Scottish Oceans Institute: Recent submissions
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A first survey of the global population size and distribution of the Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica
(2011-06) - Journal articleA survey of Scottish Crossbills Loxia scotica was carried out in 3,506 km2 of conifer woodland in northern Scotland during January to April 2008 to provide the first estimate of the global population size for this endemic ... -
Variation in habitat preference and distribution of harbour porpoises west of Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2010-11-30) - ThesisThe waters off the west coast of Scotland have one of the highest densities of harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in Europe. Harbour porpoise are listed under Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive, requiring the ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of conservation measures : resolving the "wicked" problem of the Steller sea lion
(2010-07) - Journal article“Wicked” problems are those that are complex and that change when solutions are applied. Many conflicts in conservation fall in to this category. The study approached the problem of how to constrain the apparent wickedness ... -
Cellular and molecular studies of postembryonic muscle fibre recruitment in zebrafish (Danio rerio L.)
(University of St Andrews, 2010-06-23) - ThesisCellular and molecular mechanisms of postembryonic muscle fibre recruitment were investigated in zebrafish (Danio rerio L.), a standard animal model for developmental and genetic studies. Distinct cellular mechanisms of ...