findings………………………………………………………………………………………. .60 Index of Tables Table 1. Response rate by journal………………………………………………………………… 30 Table 2. Forms of practical implementation of research findings………………………………. 32 Table 3. Forms of action plans/policy into which findings were incorporated…………………. 33 Table 4. Glm model for motivation behind publication of the research with credibility as the baseline…………………………………………………………………………… 41 Table 5. Summary of the variables included in univariate analysis, and their significance in relation to the implementation of findings in conservation action………………... 46 Table 6. Minimum adequate model for factors influencing the implementation of research findings………………………………………………………………………… 47 Table 7. Minimum adequate model for factors influencing the practical implementation of research findings…………………………………………………………………….. 49 Table 8. Minimum adequate model for factors influencing the implementation of research findings in single species studies only………………………………………………….. 51 Table 9. The interaction between country status, author affiliations, and author residence…. 54 Table 10. Minimum adequate model for factors influencing the implementation of research findings in developing countries only…………………………………………………. 56 Table 11. Minimum adequate model for the main dissemination forms influencing the implementation of research findings……………………………………………........... 59 Table 12. Minimum adequate model for the main dissemination forms influencing the practical implementation of research findings only…………………………………... 60 Index of Boxes Box 1 Examples of practical implementation of research findings……………………….. 32 Box 2 Examples of uptake of findings into action plans/policy ………………………….. 33