The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 4, No. 1 - 2011: Recent submissions
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In vitro micropropagation of medicinal plants by tissue culture
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Tissue culturing of medicinal plants is widely used to produce active compounds for herbal and pharmaceutical industries. Conservation of genetic material of many threatened medicinal plants also involves culturing ... -
The effect of mood on attention to global and local characteristics of music
(University of Plymouth, 2011)The effect of mood on global and local processing was studied in 60 undergraduate psychology students, half of which were randomly assigned to a positive condition and the other half to a negative condition. Each participant ... -
Aquaculture of Octopus species: present status, problems and perspectives
(University of Plymouth, 2011)The aquaculture of Octopus species is currently an active field of research around the world, but economic viability is not yet achieved. Here, the current state of knowledge with respect to Octopus water quality and ... -
The effects of stocking density on fish welfare
(University of Plymouth, 2011)The welfare of intensively farmed fish is a subject of increasing interest and one of the principal areas of concern is stocking density. Several studies have examined the effects of density on the welfare of farmed fish, ... -
What do we know about the causes and consequences of salmonid social hierarchies from laboratory experiments?
(University of Plymouth, 2011)The main focus of this review will be to examine the current understanding of the causes and consequences of salmonid hierarchies as well as the implications to wild populations and aquaculture. Salmonid dominance hierarchies ... -
The physiological and physical response to capture stress in sharks
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Exhaustive exercise leads to severe metabolic, acid-base, ionic and hematological changes in sharks. It has been shown that these changes are species-specific and are affected by the magnitude of the cumulative effects ... -
Red and green Carcinus: how different?
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Carcinus maenas is, arguably, the most extensively studied intertidal crab in the world and can be found in a variety of habitats, from rocky intertidal, subtidal, in many areas of the world. Because of its range of ... -
Public transport versus the private car: a study of attitudes towards transport modes in Plymouth
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Aim To investigate public attitudes towards public transport and the private car in Plymouth Objectives 1) To investigate the attitudes of the public towards different modes of transport 2) To assess what affects transport ... -
An investigation into the bacterial communities present at two estuarine beaches in the South Hams, Devon, UK: the effects of oil pollution
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Aims: To determine if there are any differences between oil-degrading:heterotroph ratios and bacterial communities from a polluted and non-polluted site. Methods and Results: Composite samples for both water and sediment ... -
Attachment Theory: In search of a relationship between attachment security and preschool children's level of empathy
(University of Plymouth, 2011)The ability to empathise has frequently been advocated as the driving force behind pro-social behaviour. The tender and nurturing environment inherently provided by mothers of securely attached children, constructs an ...
