The Plymouth Student Scientist - Volume 5, No. 1 - 2012: Recent submissions
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Environmental influence in animal contests
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Contests between individual animals over the possession of particular limited resources have played an important role in shaping the evolution of life history, morphology and ecology of the vast majority of animal taxa. ... -
Is there a visitor effect on behaviour and enclosure use of mixed bird species in a zoo enclosure?
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Potential visitor effects on captive animals are poorly understand, with most studies focused on non-human primates, it is an area of research which in recent years has become important as a way of understanding welfare ... -
Do age and conditions at rehoming affect behaviour in puppies?
(University of Plymouth, 2012)Many dogs are abandoned, surrendered to rescue shelters or euthanised in the United Kingdom every year, with one of the most common reasons being undesirable behaviour. The age at which puppies are rehomed is widely thought ... -
Inside your search for understanding
(University of Plymouth, 2011)Guest editorial from Glen Crust (Careers Advisor) -
A review into the role of voltage gated sodium channels 1.8 and 1.9 in pain states: and medical uses of this knowledge
(University of Plymouth, 2012)This review is aimed at discussing the role of voltage gated sodium channels (VGSC) Nav 1.8 and 1.9 in pain states. This involves establishing their role in pain states such as neuropathic and inflammatory pain, and which ... -
Effects of UV radiation and salinity on the intertidal macroalgae Palmaria palmata and Ulva lactuca: effects on photosynthetic performance, growth and pigments
(University of Plymouth, 2012)The tolerance of Palmaria palmata and Ulva lactuca from two positions (upper and lower) of the shoreline to low salinity and Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) was assessed using chlorophyll fluorescence, relative growth rates, ...