Biology (School of): Recent submissions
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Assessing the response of microphytobenthic biofilms to multiple stressors
(2023-11-28) - ThesisEcological systems are exposed to a range of drivers, often referred to as stressors if detrimental or resulting from anthropogenic activities, which affect their functioning. To understand how these systems respond to ... -
Sounds beneath the surface : a multiple-approach study of bottlenose dolphin acoustic communication
(2023-11-28) - ThesisBottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) live in complex individualized societies that combine stable social units with fluid groups, and they largely rely on sound to interact with one another. This thesis applies a suite ... -
A half century of change in global marine fish biodiversity
(2022-06-15) - ThesisThe aim of this PhD thesis is to understand how marine fish biodiversity is changing in space and time, and how, over the last half century, global fisheries are exploiting species that play diverse roles in ecosystem ... -
Investigating the Kennedy pathway : phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis in Trypanosoma cruzi
(University of St Andrews, 2022-11-29) - ThesisThe Kennedy pathway is a ubiquitous pathway in eukaryotes that synthesises two major phospholipids, phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Numerous studies have found that the enzymes of the Kennedy ... -
Factors affecting the distribution of cetaceans in European Atlantic waters
(2023-11-28) - ThesisThe waters of the European North Atlantic are subject to an increasing amount of anthropogenic pressure. Much of the environmental legislation designed to protect cetaceans requires detailed knowledge of the abundance and ...