MbyRes Dissertations
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The impacts of microplastic ingestion on marine polychaete worms
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 7 January 2019)The benthic marine habitat is a sink for microplastics, however, our understanding of their impacts on marine organisms is still limited. This thesis investigates the ingestion and subsequent impacts of microplastics in ... -
Examining spatial and trophic ecology of Bahamian stingrays, Styracura schmardae and Hypanus americanus, using stable isotope analysis
(University of Exeter College of Life and Environment, 28 January 2019)In this thesis I use stable isotope analysis to investigate the spatial and dietary ecology of two species of tropical stingray, the southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) and the Caribbean whiptail ray (Styracura schmardae) ... -
Diet analysis of two data deficient stingray species, the southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) and the Caribbean whiptail ray (Styracura schmardae), with methodological insights into the use of stomach content analysis and stable isotope analysis
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 18 March 2019)The study of animal diet has long been a fundamental area of biological sciences and has developed significantly over the centuries. An understanding of animal diet goes beyond species-specific biology providing insights ... -
Role of exosomes in B cell development and antibodies class switching recombination
(University of Exeter Biological Science, 11 March 2019)Exosomes are nanoparticles being released by various types of cells and they often carry functional cargo, including RNA and proteins, and provide a means to shuttle these cargos between cells. Emerging evidence suggest ... -
The coevolutionary dynamics between bacteria with CRISPR-Cas immunity and their lytic phages
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 11 March 2019)Bacteriophage (phage), viruses of bacteria, are the most abundant and diverse biological entities on Earth. There are an estimated 10³⁰ phages in the biosphere; collectively they outnumber their prokaryotic hosts tenfold, ...