Browse research from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences.
Submissions from 2016
BOA CONSTRICTOR (Common Boa). REPRODUCTION / COURTSHIP., R Puschendorf and G Chaves
The need for speed in a crisis discipline: perspectives on peer-review duration and implications for conservation science, Steven J. Cooke, Vivian M. Nguyen, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Michael R. Donaldson, Austin J. Gallagher, Neil Hammerschlag, and Neal R. Haddaway
Multi-year assessment of coastal planktonic fungi reveals environmental drivers of diversity and abundance, Joe D. Taylor and Michael Cunliffe
MARINE ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ASSESSMENT OF ST. HELENA, SE Rees
Reproductive effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals, bisphenol-A and 17β-oestradiol, on Cerastoderma edule from south-west England: field study and laboratory exposure, AL Lusher, N Pope, and RD Handy
The integration of alien plants in mutualistic plant-hummingbird networks across the Americas: the importance of species traits and insularity, PK Maruyama, J Vizentin-Bugoni, J Sonne, González AM Martín, M Schleuning, AC Araujo, AC Baquero, J Cardona, P Cardona, PA Cotton, G Kohler, C Lara, T Malucelli, OH Marín-Gómez, J Ollerton, AM Rui, A Timmermann, IG Varassin, TB Zanata, C Rahbek, M Sazima, and B Dalsgaard
Expected Effects of Offshore Wind Farms on Mediterranean Marine Life, Laura Bray, Sofia Reizopoulou, Evangelos Voukouvalas, Takvor Soukissian, Carme Alomar, M Vazquez-Luis, Salud Deudero, Martin J. Attrill, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Sublethal effects of copper sulphate compared to copper nanoparticles in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at low pH: physiology and metal accumulation, GA Al-Bairuty, D Boyle, TB Henry, and RD Handy
High proportion of smaller ranged hummingbird species coincides with ecological specialization across the Americas, J Sonne, González AM Martín, PK Maruyama, B Sandel, J Vizentin-Bugoni, M Schleuning, S Abrahamczyk, R Alarcón, AC Araujo, FP Araújo, de Azevedo S Mendes, AC Baquero, PA Cotton, TT Ingversen, G Kohler, C Lara, Las-Casas FM Guedes, AO Machado, CG Machado, MA Maglianesi, AC Moura, D Nogués-Bravo, GM Oliveira, PE Oliveira, JF Ornelas, LDC Rodrigues, L Rosero-Lasprilla, AM Rui, M Sazima, A Timmermann, IG Varassin, Z Wang, S Watts, J Fjeldså, J-C Svenning, C Rahbek, and B Dalsgaard
Video-based nearshore bathymetry estimation in macro-tidal environments, E. W.J. Bergsma, D. C. Conley, M. A. Davidson, and T. J. O'Hare
Endemicity of chytridiomycosis features pathogen overdispersion, Laura F. Grogan, Andrea D. Phillott, Benjamin C. Scheele, Lee Berger, Scott D. Cashins, Sara C. Bell, Robert Puschendorf, and Lee F. Skerratt
Dietary administration of a commercial mixed-species probiotic improves growth performance and modulates the intestinal immunity of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, B. T. Standen, D. L. Peggs, M. D. Rawling, A. Foey, S. J. Davies, G. A. Santos, and D. L. Merrifield
Differences in the timing of cardio-respiratory development determine whether marine gastropod embryos survive or die in hypoxia., Tabitha S. Rudin-Bitterli, John I. Spicer, and Simon D. Rundle
Amphiesma stolatum (striped keelback): Habitat and reproduction, D Pryce, CJ Thorpe, S Kulkarni, and TR Lewis
Amphiesma stolatum (striped keelback): Habitat and reproduction, D Pryce, C Thorpe, S Kulkarni, and T Lewis
A lionfish (Pterois miles) invasion has begun in the Mediterranean Sea, Demetris Kletou, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Periklis Kleitou
Do intracoelomic telemetry transmitters alter the post‐release behaviour of migratory fish?, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Todd A. Hayden, Christopher S. Vandergoot, Richard T. Kraus, John M. Dettmers, Steven J. Cooke, and Charles C. Krueger
The influence of pre-wash chopping and storage conditions of parsley on the efficacy of disinfection against S. Typhimurium, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Victor Kuri, and Ewen C.D. Todd
An experimental comparison of three towed underwater video systems using species metrics, benthic impact and performance, Emma V. Sheehan, Sandrine Vaz, Erin Pettifer, Nicola L. Foster, Sarah J. Nancollas, Sophie Cousens, Luke Holmes, Jean Valery Facq, Gregory Germain, and Martin J. Attrill
Something in the air? The impact of volatiles on mollusc attack of oilseed rape seedlings, Roger W.R. Shannon, Anne Emmanuelle Félix, Guy M. Poppy, Philip L. Newland, Dam NM van, and Mick E. Hanley
Probiotic treatment reduces appetite and glucose level in the zebrafish model, Silvia Falcinelli, Ana Rodiles, Suraj Unniappan, Simona Picchietti, Giorgia Gioacchini, Daniel Lee Merrifield, and Oliana Carnevali
An evaluation framework to determine the impact of the Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve and the activities of the Lyme Bay Consultative Committee on ecosystem services and human wellbeing., SE Rees, M Ashley, L Evans, S Mangi, L Rodwell, M Attrill, O Langmead, E Sheehan, and A Rees
Dynamics of rip currents associated with groynes — field measurements, modelling and implications for beach safety, Tim Scott, Martin Austin, Gerd Masselink, and Paul Russell
European Red List of Habitats Part 1. Marine habitats, S Gubbay and JM Hall-Spencer
Preliminary Results From A Computational Multi Agent Modelling Approach To Study Humpback Whale Song Cultural Transmission, M Mcloughlin, L Lamoni, E Garland, S Ingram, A Kirke, M Noad, L Rendell, and ER Miranda
Reconstructing ancient Mediterranean crossroads in Deronectes diving beetles, David García-Vázquez, David T. Bilton, Rocío Alonso, Cesar J. Benetti, Josefina Garrido, Luis F. Valladares, and Ignacio Ribera
Sources, Distribution, and Fate of Microscopic Plastics in Marine Environments, Richard C. Thompson
Submissions from 2015
Individual and population-level responses to ocean acidification, Ben P. Harvey, Niall J. McKeown, Samuel P.S. Rastrick, Camilla Bertolini, Andy Foggo, Helen Graham, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Marco Milazzo, Paul W. Shaw, Daniel P. Small, and Pippa J. Moore
Nanomaterials in the aquatic environment: A European Union-United States perspective on the status of ecotoxicity testing, research priorities, and challenges ahead, H Selck, RD Handy, TF Fernandes, SJ Klaine, and EJ Petersen
Temporal fluctuations in seawater pCO2 may be as important as mean differences when determining physiological sensitivity in natural systems, Daniel P. Small, Marco Milazzo, Camilla Bertolini, Helen Graham, Chris Hauton, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Samuel P.S. Rastrick
Weak rappers rock more: Hermit crabs assess their own agonistic behaviour., Elizabeth Edmonds and Mark Briffa
Prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli from raw vegetables in Lebanon, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Victor Kuri, Sukayna Fadlallah, and Ghassan M. Matar
Does lure colour influence catch per unit effort, fish capture size and hooking injury in angled largemouth bass?, Andrew D. Moraga, Alexander D.M. Wilson, and Steven J. Cooke
Marine Microphytobenthic Assemblage Shift along a Natural Shallow-Water CO2 Gradient Subjected to Multiple Environmental Stressors, Vivienne R. Johnson, Colin Brownlee, Marco Milazzo, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
The socio-economic effects of a Marine Protected Area on the ecosystem service of leisure and recreation, Siân E. Rees, Stephen C. Mangi, Caroline Hattam, Sarah C. Gall, Lynda D. Rodwell, Frankie J. Peckett, and Martin J. Attrill
Factors limiting the establishment of canopy-forming algae on artificial structures, Eva Cacabelos, Gustavo M. Martins, Richard Thompson, Afonso C.L. Prestes, José Manuel N. Azevedo, and Ana I. Neto
Material type and roughness influence structure of inter-tidal communities on coastal defenses, Eva Cacabelos, Gustavo M. Martins, Richard Thompson, Afonso C.L. Prestes, José Manuel N. Azevedo, and Ana I. Neto
Seasonal biochemical and photophysiological responses in the intertidal macroalga Cystoseira tamariscifolia (Ochrophyta), PSM Celis-Pla, Zenilda L. Bouzon, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Eder C. Schmidt, Nathalie Korbee, and Félix L. Figueroa
Ten practical realities for institutional animal care and use committees when evaluating protocols dealing with fish in the field, Steven J. Cooke, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Chris K. Elvidge, Robert J. Lennox, Niels Jepsen, Alison H. Colotelo, and Richard S. Brown
Thermal Imaging to Study Stress Non-invasively in Unrestrained Birds, Paul Jerem, Katherine Herborn, Dominic McCafferty, Dorothy McKeegan, and Ruedi Nager
The impact of CO2 emissions on 'nuisance' marine species, JM Hall-Spencer and R Allen
Horizontal gene transfer in bdelloid rotifers is ancient, ongoing and more frequent in species from desiccating habitats, Isobel Eyres, Chiara Boschetti, Alastair Crisp, Thomas P. Smith, Diego Fontaneto, Alan Tunnacliffe, and Timothy G. Barraclough
Sediment transport partitioning in the swash zone of a large-scale laboratory beach, Jack A. Puleo, Thijs Lanckriet, Daniel Conley, and Diane Foster
Exaggerated displays do not improve mounting success in male seaweed flies Fucellia tergina (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Ruth Memmott and Mark Briffa
Long Term Aggresome Accumulation Leads to DNA Damage, p53-dependent Cell Cycle Arrest, and Steric Interference in Mitosis, Meng Lu, Chiara Boschetti, and Alan Tunnacliffe
Plants and climate change: complexities and surprises, Camille Parmesan and Mick E. Hanley
Septin-Dependent Assembly of the Exocyst Is Essential for Plant Infection by Magnaporthe oryzae, Yogesh K. Gupta, Yasin F. Dagdas, Ana Lilia Martinez-Rocha, Michael J. Kershaw, George R. Littlejohn, Lauren S. Ryder, Jan Sklenar, Frank Menke, and Nicholas J. Talbot
The global importance of regional studies in marine science: Trans-boundary pollutants matter, Gunnar G. Lauenstein, Kenneth M.Y. Leung, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Transcriptional Dynamics Driving MAMP-Triggered Immunity and Pathogen Effector-Mediated Immunosuppression in Arabidopsis Leaves Following Infection with Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000, Laura A. Lewis, Krzysztof Polanski, Torres-Zabala M de, Siddharth Jayaraman, Laura Bowden, Jonathan Moore, Christopher A. Penfold, Dafyd J. Jenkins, Claire Hill, Laura Baxter, Satish Kulasekaran, William Truman, George Littlejohn, Justyna Prusinska, Andrew Mead, Jens Steinbrenner, Richard Hickman, David Rand, David L. Wild, Sascha Ott, Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston, Nick Smirnoff, Jim Beynon, Katherine Denby, and Murray Grant
Understanding the routes of contamination of ready-to-eat vegetables in the Middle East, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Muhammad Murtada, Victor Kuri, and Ewen C.D. Todd
Impact of Ocean Acidification on Marine Organisms—Unifying Principles and New Paradigms, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Mike Thorndyke, and Sam Dupont
Modelling the alongshore variability of optimum rip current escape strategies on a multiple rip-channelled beach, Bruno Castelle, R. Jak McCarroll, Robert W. Brander, Timothy Scott, and Benjamin Dubarbier
The Influence of Data Resolution on Predicted Distribution and Estimates of Extent of Current Protection of Three 'Listed' Deep-Sea Habitats, LK Ross, RE Ross, Heather A. Stewart, and Kerry L. Howell
Testing the resilience of dead maerl infaunal assemblages to the experimental removal and re-lay of habitat, Emma V. Sheehan, Danielle Bridger, Sophie L. Cousens, and Martin J. Attrill
The Continuous Plankton Recorder survey: How can long-term phytoplankton datasets contribute to the assessment of Good Environmental Status?, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Martin Edwards, Pierre Helaouët, David G. Johns, Nicholas J.P. Owens, Dionysios E. Raitsos, Declan Schroeder, Jennifer Skinner, and Rowena F. Stern
THE EFFECT OF SUGAR TYPE, SOURCE AND CONCENTRATION ON CAULIFLOWER (BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS) MICROSHOOT PRODUCTION, H. Z. Rihan, M. Al-Shamari, F. Al-Swedi, S. Burchett, and M. P. Fuller
Ocean acidification bends the Mermaid’s Wineglass, Laura A. Newcomb, Marco Milazzo, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Emily Carrington
Observation and prediction of three-dimensional morphology at a high-energy macrotidal beach, Christopher Stokes, Mark Davidson, and Paul Russell
Boundary layer dynamics in the swash zone under large-scale laboratory conditions, Andrea Ruju, Daniel Conley, Gerd Masselink, Martin Austin, Jack Puleo, Thijs Lanckriet, and Diane Foster
Herbivore diversity improves benthic community resilience to ocean acidification, Cecilia Baggini, Yannis Issaris, Maria Salomidi, and Jason Hall-Spencer
Social networks in changing environments, A. D.M. Wilson, S Krause, I. W. Ramnarine, K. K. Borner, R. J.G. Clément, R. H.J.M. Kurvers, and J Krause
Effect of photosynthetic photon flux density on growth, photosynthetic competence and antioxidant enzymes activity during ex vitro acclimatization of Dieffenbachia cultivars, M. E. El-Mahrouk, Y. H. Dewir, H. N. Murthy, H. Z. Rihan, H. S. Al-Shmgani, and M. P. Fuller
Long-term modifications of coastal defences enhance marine biodiversity, Gustavo M. Martins, Stuart R. Jenkins, Ana I. Neto, Stephen J. Hawkins, and Richard C. Thompson
Predictive habitat suitability models to aid conservation of elasmobranch diversity in the central Mediterranean Sea, V. Lauria, M. Gristina, M. J. Attrill, F. Fiorentino, and G. Garofalo
Home advantage? Decomposition across the freshwater-estuarine transition zone varies with litter origin and local salinity, Giulio Franzitta, Mick E. Hanley, Laura Airoldi, Cecilia Baggini, David T. Bilton, Simon D. Rundle, and Richard C. Thompson
Modelling the morphodynamics of gravel beaches during storms with XBeach-G, R. T. McCall, G. Masselink, T. G. Poate, J. A. Roelvink, and L. P. Almeida
Time-related expression profiles for heat shock protein gene transcripts (HSP40, HSP70) in the central nervous system of Lymnaea stagnalis exposed to thermal stress, NL Foster, K Lukowiak, and TB Henry
Vertical structure of near-bed cross-shore flow velocities in the swash zone of a dissipative beach, Kris Inch, Gerd Masselink, Jack A. Puleo, Paul Russell, and Daniel C. Conley
The maternal social environment shapes offspring growth, physiology, and behavioural phenotype in guinea pigs., Engelhardt N. von, GJ Kowalski, and A Guenther
Macroalgal responses to ocean acidification depend on nutrient and light levels, PSM Celis-Plá, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Paulo Antunes Horta, Marco Milazzo, Nathalie Korbee, Christopher E. Cornwall, and Félix L. Figueroa
Lateritic Plateaus in the Northern Western Ghats, India; a Review of Bauxite Mining Restoration Practices, C Thorpe and A Watve
The role of advection in the distribution of plankton populations at a moored 1-D coastal observatory, Jaimie Cross, W. Alex M. Nimmo-Smith, Philip J. Hosegood, and Ricardo Torres
PLANT ABIOTIC STRESS TOLERANCE ANALYSIS IN CAULIFLOWER USING A CURD MICROPROPAGATION SYSTEM, H. Z. Rihan, M. Al-Issawi, M. Al-Shamari, M. Elmahrouk, and M. P. Fuller
Towards an alternative testing strategy for nanomaterials used in nanomedicine: Lessons from NanoTEST, M Dusinska, S Boland, M Saunders, L Juillerat-Jeanneret, L Tran, G Pojana, A Marcomini, K Volkovova, J Tulinska, LE Knudsen, L Gombau, M Whelan, AR Collins, F Marano, C Housiadas, D Bilanicova, Kenzaoui B Halamoda, Carreira S Correia, Z Magdolenova, LM Fjellsbø, A Huk, R Handy, L Walker, M Barancokova, A Bartonova, E Burello, J Castell, H Cowie, M Drlickova, R Guadagnini, G Harris, M Harju, ES Heimstad, M Hurbankova, A Kazimirova, Z Kovacikova, M Kuricova, A Liskova, A Milcamps, E Neubauerova, T Palosaari, P Papazafiri, M Pilou, MS Poulsen, B Ross, E Runden-Pran, K Sebekova, M Staruchova, D Vallotto, and A Worth
Chloroplasts play a central role in plant defence and are targeted by pathogen effectors, Torres Zabala M de, George Littlejohn, Siddharth Jayaraman, David Studholme, Trevor Bailey, Tracy Lawson, Michael Tillich, Dirk Licht, Bettina Bölter, Laura Delfino, William Truman, John Mansfield, Nicholas Smirnoff, and Murray Grant
Not So Fast: Swimming Behavior of Sailfish during Predator–Prey Interactions using High-Speed Video and Accelerometry, Stefano Marras, Takuji Noda, John F. Steffensen, Morten B.S. Svendsen, Jens Krause, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Ralf H.J.M. Kurvers, James Herbert-Read, Kevin M. Boswell, and Paolo Domenici
Physiological advantages of dwarfing in surviving extinctions in high-CO2 oceans, Vittorio Garilli, Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa, Danilo Scuderi, Lorenzo Brusca, Daniela Parrinello, Samuel P.S. Rastrick, Andy Foggo, Richard J. Twitchett, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Marco Milazzo
Individual differences in activity and habitat selection of juvenile queen conch evaluated using acceleration biologgers, Jacob W. Brownscombe, Alexander D.M. Wilson, Emma Samson, Liane Nowell, Steven J. Cooke, and Andy J. Danylchuk
Education for Sustainable Development: Towards the Sustainable University, S DeAmicis, G Crust, C Mikhail, J Davidson, C Gristy, R Cutting, A Consorte-McCrea, K Kosta, S Bessant, C Willmore, P Ofei-Manu, K Herweg, A Zimmermann, P Bray, L Wyness, and P Rands
Responses to threat in a freshwater invader: Longitudinal data reveal personality, habituation and robustness to changing water temperatures in the ‘killer shrimp’ Dikerogammarus villosus (Crustacea: Amphipoda)., M Briffa, N Jones, and C MacNeil
Bone-eating Osedax worms lived on Mesozoic marine reptile deadfalls., S Danise and ND Higgs
Parasites and personality in periwinkles (Littorina littorea): Infection status is associated with mean-level boldness but not repeatability., Ben Seaman and Mark Briffa
Marine governance in the English Channel (La Manche): Linking science and management., G. Glegg, R. Jefferson, and S. Fletcher
Individual quality and personality: bolder males are less fecund in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus., Danielle Bridger, Simon J. Bonner, and Mark Briffa
Photosynthetic and biochemical characterization of in vitro-derived African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl) plants to ex vitro conditions, Yaser Hassan Dewir, Mohammed El Sayed El-Mahrouk, Hanady Salim Al-Shmgani, Hail Z. Rihan, Silva JAT da, and Michael P. Fuller
In Vivo Chemical and Structural Analysis of Plant Cuticular Waxes Using Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy, George R. Littlejohn, Jessica C. Mansfield, David Parker, Rob Lind, Sarah Perfect, Mark Seymour, Nicholas Smirnoff, John Love, and Julian Moger
Coastal cliff ground motions and response to extreme storm waves, Claire S. Earlie, Adam P. Young, Gerd Masselink, and Paul E. Russell
Public Understanding and Knowledge of Rip Currents and Beach Safety, Eleanor Woodward, Emily Beaumont, Paul Russell, and Ross MacLeod
The comparative osmoregulatory ability of two water beetle genera whose species span the fresh-hypersaline gradient in inland waters (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae)., Susana Pallarés, Paula Arribas, David T. Bilton, Andrés Millán, and Josefa Velasco
Investigating a link of two different types of food business management to the food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of food handlers in Beirut, Lebanon, Dima Faour-Klingbeil, Victor Kuri, and Ewen Todd
Animal personality as a cause and consequence of contest behaviour., Mark Briffa, Lynne U. Sneddon, and Alastair J. Wilson
The impact of ocean acidification and warming on the skeletal mechanical properties of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus from laboratory and field observations, Marie Collard, Samuel P.S. Rastrick, Piero Calosi, Yoann Demolder, Jean Dille, Helen S. Findlay, Jason Michael Hall-Spencer, Marco Milazzo, Laure Moulin, Steve Widdicombe, Frank Dehairs, and Philippe Dubois
Metagenomics Reveals Planktonic Bacterial Community Shifts across a Natural CO2 Gradient in the Mediterranean Sea., Ashvini Chauhan, Ashish Pathak, Riccardo Rodolfo-Metalpa, Marco Milazzo, Stefan J. Green, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Lactobacillus rhamnosus lowers zebrafish lipid content by changing gut microbiota and host transcription of genes involved in lipid metabolism., Silvia Falcinelli, Simona Picchietti, Ana Rodiles, Lina Cossignani, Daniel L. Merrifield, Anna Rita Taddei, Francesca Maradonna, Ike Olivotto, Giorgia Gioacchini, and Oliana Carnevali
Expression of multiple horizontally acquired genes is a hallmark of both vertebrate and invertebrate genomes, Alastair Crisp, Chiara Boschetti, Malcolm Perry, Alan Tunnacliffe, and Gos Micklem
Understanding the gender and ethnicity attainment gap in UK higher education, DRE Cotton, M Joyner, R George, and PA Cotton
Action Cameras: Bringing Aquatic and Fisheries Research into View, Daniel P. Struthers, Andy J. Danylchuk, Alexander D.M. Wilson, and Steven J. Cooke
ASSESSMENT OF CORALLINE ALGAL SPECIES DIVERSITYAND COMPOSITION AT EUROPEAN CO2 SEEPS USING DNA BARCODING, V Pena, P Range, M Milazzo, Clerck O De, Gall L Le, and JM Hall-Spencer
Capelatus prykei gen. et sp.n. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Copelatinae) - a phylogenetically isolated diving beetle from the Western Cape of South Africa, David T. Bilton, Emmanuel F.A. Toussaint, Clive R. Turner, and Michael Balke
Challenges of achieving Good Environmental Status in the Northeast Atlantic, Karen A. Alexander, Peter Kershaw, Philip Cooper, Alison J. Gilbert, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Johanna J. Heymans, Andreas Kannen, Hans J. Los, Tim O'Higgins, Cathal O'Mahony, Paul Tett, Tineke A. Troost, and Beusekom J van
