationships in soil-dwelling invertebrates to identify mercury, lead and cadmium transmission through forest ecosystems. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3755-3766. (10.1111/mec.12566)
• Emrich, M. A., Clare, E. L., Symondson, W. O. C., Koenig, S. E. and Fenton, M. B. 2014. Resource partitioning by insectivorous bats in Jamaica. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3648-3656. (10.1111/mec.12504)
• Brown, D. S., Ebenezer, K. L. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. Molecular analysis of the diets of snakes: changes in prey exploitation during development of the rare smooth snake Coronella austriaca. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3734-3743. (10.1111/mec.12475)
• Clare, E. L., Symondson, W. O. C. and Brockett Fenton, M. 2014. An inordinate fondness for beetles? variation in seasonal dietary preferences of night-roosting big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus). Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3633-3647. (10.1111/mec.12519)
• Krüger, F., Clare, E. L., Symondson, W. O. C., Keišs, O. and Pētersons, G. 2014. Diet of the insectivorous bat 'Pipistrellus nathusii' during autumn migration and summer residence. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3672-3683. (10.1111/mec.12547)
• Clare, E. L. et al. 2014. The diet of Myotis lucifugus across Canada: assessing foraging quality and diet variability. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3618-3632. (10.1111/mec.12542)
• Alonso, H., Granadeiro, J. P., Waap, S., Xavier, J., Symondson, W. O. C., Ramos, J. A. . and Catry, P. 2014. An holistic ecological analysis of the diet of Cory's shearwaters using prey morphological characters and DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3719-3733. (10.1111/mec.12785)
• Symondson, W. O. C. and Harwood, J. D. 2014. Special issue on molecular detection of trophic interactions: Unpicking the tangled bank. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3601-3604. (10.1111/mec.12831)
• Krüger, F., Clare, E. L., Greif, S., Siemers, B. M., Symondson, W. O. C. and Sommer, R. S. 2014. An integrative approach to detect subtle trophic niche differentiation in the sympatric trawling bat species Myotis dasycneme and Myotis daubentonii. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3657-3671. (10.1111/mec.12512)
• Brown, D. S. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. Sex and age-biased nematode prevalence in reptiles. Molecular Ecology 23(15), pp. 3890-3899. (10.1111/mec.12688)
• Rowson, B., Anderson, R., Turner, J. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. The slugs of Britain and Ireland: undetected and undescribed species increase a well-studied, economically important fauna by more than 20%. PLoS ONE 9(4), article number: e91907. (10.1371/journal.pone.0091907)
• Bluemel, J. K. et al. 2014. Integrating vibrational signals, mitochondrial DNA and morphology for species determination in the genus Aphrodes(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae). Systematic Entomology 39(2), pp. 304-324. (10.1111/syen.12056)
• Moreno-Ripoll, R., Gabarra, R., Symondson, W. O. C., King, R. A. and Agustí, N. 2014. Do the interactions among natural enemies compromise the biological control of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci?. Journal of Pest Science 87(1), pp. 133-141. (10.1007/s10340-013-0522-x)
• Pinol, J., San Andrés, V., Clare, E. L., Mir, G. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2014. A pragmatic approach to the analysis of diets of generalist predators: the use of next-generation sequencing with no blocking probes. Molecular Ecology Resources 14(1), pp. 18-26. (10.1111/1755-0998.12156)

2013

• Boreau de Roincé, C., Lavigne, C., Mandrin, J., Rollard, C. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2013. Early-season predation on aphids by winter-active spiders in apple orchards revealed by diagnostic PCR [Erratum]. Bulletin of Entomological Research 103(4), pp. 495. (10.1017/S0007485313000205)
• Boreau de Roincé, C., Lavigne, C., Mandrin, J., Rollard, C. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2013. Early-season predation on aphids by winter-active spiders in apple orchards revealed by diagnostic PCR. Bulletin of Entomological Research 103(2), pp. 148-154. (10.1017/S0007485312000636)
• Davey, J. et al. 2013. Intraguild predation in winter wheat: prey choice by a common epigeal carabid consuming spiders. Journal of Applied Ecology 50(1), pp. 271-279. (10.1111/1365-2664.12008)
• Hatteland, B. A., Haukeland, S., Roth, S., Brurberg, M. B., Vaughan, I. P. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2013. Spatiotemporal analysis of predation by carabid beetles (carabidae) on nematode infected and uninfected slugs in the field. PLoS ONE 8(12), pp. e82142. (10.1371/journal.pone.0082142)

2012

• Medeiros Mirra, R. et al. 2012. Molecular evidence for gender differences in the migratory behaviour of a small seabird. PLoS ONE 7(9), article number: e46330. (10.1371/journal.pone.0046330)
• Moreno-Ripoll, R., Gabarra, R., Symondson, W. O. C., King, R. A. and Agusti, N. 2012. Trophic relationships between predators, whiteflies and their parasitoids in tomato greenhouses: a molecular approach. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102(4), pp. 415-423. (10.1017/S0007485311000836)
• King, R. A., Davey, J., Bell, J. R., Read, D. S., Bohan, D. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2012. Suction sampling as a significant source of error in molecular analysis of predator diets. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102(3), pp. 261-266. (10.1017/S0007485311000575)
• Traugott, M., Bell, J. R., Raso, L., Sint, D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2012. Generalist predators disrupt parasitoid aphid control by direct and coincidental intraguild predation. Bulletin of Entomological Research 102(2), pp. 239-247. (10.1017/S0007485311000551)
• Pompanon, F., Deagle, B. E., Symondson, W. O. C., Brown, D. S., Jarman, S. N. and Taberlet, P. 2012. Who is eating what: diet assessment using next generation sequencing. Molecular Ecology 21(8), pp. 1931-1950. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05403.x)
• Jones, R., Brown, D. S., Harris, E., Jones, J., Symondson, W. O. C., Bruford, M. W. and Cable, J. 2012. First record of Neoxysomatium brevicaudatum through the non-invasive sampling of Anguis fragilis: complementary morphological and molecular detection. Journal of Helminthology 86(1), pp. 125-129. (10.1017/S0022149X11000174)
• Brown, D. S., Jarman, S. N. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2012. Pyrosequencing of prey DNA in reptile faeces: analysis of earthworm consumption by slow worms. Molecular Ecology Resources 12(2), pp. 259-266. (10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03098.x)
• de Roince, C. B., Lavigne, C., Ricard, J. M., Franck, P., Bouvier, J., Garcin, A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2012. Predation by generalist predators on the codling moth versus a closely-related emerging pest the oriental fruit moth: a molecular analysis. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 14(3), pp. 260-269. (10.1111/j.1461-9563.2011.00564.x)

2011

• Hatteland, B., Symondson, W. O. C., King, R. A., Skage, M., Schander, C. and Solhøy, T. 2011. Molecular analysis of predation by carabid beetles (Carabidae) on the invasive Iberian slug Arion lusitanicus. Bulletin of Entomological Research 101(6), pp. 675-686. (10.1017/S0007485311000034)
• Bluemel, J. K., King, R. A., Virant Doberlet, M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2011. Primers for identification of type and other archived specimens of Aphrodes leafhoppers (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 11(5), pp. 770-774. (10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03008.x)
• Dupont, L. et al. 2011. New insight into the genetic structure of the Allolobophora chlorotica aggregate in Europe using microsatellite and mitochondrial data. Pedobiologia 54(4), pp. 217-224. (10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.03.004)
• Virant Doberlet, M., King, R. A., Polajnar, J. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2011. Molecular diagnostics reveal spiders that exploit prey vibrational signals used in sexual communication. Molecular Ecology 20(10), pp. 2204-2216. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05038.x)
• King, R. A., Moreno-Ripoll, R., Agusti, N., Shayler, S. P., Bell, J. R., Bohan, D. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2011. Multiplex reactions for the molecular detection of predation on pest and nonpest invertebrates in agroecosystems. Molecular Ecology Resources 11(2), pp. 370-373. (10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02913.x)
• Macfadyen, S., Gibson, R., Symondson, W. O. C. and Memmott, J. 2011. Landscape structure influences modularity patterns in farm food webs: consequences for pest control. Ecological Applications 21(2), pp. 516-524. (10.1890/09-2111.1)
• Rowson, B., Tattersfield, P. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2011. Phylogeny and biogeography of tropical carnivorous land-snails (Pulmonata: Streptaxoidea) with particular reference to East Africa and the Indian Ocean. Zoologica Scripta 40(1), pp. 85-98. (10.1111/j.1463-6409.2010.00456.x)

2010

• King, R. A., Vaughan, I. P., Bell, J. R., Bohan, D. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2010. Prey choice by carabid beetles feeding on an earthworm community analysed using species- and lineage-specific PCR primers. Molecular Ecology 19(8), pp. 1721-1732. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04602.x)
• Bell, J. R., King, R. A., Bohan, D. A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2010. Spatial co-occurrence networks coupled with molecular analysis of trophic links reveal the spatial dynamics and feeding histories of polyphagous predators. Ecography 33(1), pp. 64-72. (10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.06046.x)
• Hatteland, B., Grutle, K., Mong, C. E., Skartveit, J., Symondson, W. O. C. and Solhøy, T. 2010. Predation by beetles (Carabidae, Staphylinidae) on eggs and juveniles of the Iberian slug Arion lusitanicus in the laboratory. Bulletin of Entomological Research 100(5), pp. 559-567. (10.1017/S0007485309990629)

2009

• MacFadyen, S. et al. 2009. Do differences in food web structure between organic and conventional farms affect the ecosystem service of pest control?. Ecology Letters 12(3), pp. 229-238. (10.1111/j.1461-0248.2008.01279.x)
• Fountain, M. T., Thomas, R. S., Brown, V. K., Gange, A. C., Murray, P. J. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2009. Effects of nutrient and insecticide treatments on invertebrate numbers and predation on slugs in an upland grassland: A monoclonal antibody-based approach. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 131(3-4), pp. 145-153. (10.1016/j.agee.2009.01.005)
• Harwood, J. D. et al. 2009. Invertebrate biodiversity affects predator fitness and hence potential to control pests in crops. Biological Control 51(3), pp. 499-506. (10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.09.007)
• Thomas, R. S., Harwood, J. D., Glen, D. M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2009. Tracking predator density dependence and subterranean predation by carabid larvae on slugs using monoclonal antibodies. Ecological Entomology 34(5), pp. 569-579. (10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01104.x)

2008

• King, R. A., Tibble, A. L. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Opening a can of worms: Unprecedented sympatric cryptic diversity within British lumbricid earthworms. Molecular Ecology 17(21), pp. 4684-4698. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03931.x)
• Traugott, M., Bell, J. R., Broad, G. R., Powell, W., Van Veen, F. J. F., Vollhardt, I. M. G. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Endoparasitism in cereal aphids: molecular analysis of a whole parasitoid community. Molecular Ecology 17(17), pp. 3928-3938. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03878.x)
• Traugott, M., Juen, A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Editorial. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98(3), pp. 215. (10.1017/S0007485308006068)
• Thomas, R. S., Glen, D. M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Prey detection through olfaction by the soil-dwelling larvae of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 40(1), pp. 207-216. (10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.002)
• Bell, J. R. et al. 2008. Beneficial links for the control of aphids: the effects of compost applications on predators and prey?. Journal of Applied Ecology 45(4), pp. 1266-1273. (10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01479.x)
• Bell, J. R., Mead, A., Skirvin, D. J., Sunderland, K. D., Fenlon, J. S. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Do functional traits improve prediction of predation rates for a disparate group of aphid predators?. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98(6), pp. 587-97. (10.1017/S0007485308005919)
• Von Berg, K., Traugott, M., Symondson, W. O. C. and Scheu, S. 2008. The effects of temperature on detection of prey DNA in two species of carabid beetle. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98(3), pp. 263-9. (10.1017/S0007485308006020)
• Berg, K., Traugott, M., Symondson, W. O. C. and Scheu, S. 2008. Impact of abiotic factors on predator-prey interactions: DNA-based gut content analysis in a microcosm experiment. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98(3), pp. 257-61. (10.1017/S0007485308006007)
• Fountain, M. T., Brown, V. K., Gange, A. C., Symondson, W. O. C. and Murray, P. J. 2008. Multitrophic effects of nutrient addition in upland grassland. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98(3), pp. 283-92. (10.1017/S000748530700555X)
• Griffiths, G. J. K., Alexander, C., Perry, J. N., Holland, J. M., Symondson, W. O. C., Kennedy, P. and Winder, L. 2008. Monoclonal antibodies reveal changes in predator efficiency with prey spatial pattern. Molecular Ecology 17(7), pp. 1828-1839. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03682.x)
• King, R. A., Read, D. S., Traugott, M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Molecular analysis of predation: a review of best practice for DNA-based approaches. Molecular Ecology 17(4), pp. 947-963. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03613.x)
• Traugott, M., Juen, A. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Molecular approaches to study trophic interactions: current progress and future directions [Editorial]. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98:(3), pp. 215. (10.1017/S0007485308006068)
• Traugott, M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Molecular analysis of predation on parasitized hosts. Bulletin of Entomological Research 98(3), pp. 223-31. (10.1017/S0007485308005968)
• Rowson, B. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2008. Selenochlamys ysbryda sp nov from Wales, UK: A Testacella-like slug new to Western Europe (Stylommatophora : Trigonochlamydidae). Journal of Conchology 39(5), pp. 537-552.

2007

• Gibson, R. H., Pearce, S., Morris, R. J., Symondson, W. O. C. and Memmott, J. 2007. Plant diversity and land use under organic and conventional agriculture: a whole-farm approach. Journal of applied ecology 44(4), pp. 792-803. (10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01292.x)
• Fountain, M. T., Brown, V. K., Gange, A. C., Symondson, W. O. C. and Murray, P. J. 2007. The effects of the insecticide chlorpyrifos on spider and Collembola communities. Pedobiologia 51(2), pp. 147-158. (10.1016/j.pedobi.2007.03.001)
• Calder, C. R., Harwood, J. D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2007. Detection of scavenged material in the guts of predators using monoclonal antibodies: a significant source of error in measurement of predation?. Bulletin of Entomological Research 95(1), pp. 57-62. (10.1079/BER2004339)
• McKemey, A. R., Glen, D. M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2007. How does a carabid predator find aggregations of slugs in the field? Electroantennograms and behavioural assays suggest chemical cues. Bulletin of Entomological Research 94(3), pp. 235-244. (10.1079/BER2004294)

2006

• Symondson, W. O. C. et al. 2006. Biodiversity vs. biocontrol: positive and negative effects of alternative prey on control of slugs by carabid beetles. Bulletin of Entomological Research 96(6), pp. 637-645. (10.1079/BER2006467)
• Harper, G. L., Sheppard, S. K., Harwood, J. D., Read, D. S., Glen, D. M., Bruford, M. W. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2006. Evaluation of temperature gradient gel electrophoresis for the analysis of prey DNA within the guts of invertebrate predators. Bulletin of Entomological Research 96(3), pp. 295-304. (10.1079/BER2006426)
• Read, D. S., Sheppard, S. K., Bruford, M. W., Glen, D. M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2006. Molecular detection of predation by soil micro-arthropods on nematodes. Molecular Ecology 15(7), pp. 1963-1972. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02901.x)
• McKemey, A. R., Glen, D. M., Wiltshire, C. M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2006. Molecular quantification of slug density in the soil using monoclonal antibodies. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38(9), pp. 2903-2909. (10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.04.050)

2005

• Winder, L., Alexander, C. J., Holland, J. M., Symondson, W. O. C., Perry, J. N. and Woolley, C. 2005. Predatory activity and spatial pattern: the response of generalist carabids to their aphid prey. Journal of Animal Ecology 74(3), pp. 443-454. (10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00939.x)
• Armsworth, C. G., Bohan, D. A., Powers, S. J., Glen, D. M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2005. Behavioural responses by slugs to chemicals from a generalist predator. Animal Behaviour 69(4), pp. 805-811. (10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.07.009)
• Harper, G. L., King, R. A., Dodd, C. S., Harwood, J. D., Glen, D. M., Bruford, M. W. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2005. Rapid screening of invertebrate predators for multiple prey DNA targets. Molecular Ecology 14(3), pp. 819-827. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02442.x)
• Sheppard, S. K., Bell, J., Sunderland, K. D., Fenlon, J., Skervin, D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2005. Detection of secondary predation by PCR analyses of the gut contents of invertebrate generalist predators. Molecular Ecology 14(14), pp. 4461-4468. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02742.x)
• Foltan, P., Sheppard, S. K., Konvicka, M. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2005. The significance of facultative scavenging in generalist predator nutrition: detecting decayed prey in the guts of predators using PCR. Molecular Ecology 14(13), pp. 4147-4158. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02732.x)
• Harwood, J. D., Sunderland, K. D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2005. Monoclonal antibodies reveal the potential of the tetragnathid spider Pachygnatha degeeri (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) as an aphid predator. Bulletin of Entomological Research 95(2), pp. 161-167. (10.1079/BER2004346)

2004

• Harwood, J. D., Sunderland, K. D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2004. Prey selection by linyphiid spiders: molecular tracking of the effects of alternative prey on rates of aphid consumption in the field. Molecular Ecology 13(11), pp. 3549-3560. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02331.x)
• Sheppard, S. K., Henneman, M. L., Memmott, J. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2004. Infiltration by alien predators into invertebrate food webs in Hawaii: a molecular approach. Molecular Ecology 13(7), pp. 2077-2088. (10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02216.x)

2003

• Agusti, N., Shayler, S. P., Harwood, J. D., Vaughan, I. P., Sunderland, K. D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2003. Collembola as alternative prey sustaining spiders in arable ecosystems: prey detection within predators using molecular markers. Molecular Ecology 12(12), pp. 3467-3475. (10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02014.x)
• Harwood, J. D., Sunderland, K. D. and Symondson, W. O. C. 2003. Web-location by linyphiid spiders: prey-specific aggregation and foraging strategies. Journal of Animal Ecology 72(5), pp. 745-756. (10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00746.x)
• McKemey, A. R., Symondson, W. O. C. and Glen, D. M. 2003. Predation and prey size choice by the carabid beetle Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae): the dangers of extrapolating from laboratory to field. Bulletin of Entomological Research 93(3), pp. 227-234. (10.1079/BER2003240)

2002

• Symondson, W. O. C., Glen, D. M., Ives, A. R., Langdon, C. J. and Wiltshire, C. W. 2002. Dynamics of the relationship between a generalist predator and slugs over five years. Ecology 83(1), pp. 137-147. (10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0137:DOTRBA]2.0.CO;2)
• Morris, T. I., Symondson, W. O. C., Kidd, N. A. C. and Campos, M. 2002. The effect of different ant species on the olive moth, Prays oleae (Bern.), in Spanish olive orchard. Journal of Applied Entomology 126(5), pp. 224-230. (10.1046/j.1439-0418.2002.00647.x)