Biology (School of): Recent submissions
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Interspecific interactions : investigating the role of grey seals in the harbour seal decline
(2025-07-02) - ThesisSympatric species can interact within and between trophic levels, having top-down and bottom-effects on the structure of ecological communities. Over the past 20 years, grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) and harbour seal (Phoca ... -
Biochemical and microscopical investigation of heavy metal associated isoprenylated plant protein 7 (HIPP7) as a component and regulator of plasmodesmata
(2025-07-02) - ThesisThe plant cell wall is a barrier to intercellular, cytoplasmic connectivity. Plasmodesmata (PD) are membrane-lined channels which form specialised gaps across the cell wall to provide and mediate cell-to-cell connectivity. ... -
Vocal learning in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) : affect, control, and discrimination
(2025-07-02) - ThesisThe origin of human language remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in our evolutionary history. One of the fundamental traits of language acquisition is vocal learning. Vocal learning is a rare trait, only present ... -
Detecting viability selection in natural populations
(2025-07-02) - ThesisTo maximize fitness, an organism faces a trade-off in balancing the limited energy and resources that it can acquire towards survival and reproduction. I took an interdisciplinary approach to explore various types of ...