Research Centres and Institutes: Recent submissions
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Energetics of moulting in phocid seals
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-26) - ThesisThe moult in phocid seals is a distinct period when behavioural and physiological changes occur. During this key stage in the annual life cycle animals elevate skin temperature to facilitate proliferation of hair ... -
Humpback whales in Brazil : distribution, abundance and human impacts
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisThe humpback whale population breeding in Brazilian waters has greatly increased, after near extinction due to whaling in the twentieth century. Today, these animals are under pressure from human activities in the area. ... -
The role of individual behaviour in the collective cultural evolution of humpback whale songs
(University of St Andrews, 2018-12-06) - ThesisFor more than forty years, the complex songs emitted by humpback whales have fascinated the scientific community as well as the general public. These songs are produced by males during the breeding season, and are ... -
From here and now to there and then : practical recommendations for extrapolating cetacean density surface models to novel conditions
(University of St Andrews, 2019-09-04) - ReportDensity surface models (DSMs) are clearly established as a method of choice for the analysis of cetacean line transect survey data, and are increasingly used to inform risk assessments in remote marine areas subject to ... -
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(University of St Andrews, 2017-06-20) - Thesis