Browse research from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences.
Submissions from 2018
Thermal strategies vary with life history stage., Manuela Truebano, Phillip Fenner, Oliver Tills, Simon D. Rundle, and Enrico L. Rezende
First records of the fish Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) and Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775) in the Mediterranean Sea, I Giovos, G Bernardi, G Romanidis-Kyriakidis, D Marmara, and P Kleitou
Establishment and long-term maintenance of primary intestinal epithelial cells cultured from the rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss., Awadhesh N. Jha, Laura M. Langan, and Stewart F. Owen
Redefining ‘Clean’ Sand By Integrating Field And Laboratory Data On Mixed Sand–Clay–EPS Rippled-Bed Transport, J Baas, M Baker, J Malarkey, S Bass, A Manning, J Hope, J Peakall, I Lichtman, L Ye, and A Davies
Submesoscale Rossby waves on the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, John R. Taylor, Scott Bachman, Megan Stamper, Phil Hosegood, Katherine Adams, Jean Baptiste Sallee, and Ricardo Torres
Ecophysiological and metabolic responses to interactive exposure to nutrients and copper excess in the brown macroalga Cystoseira tamariscifolia, P Celis-Pla, M Brown, A Santillan-Sarmiento, and FL Figueroa
Is Europe ready for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture? A survey on the perspectives of European farmers and scientists with IMTA experience, P Kleitou, D Kletou, and J David
A comparison of life-history traits in calcifying Spirorbinae polychaetes living along natural pH gradients, Noelle M. Lucey, Chiara Lombardi, Maurizio Florio, Simon D. Rundle, Piero Calosi, and Maria Cristina Gambi
The Effect of Dietary Wheat Gluten Products on Gut Morphology, Non-Specific Immune Parameters, and Allochthonous Intestinal Microbial Population of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Fed with a High Plant Protein Diet, SW Voller, Daniel Merrifield, and E Apper
Immune function and the decision to deploy weapons during fights in the beadlet anemone Actinia equina., Sarah M. Lane and Mark Briffa
An Effective Protocol for the Production of Primary and Secondary Somatic Embryos in Cauliflower (Brassica Oleraceae Var. Botrytis), H Rihan and M Fuller
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition on petals enhances seed quality of the forest herb Anemone nemorosa., Frenne P De, H. Blondeel, J. Brunet, Caron M Mercedes, O. Chabrerie, M. Cougnon, S. A.O. Cousins, G. Decocq, M. Diekmann, B. J. Graae, M. E. Hanley, T. Heinken, M. Hermy, A. Kolb, J. Lenoir, J. Liira, A. Orczewska, A. Shevtsova, T. Vanneste, and K. Verheyen
The Relationship between Yield Parameters and Morphological Characters for Barley: Evaluating linear and Non-linear models, H Rihan and A Abdullah
A new humicolous Parhydraena d’Orchymont, 1937 from South Africa (Coleoptera, Hydraenidae), David T. Bilton
Ingestion and fragmentation of plastic carrier bags by the amphipod Orchestia gammarellus: Effects of plastic type and fouling load, D. J. Hodgson, A. L. Bréchon, and R. C. Thompson
Elucidating the small regulatory RNA repertoire of the sea anemone Anemonia viridis based on whole genome and small RNA sequencing, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Temporal changes in phytoplankton biomass and cellular properties; implications for the IMO Ballast Water Convention, MCT Castro and M Veldhuis
The Role of Bed Roughness in Wave Transformation Across Sloping Rock Shore Platforms, Tim Poate, Gerd Masselink, Martin J. Austin, Mark Dickson, and Robert McCall
A Multidisciplinary Approach for Generating Globally Consistent Data on Mesophotic, Deep-Pelagic, and Bathyal Biological Communities, Lucy C. Woodall, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, DA, Andrew S. Brierley, Malcolm R. Clark, Douglas Connelly, Rob A. Hall, Kerry L. Howell, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Katrin Linse, Rebecca E. Ross, Paul Snelgrove, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Tracey T. Sutton, Michelle Taylor, Thomas F. Thornton, and Alex D. Rogers
A multi-envelope vertical coordinate system for numerical ocean modelling, Diego Bruciaferri, Georgy I. Shapiro, and Fred Wobus
An adaptive grid to improve the efficiency and accuracy of modelling underwater noise from shipping, Leah E. Trigg, Feng Chen, Georgy I. Shapiro, Simon N. Ingram, and Clare B. Embling
Assessing the impact of benzo[a]pyrene with the in vitro fish gut model: An integrated approach for eco-genotoxicological studies., Awadhesh N. Jha, Laura M. Langan, Silvia Arossa, and Stewart F. Owen
A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining, Daniel C. Dunn, Dover CL Van, Ron J. Etter, Craig R. Smith, Lisa A. Levin, Telmo Morato, Ana Colaço, Andrew C. Dale, Andrey V. Gebruk, Kristina M. Gjerde, Patrick N. Halpin, Kerry L. Howell, David Johnson, José Angel A. Perez, Marta Chantal Ribeiro, Heiko Stuckas, and Philip Weaver
Baseline screening for the presence of antimicrobial resistance in E. coli isolated from Kuwait's marine environment, Brett P. Lyons, HA Al-Sarawi, Awadhesh N. Jha, Craig Baker-Austin, and MA Al-Sarawi
Bridging the divide: Social-ecological coherence in Marine Protected Area network design, Sian E. Rees, Simon J. Pittman, Nicola Foster, Olivia Langmead, Charly Griffiths, Steve Fletcher, David E. Johnson, and Martin Attrill
Current status of deepwater oil spill modelling in the Faroe-Shetland Channel, Northeast Atlantic, and future challenges, Alejandro Gallego, Murray R O'Hara, Barbara Berx, William R. Turrell, C. J. Beegle-Krause, Mark Inall, Toby Sherwin, John Siddorn, Sarah Wakelin, Vasyl Vlasenko, Lars R. Hole, Knut Frode Dagestad, John Rees, Lucy Short, Petter Rønningen, Charlotte E. Main, Sebastien Legrand, Tony Gutierrez, Ursula Witte, and Nicole Mulanaphy
Different approaches and limitations for testing phytoplankton viability in natural assemblies and treated ballast water, Maria Cecilia T.de Castro, Marcel J.W. Veldhuis, Timothy W. Fileman, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Espeletia giant rosette plants are reliable biological indicators of time since fire in Andean grasslands, MA Zomer and PM Ramsay
Exploring public views on marine litter in Europe: Perceived causes, consequences and pathways to change, Bonny L. Hartley, Sabine Pahl, Joana Veiga, Thomais Vlachogianni, Lia Vasconcelos, Thomas Maes, Tom Doyle, Ryan d'Arcy Metcalfe, Ayaka Amaha Öztürk, Mara Di Berardo, and Richard C. Thompson
Eye region surface temperature reflects both energy reserves and circulating glucocorticoids in a wild bird, Paul Jerem, Susanne Jenni-Eiermann, Katherine Herborn, Dorothy McKeegan, Dominic J. McCafferty, and Ruedi G. Nager
Fine-scale hydrodynamic metrics underlying predator occupancy patterns in tidal stream environments, Lilian Lieber, Smith WAM Nimmo, James J. Waggitt, and Louise Kregting
Functional diversity mediates macroecological variation in plant–hummingbird interaction networks, PK Maruyama, J Sonne, J Vizentin-Bugoni, González AM Martín, TB Zanata, S Abrahamczyk, R Alarcón, AC Araujo, FP Araújo, AC Baquero, E Chávez-González, AG Coelho, PA Cotton, DM Dehling, E Fischer, G Kohler, C Lara, FMG Las-Casas, AO Machado, CG Machado, MA Maglianesi, TS Malucelli, OH Marín-Gómez, PE Oliveira, JF Ornelas, R Ortiz-Pulido, MB Ramírez-Burbano, MA Rocca, LC Rodrigues, L Rosero-Lasprilla, AM Rui, B Sandel, JC Svenning, BA Tinoco, IG Varassin, S Watts, C Rahbek, M Sazima, M Schleuning, and B Dalsgaard
Genomes of ubiquitous marine and hypersaline Hydrogenovibrio, Thiomicrorhabdus, and Thiomicrospira spp. encode a diversity of mechanisms to sustain chemolithoautotrophy in heterogeneous environments., Kathleen M. Scott, John Williams, Cody M.B. Porter, Sydney Russel, Tara L. Harmer, John H. Paul, Kirsten M. Antonen, Megan K. Bridges, Gary J. Camper, Christie K. Campla, Leila G. Casella, Eva Chase, James W. Conrad, Mercedez C. Cruz, Darren S. Dunlap, Laura Duran, Elizabeth M. Fahsbender, Dawn B. Goldsmith, Ryan F. Keeley, Matthew R. Kondoff, Breanna I. Kussy, Marannda K. Lane, Stephanie Lawler, Brittany A. Leigh, Courtney Lewis, Lygia M. Lostal, Devon Marking, Paola A. Mancera, Evan C. McClenthan, Emily A. McIntyre, Jessica A. Mine, Swapnil Modi, Brittney D. Moore, William A. Morgan, Kaleigh M. Nelson, Kimmy N. Nguyen, Nicholas Ogburn, David G. Parrino, Anangamanjari D. Pedapudi, Rebecca P. Pelham, and Amanda M. Preece
Hidden in plain sight: species richness and habitat characterisation of sublittoral pebble beds, Julian Evans, Martin J. Attrill, Joseph A. Borg, Peter A. Cotton, and Patrick J. Schembri
Indications of future performance of native and non-native adult oysters under acidification and warming, Anaëlle J. Lemasson, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Stephen Fletcher, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, and Antony M. Knights
Influence of bioenergy crops on pollinator activity varies with crop type and distance, Mick E. Hanley, Nicholas A.J. Berkley, Rich Boden, Robyn S. Owen, Jordan H. Holmes, Russell D. Critchley, Kathryn Carroll, Daniel G.M. Sawyer, and Camille Parmesan
Infragravity waves: From driving mechanisms to impacts, X Bertin and MA Davidson
International ocean discovery program expedition 374 preliminary report: Ross sea west antarctic ice sheet history ocean-ice sheet interactions and west antarctic ice sheet vulnerability: Clues from the neogene and quaternary record of the outer ross sea continental margin, Robert M. McKay, Santis L De, Denise K. Kulhanek, Jeanine A. Ash, François Beny, Imogen B. Browne, Giuseppe Cortese, de Sousa IM Cordeiro, Justin D. Dodd, Oliver E. Esper, Jenny G. Gales, David H. Harwood, Saki Ishino, Benjamin K. Keisling, S Kim, Jan Sverre Laberg, R. Mark Leckie, J Muller, Molly P. Patterson, Brian R. Romans, Oscar R. Romero, F Sangiogi, Osamu Seki, Amelia Shevenell, Shiv S. Singh, Saiko Sugisaki, de Flierdt T van, Peer TE van, Wenshen Xiao, Zhifang Xiong, and Zhifang Xiong
Inter-regional coherence: Can Northeast Atlantic pelagic habitat indicators be applied to the Arctic?, Beth L. Siddons, Gillian Glegg, and Abigail McQuatters-Gollop
Introgression in native populations of Apis mellifera mellifera L: implications for conservation, Jonathan S. Ellis, Gabriele Soland-Reckeweg, Victoria G. Buswell, J. Vanessa Huml, Andrew Brown, and Mairi E. Knight
Investigation of flocculation dynamics under changing hydrodynamic forcing on an intertidal mudflat, Qing He, C Guo, Prooijen BC van, L Guo, Andrew J. Manning, and Sarah Bass
Low levels of microplastics (MP) in wild mussels indicate that MP ingestion by humans is minimal compared to exposure via household fibres fallout during a meal., Ana I. Catarino, Valeria Macchia, William G. Sanderson, Richard C. Thompson, and Theodore B. Henry
Microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica, Kevin A. Hughes, Sarah Reed, Marlon Clark, and Richard Thompson
Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin, La Daana K. Kanhai, Katarina Gårdfeldt, Olga Lyashevska, Martin Hassellöv, Richard C. Thompson, and Ian O'Connor
Molecular detection of equine trypanosomiasis in the Riyadh Province of Saudi Arabia., AD Alanazi, Robert Puschendorf, Bashir Salim, Mohamed S. Alyousif, IO Alanazi, and Hajri R. Al-shehri
Neutral variation does not predict immunogenetic variation in the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) - implications for management, JV Huml, Martin I. Taylor, WE Harris, Robin Sen, and Jonathan S. Ellis
Ongoing evolution of submarine canyon rockwalls; examples from the Whittard Canyon, Celtic Margin (NE Atlantic), Gareth D.O. Carter, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Jennifer A. Gales, Iacono C Lo, Leigh Marsh, Audrey Ougier-Simonin, Katleen Robert, and Russell B. Wynn
On the influence of reflection over a rhythmic swash zone on surf zone dynamics, Rafael Almar, Lerma A Nicolae, Bruno Castelle, and Timothy Scott
Partial replacement of cement for waste aggregates in concrete coastal and marine infrastructure: A foundation for ecological enhancement?, Louise B. Firth, Ryan S. McManus, Nicholas Archibald, Sean Comber, Antony M. Knights, and Richard C. Thompson
Plankton as prevailing conditions: A surveillance role for plankton indicators within the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Jacob Bedford, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, David Johns, and Simon Greenstreet
Proceedings of the XIX Iberian Symposium on Marine Biology Studies 2016 (Porto, Portugal), Alberto Teodorico Correia, Francisco Arenas, and Jason Hall-Spencer
Processes influencing differences in Arctic and Antarctic Trough Mouth Fan sedimentology, K Hogan, J Gales, C-D Hillenbrand, R Larter, J-S Laberg, M Melles, S Benetti, and S Passchier
Public perceptions of management priorities for the English Channel region, Angela Carpenter, Rebecca Shellock, Haartman R von, Steve Fletcher, and Gillian Glegg
Recreational visits to marine and coastal environments in England: Where, what, who, why, and when?, Lewis R. Elliott, Mathew P. White, James Grellier, Siân E. Rees, Ruth D. Waters, and Lora E. Fleming
Relative comparison of tissue specific bioaccumulation and radiation dose estimation in marine and freshwater bivalve molluscs following exposure to phosphorus-32, Awadhesh N. Jha, Emily L. Vernon, and Jim T. Smith
Rising levels of temperature and CO2 antagonistically affect phytoplankton primary productivity in the South China Sea., Kunshan Gao, Yong Zhang, Tifeng Wang, He Li, Nanou Bao, and Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Role of mTOR in autophagic and lysosomal reactions to environmental stressors in molluscs, Aldo Viarengo, Susanna Sforzini, Michael N. Moore, Caterina Oliveri, Anna Volta, Awadhesh Jha, and Mohamed Banni
Scotolemon doriae Pavesi, 1878, a soil-dwelling harvestman new to Britain (Opiliones: Phalangodidae), David T. Bilton
Seagrass recovery after fish farm relocation in the eastern Mediterranean, D Kletou, P Kleitou, I Savva, A Martin, C Antoniou, and J Hall-Spencer
Seasonal variability in the population structure of a habitat-forming kelp and a conspicuous gastropod grazer: Do blue-rayed limpets (Patella pellucida) exert top-down pressure on Laminaria digitata populations?, H Hereward, A Foggo, S Hinckley, J Greenwood, and D Smale
Short-term acclimation in adults does not predict offspring acclimation potential to hypoxia, Manuela Truebano, Oliver Tills, Michael Collins, Charlotte Clarke, Emma Shipsides, Charlotte Wheatley, and John I. Spicer
Short-term interactive effects of increased temperatures and acidification on the calcifying macroalgae Lithothamnion crispatum and Sonderophycus capensis, PT Munoz, CA Saez, Martinez-Callejas M Brezo, Flores-Molina M Rosa, Eduardo Bastos, Alessandra Fonseca, C. Frederico D. Gurgel, José Bonomi Barufi, L Roerig, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, and Paulo Antunes Horta
SUMO enters the ring: the emerging role of SUMOylation in Magnaporthe oryzae pathogenicity, George R. Littlejohn
Surface temperature elevated by chronic and intermittent stress, Katherine A. Herborn, Paul Jerem, Ruedi G. Nager, Dorothy E.F. McKeegan, and Dominic J. McCafferty
Surf zone hazards and injuries on beaches in SW France, Bruno Castelle, Rob Brander, Eric Tellier, Bruno Simonnet, Tim Scott, Jak McCarroll, Jean Michel Campagne, Thibault Cavailhes, and Pierre Lechevrel
The effects of elevated CO2 on shell properties and susceptibility to predation in mussels Mytilus edulis, Antony M. Knights, Daniel E. Sadler, and Anaëlle J. Lemasson
The role of teacher-student relationships in supporting student engagement and lecturer motivation, Anne Plessis, Alison Stokes, and Mark Farnworth
Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Baroclinic Tides Over a Seamount, Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, and W. Alex M. Nimmo-Smith
Transcriptomic responses to predator kairomones in embryos of the aquatic snail Radix balthica, Oliver Tills, Manuela Truebano, Barbara Feldmeyer, Markus Pfenninger, Holly Morgenroth, Tilman Schell, and Simon D. Rundle
Transformation of C60 fullerene aggregates suspended and weathered under realistic environmental conditions, Marinella Farré, Josep Sanchís, Yann Aminot, Esteban Abad, Awadhesh N. Jha, and James W. Readman
Turning the tide on trash: Empowering European educators and school students to tackle marine litter, Bonny L. Hartley, Sabine Pahl, Matthew Holland, Iro Alampei, Joana M. Veiga, and Richard C. Thompson
Using agent-based models to understand the role of individuals in the song evolution of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ), Luke Rendell, Michael Mcloughlin, Luca Lamoni, Ellen C. Garland, Simon Ingram, Alexis Kirke, Michael J. Noad, and Eduardo Miranda
Using natural analogues to investigate the effects of climate change and ocean acidification on Northern ecosystems, Samuel S.P. Rastrick, Helen Graham, Kumiko Azetsu-Scott, Piero Calosi, Melissa Chierici, Agneta Fransson, Haakon Hop, Jason Hall-Spencer, Marco Milazzo, Peter Thor, and Tina Kutti
Submissions from 2017
A decline in primary production in the North Sea over 25 years, associated with reductions in zooplankton abundance and fish stock recruitment, Elisa Capuzzo, Christopher P. Lynam, Jon Barry, David Stephens, Rodney M. Forster, Naomi Greenwood, Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Tiago Silva, Leeuwen SM van, and Georg H. Engelhard
Does plasticity in thermal tolerance trade off with inherent tolerance? The influence of setal tracheal gills on thermal tolerance and its plasticity in a group of European diving beetles., W. C.E.P. Verberk, P. Calosi, J. I. Spicer, S. Kehl, and D. T. Bilton
Assessing the presence of marine toxins in bivalve molluscs from southwest India, AD Turner, Monika Dhanji-Rapkova, Stephanie Rowland-Pilgrim, LM Turner, Ashwin Rai, Moleyur N. Venugopal, Indrani Karunasagar, and Anna Godhe
The role of beach morphology on coastal cliff erosion under extreme waves, Claire Earlie, Gerhard Masselink, and Paul Russell
The Effect of Drought on Phytochemical active Compounds Content in Chamomile and Yarrow, H Rihan, B Mahmood, M Foulkes, and S Burchett
Lost, but found with Nile red; a novel method to detect and quantify small microplastics (20 µm–1 mm) in environmental samples, Gabriel Erni-Cassola, Matthew I. Gibson, Richard C. Thompson, and Joseph A. Christie-Oleza
Tidal Conversion and Mixing Poleward of the Critical Latitude (an Arctic Case Study), Tom P. Rippeth, Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, Brian D. Scannell, J. A.Mattias Green, Ben J. Lincoln, and Sheldon Bacon
Genetics reveal the identity and origin of the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea, M Bariche, P Kleitou, S Kalogirou, and G Bernardi
Pelagic habitat: exploring the concept of good environmental status, M Dickey-Collas, A McQuatters-Gollop, E Bresnan, AC Kraberg, JP Manderson, RDM Nash, SA Otto, AF Sell, JF Tweddle, and VM Trenkel
Phaeoviruses discovered in kelp (Laminariales), DA McKeown, K Stevens, AF Peters, P Bond, and et al
To Group or Not to Group? Good Practice for Housing Male Laboratory Mice, S Kappel, P Hawkins, and M Mendl
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) social structure in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, is distinguished by age- and area-related associations., Isabel Baker, Simon N. Ingram, Joanne O'Brien, Katherine McHugh, and Simon Berrow
BIOMEDIATION OF SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW DYNAMICS, M Craig, J Baas, K Amos, L Strachan, A Manning, D Paterson, J Hope, S Nodder, and M Baker
Upregulation of CBF/DREB1 and cold tolerance in artificial seeds of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis), Hail Z. Rihan, Michael P. Fuller, and Mohammed Al-Issawi
Intrinsic and extrinsic factors drive ontogeny of early-life at-sea behaviour in a marine top predator, Matt I.D. Carter, Deborah J.F. Russell, Clare B. Embling, Clint J. Blight, David Thompson, Philip J. Hosegood, and Kimberley A. Bennett
Increasing habitat complexity on seawalls: Investigating large‐ and small‐scale effects on fish assemblages, RL Morris, MG Chapman, LB Firth, and RA Coleman
Investigations to extend viability of a rainbow trout primary gill cell culture, Awadhesh N. Jha, Richard J. Maunder, Matthew G. Baron, and Stewart F. Owen
Sensory qualities of oysters unaltered by a short exposure to combined elevated pCO2 and temperature, Anaëlle J. Lemasson, Victor Kuri, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Stephen Fletcher, Roy Moate, and Antony M. Knights
Three new species of Crenitis Bedel, 1881 from South Africa, with a revised key to African species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae), David T. Bilton
Development and optimization of a standard method for extraction of microplastics in mussels by enzyme digestion of soft tissues, Ana I. Catarino, Richard Thompson, William Sanderson, and Theodore B. Henry
Classification of beach response to extreme storms, Olivier Burvingt, Gerd Masselink, Paul Russell, and Tim Scott
Agriculture production as a major driver of the Earth system exceeding planetary boundaries, Jason M. Hall-Spencer
Boldness is for rookies: prefight boldness and fighting success in a sea anemone, Sarah M. Lane and Mark Briffa
Land reclamation and artificial islands: Walking the tightrope between development and conservation, L Firth and S-Y Chee
Data are inadequate to test whale falls as chemosynthetic stepping-stones using network analysis: faunal overlaps do support a stepping-stone role, CR Smith, DJ Amon, ND Higgs, AG Glover, and EL Young
The role of skill in animal contests: a neglected component of fighting ability, Mark Briffa and Sarah M. Lane
