Biology (School of): Recent submissions
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Quantification and valuation of the effects of traffic-induced air pollution on mortality : an analysis of fourteen British cities
(University of St Andrews, 2000) - ThesisAn effective transport system is vital for economic well-being and the quality of life. Yet negative external effects of road traffic play a growing role in the environmental political discussion. The majority of these ... -
A comparative study on the incidence of Barr Bodies in mammalian blood and some factors influencing it
(University of St Andrews, 1982) - ThesisEarly beliefs that Barr Bodies (sex chromatin; drumsticks) were due merely to the XX Chromosomes in the female mere challenged as far back as 1956. That they only appear in a percentage of neutrophils, polymorphs and other ... -
Human emotional memory : physiological, pharmacological and neuropsychological investigations
(University of St Andrews, 2001) - ThesisThis thesis addressed the nature of arousal and its impact on human memory by assessing the degree to which response characteristics, stimulus characteristics, pharmacological and neurological characteristics affect memory ... -
Synthesis of labelled desulfoglucosinolates and novel glucosinolate analogues
(University of St Andrews, 2000) - ThesisA number of novel deuterated desulfoglucosinolates have been prepared. These have been shown to be suitable internal standards for the quantitative LC-MS analysis of glucosinolates. Use of the deuterated desulfoglucosinolates ... -
Molluscan populations of the Eden Estuary, Fife, and the use of numerical taxonomy methods to determine their distribution patterns
(University of St Andrews, 1980) - ThesisThe aim of this study is twofold, firstly to recognize life and death assemblages among subfossils by using standard criteria and secondly to test the applicability of Numerical Taxonomy methods in defining biotopes and ...