Biology (School of): Recent submissions
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Structure and mechanism of two type III CRISPR defence nucleases activated by cyclic oligoadenylate
(2022-06-15) - ThesisProkaryotes have a wide range of antiviral strategies to defend against invading mobile genetic elements (MGEs). Type III CRISPR-Cas systems typically synthesise cyclic oligoadenylate (cOA) second messengers upon binding ... -
Exploring mixed-species grouping effects through antipredator mechanisms
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-15) - ThesisPredation is an important selective force for prey organisms, which have also developed different antipredator adaptions. Individuals of many animal species live in the group, which is generally believed to offer prey ... -
Rhythmically repeated patterns of pulsed vocalizations in wild narwhals (Monodon monoceros)
(2018-12-06) - ThesisSequences of vocalizations are indicative of communicative complexity. However, relative to birds and terrestrial mammals, the extent to which marine mammals use vocal sequences is not well understood. I provide the ... -
Social behaviour and learning in archerfish
(University of St Andrews, 2021-06-30) - ThesisLearning is crucial to making behavioural adjustments and fish are adept at using the behaviour of others to more easily find and discriminate between different sources of food, recognise novel predators and other challenges ... -
The genomic signature of extremely rapid adaptive evolution in Hawaiian crickets
(University of St Andrews, 2021-12-01) - Thesis