Biology
The School promotes an interdisciplinary approach to both applied and fundamental research problems and to postgraduate training. Research in the School is organised into three major interdisciplinary centres: the Scottish Oceans Institute (SOI), Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC) and Centre for Biological Diversity (CBD). Together these centres encompass the full spectrum of research in biological sciences, spanning investigations on the properties and behaviour of individual molecules to planetary environmental dynamics.
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Allostery and inhibition of Psychrobacter arcticus adenosine 5'-triphosphate phosphoribosyltransferase
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06-24) - ThesisAllostery is the regulation of a protein by binding in an area distinct from the enzyme active site, but despite having clear applications in biotechnology and in drug discovery, elucidation of its complexities is still ... -
Estimating the effect of mid-frequency active sonar on the population health of Blainville's beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) in the Tongue of the Ocean
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisPassive acoustic methods were used to study the effect of mid-frequency active sonar (MFAS) on a population of Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris, Md) at the U.S. Navy Atlantic Undersea Test and ... -
Biodiversity in the Anthropocene : quantifying assemblage level change
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisHumans are altering ecosystems at alarming rates, but we do not fully know how anthropogenic pressures are affecting local biodiversity. This knowledge gap poses problems for understanding ecological systems and for ... -
Selection, genetics and evolution of growth and size
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-26) - ThesisA considerable body of work in recent decades in the field of evolutionary quantitative genetics has been motivated by the paradox of stasis. Mismatches between observed dynamics of size in wild populations and evolutionary ... -
Variation in selection and its evolutionary consequences
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-26) - ThesisIt is widely appreciated that many aspects of selection change temporally when populations experience stochastic environments. However, the long term consequences for adaptive evolution has received less consideration. ...
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