Theses - Zoology: Recent submissions
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The acquisition and maintenance of dominance in male and female cooperatively breeding meerkats, Suricata suricatta
In group-living species with strong reproductive skew, acquiring a position of dominance is often essential for maximising fitness, and where the frequency of lifetime dominance acquisition is low, substantial variation ... -
Behavioural principles underlying navigational decision-making in Drosophila melanogaster larvae
An animal’s survival depends on timely decisions informed by sensory information. Studies in humans and large model organisms have elucidated auxiliary roles of large brain regions in the evolution of such perceptual ... -
British mycology: a historical perspective and genetic analysis of Boletus edulis Bull.
(2022-04-30)The thesis presented is organised into two sections. The first is a scientific account of the population genetics of Boletus edulis Bull. and the second utilises the methods of history to explore the impact of legacy on ... -
Assessing the vulnerability of Antarctic marine ecosystems to invasive non-native species
Invasive non-native species are a major threat to global biodiversity. For at least 15 million years coastal Antarctica has been poorly connected to nearby temperate ecosystems due to physical and physiological barriers. ...
