Biology (School of): Recent submissions
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Dare to differ : individual foraging success in marine predators, from the largest seal to small penguins
(2021-06-30) - ThesisThe oceans are undergoing rapid alterations due to human activities, making it crucial to predict how ecosystem shifts will affect marine predators. Short-term indicators of the fitness consequences of a changing environment, ... -
The interplay between social and environmental plasticity in the rapid adaptation of a Hawaiian field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus)
(2024-12-03) - ThesisThe role of phenotypic plasticity in genetic adaptation has been at the centre of a decades long debate. Recent research has revealed that the potential for plasticity-led adaptation is highly conditional, dependant on the ... -
Mercury accumulation in the food web of the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean
(University of St Andrews, 2020-12-01) - ThesisThe aim of the work presented in this thesis was to understand processes of bioaccumulation and biomagnification of mercury (Hg) in a Southern Ocean (SO) food web, and to evaluate the effect of organism size and habitat ... -
Using single-molecule imaging of PirB to understand its role in synaptic plasticity and Alzheimer's disease
(2024-12-03) - ThesisAbstract redacted -
Cetacean distribution and habitat use in the central and north-eastern North Atlantic
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-30) - ThesisMajor changes in the distribution of some cetaceans have been observed coincident with changing oceanography of the North Atlantic over the last 30 years. This study aimed to improve understanding of the underlying ecological ...