Soay Sheep controverse timeline
1957-05-01 00:00:00
Begining of scientific research in St Kilda islands
The archipelago of St kilda becomes National Nature Reserve and researches start collecting data about the flora and fauna of the islands.
1986-05-01 00:00:00
St Kilda becomes UNESCO World Heritage Site
1998-01-06 00:00:00
Scientific publication: "Major histocompatibility complex variation associated with juvenile survival and parasite resistance in a large unmanaged ungulate population (Ovis aries L.)"
"Major histocompatibility complex variation associated with juvenile survival and parasite resistance in a large unmanaged ungulate population (Ovis aries L.)" by Paterson, S., Wilson, K., Pemberton, J.M.
1999-08-01 17:01:48
Scientific publication: "Repeated Selection of Morphometric Traits in the Soay Sheep on St Kilda"
"Repeated Selection of Morphometric Traits in the Soay Sheep on St Kilda", by J. M. Milner, S. D. Albon, A. W. Illius, J. M. Pemberton, T. H. Clutton-Brock
2002-05-09 17:23:54
Scientific publication: "Global warming, Bergmann’s rule and body mass - are they related? "
“Global warming, Bergmann’s rule and body mass - are they related? The chukar partridge (Alectoris chukai) case”, by Yoram Yom-Tov, Yoav Benjamini, Salit Kark, in Journal of Zoology,
2004-07-01 00:00:00
Scientific publication: “Soay Sheep: Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population”
“Soay Sheep: Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population”, by T. H. Clutton-Brock, J. M. Pemberton, Cambridge University Press
2005-05-01 00:00:00
Scientific publication: "Alaska shrews getting larger because they’re warmer?”
"Alaska shrews getting larger because they’re warmer?”, by Ned Rozell
2006-05-11 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “Body size changes among otters, Lutra lutra, in Norway"
“Body size changes among otters, Lutra lutra, in Norway: the possible effects of food availability and global warming”, by Yoram Yom-Tov, Thrine Moen Heggberget, Øystein Wiig and Shlomith Yom-Tov, in Oecologia
2007-05-10 17:23:54
Scientific publication: "Phenotypic polymorphisms in a free-living population of Soay Sheep"
"Development of a linkage map and mapping of phenotypic polymorphisms in a free-living population of Soay sheep (Ovis aries)" by Beraldi D, McRae AF, Gratten J, Slate J, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM
2007-05-10 17:23:54
Scientific publication: "A bioeconomic model of Scandinavian sheep farming"
“Sheep as capital goods and farmers as portfolio managers: a bioeconomic model of Scandinavian sheep farming” by Anders Skonhoft
2008-05-08 17:23:54
Scientific publication: "A localized negative genetic correlation constrains microevolution of coat color in wild sheep"
"A localized negative genetic correlation constrains microevolution of coat color in wild sheep", by Gratten J, Wilson AJ, McRae AF, Beraldi D, Visscher PM, Pemberton JM, Slate J, in Science 319: 318-320.
2009-05-08 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “The Dynamics of Phenotypic Change and the Shrinking Sheep of St. Kilda”
“The Dynamics of Phenotypic Change and the Shrinking Sheep of St. Kilda”, by Arpat Ozgul, Shripad Tuljapurkar, Tim G Benton, Josephine M Pemberton, TH Clutton-Brock, Tim Coulson, in Science, July 2009
2009-05-08 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “Climate change: is the dark Soay Sheep endangered?”
“Climate change: is the dark Soay sheep endangered?” by Maloney SK, Fuller A, Mitchell D, in Biology Letters
2009-05-08 17:23:54
Scientific publication: "The genetic basis of recessive self colour pattern in a wild sheep population"
"The genetic basis of recessive self colour pattern in a wild sheep population", by Gratten J, Pilkington JG, Brown EA, Beraldi D, Pemberton JM & Slate J, in Press
2009-05-08 17:23:54
Scientific publication: "Recent Changes in Body Size of the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra in Sweden”
“Recent Changes in Body Size of the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra in Sweden”, by Yoram Yom-Tov, Anna Roos, Peter Mortensen, Øystein Wiig, Shlomith Yom-Tov, Thrine M. Heggberget
2010-05-07 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “Temperature trends and recent decline in body size of the stone marten Martes foina in Denmark”
“Temperature trends and recent decline in body size of the stone marten Martes foina in Denmark”, by Yoram Yom-Tov, Noam Leader, Shlomith Yom-Tov, Hans J. Baagøe, in Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, Volume 75, Issue 2, March 2010
2010-05-07 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “Recent spatial and temporal changes in body size of terrestrial vertebrates"
“Recent spatial and temporal changes in body size of terrestrial vertebrates: probable causes and pitfalls”, by Yoram Yom-Tov, Eli Geffen, in Biological Reviews, 86: 531–541
2010-05-07 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “No evidence for warming climate theory of coat colour change in Soay sheep: a comment on Maloney et al”
“No evidence for warming climate theory of coat colour change in Soay sheep: a comment on Maloney et al”, by J. Gratten, A. J. Wilson, A. F. McRae, D. Beraldi, P. M. Visscher, J. M. Pemberton and J. Slate., in Biol. Lett.2010
2010-05-07 17:23:54
Scientific publication: A warming climate remains a plausible hypothesis for the decrease in dark Soay sheep"
"Global change biology: A warming climate remains a plausible hypothesis for the decrease in dark Soay sheep" by Shane K. Maloney, Andrea Fuller, and Duncan Mitchell, in Biol. Lett. October 23, 2010
2010-05-07 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “Lynx body size in Norway is related to its main prey (Roe deer) density, climate, and latitude”
“Lynx body size in Norway is related to its main prey (Roe deer) density, climate, and latitude”, by Yoram Yom-Tov, Tor Kvam and Øystein Wiig, in Ambio, February 2011
2010-05-07 17:23:54
Scientific publication: “Declining body size: a third universal response to global warming?”
“Declining body size: a third universal response to global warming?”, by Janet L. Gardner,Anne Peters, Michael R. Kearney, Leo Joseph and Robert Heinsohn, in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, June 2011