Browse theses by postgraduate research students from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences.
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Considering behaviour in genetic sampling – a case study with grey seals, Kathryn Wiltshire
DEVELOPMENT OF WELFARE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES FOR INDONESIAN ZOOS, Yonathan Yonathan
Effects of Host-derived Probiotics on the Growth Performance and Health of Tilapia and Carp, Sherilyn Abarra
Evaluating the efficacy of brewers’ yeast-derived functional feed additives in mitigating soybean meal-induced enteritis in Atlantic salmon, Taofik Adeiza Momoh
Factors controlling protein metabolism and growth in the common limpet Patella vulgata, Ignacio Alvarez-Cienfuegos
How do human-induced environmental stressors shape the distribution, physiology, and behaviour of the Lemur leaf frog?, Benjamin Hough
Impact of dietary functional yeast additives on growth performance and health of selected key aquaculture species, Sheu Odu-Onikosi
Metabolic and Kinetic impacts of the auxiliary energy source in model chemolithoheterotrophic Bacteria, Caleb Yarnley
Mining Deep Sea Sponges for Novel Antimicrobial Biologics, Jaz Conway
Understanding the evolution of the apical organ in the early branching metazoan, Nematostella vectensis, Eleanor Gilbert
Unravelling the ecological trade-offs in behavioural and physiological sexual traits, Alicia Eveson
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
An assessment of the environmental impact and economic viability of a UK based Scallop Farm, David Cox
Application of deep-learning to deep-sea species identification from image-based data, Eleanor Cross
A preliminary integrated-taxonomic review of a staphylinid genus (Anotylus Thomson 1859) of the Área de Conservaciόn Guanacaste, Costa Rica., Keelan Underwood
Computer vision enabled approaches to predicting responses to fluctuating temperatures in aquatic embryos, Ziad Ibbini
Ecosystem-Scale Patterns in the Diversity, Seasonal Dynamics and Physiology of Antagonistic Diatom-Bacteria Interactions in the Western English Channel, Laura Branscombe
Environmental filtering in the Anthropocene: Investigating community assembly processes at multiple scales, Charlotte Clubley
Identifying and quantifying pelagic organisms around seamounts, atolls, and islands in the Chagos Archipelago in relation to local oceanographic processes, Dannielle Sophie Eager
Intraspecific differences in the metabolic response of amphipods to elevated CO2 and hypoxia, Emma Ingrid Zandt
Investigating the movement and foraging ecology of reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) in the Chagos Archipelago, Joanna Harris
Investigating trade-offs in Strength, Skill and Vigour in Pagurus Bernhardus, Joshua Le Pla
MAPPING THE ‘PARTICLESCAPE’: DIVERSITY AND ACTIVITY OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICLES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT., Cordelia Roberts
Nuanced impacts and social perceptions of alpine newts Ichthyosaura alpestris in the UK, Alexandra North
Physical Drivers of Ecosystem Change Throughout the Tropical Indian Ocean, Ted Robinson
Population genetics of green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Grenada, West Indies, Naomi Westlake
Predictors of Weight Gain in the Rehabilitation of Eastern North Atlantic Grey Seals (Halichoerus grypus), Samantha McGivern
The behavioural response of captive M. nigra and C. capucinus to a novel cooperative enrichment device at Newquay Zoo, Julia Sullivan
The challenge of securing future food production for aquaculture species under environmental change: enhancing physiological performance under environmental stress, Ahmed Salama Ali Abbas
The impacts of Crassula helmsii on Northwest European freshwater macroinvertebrates, Samuel Tasker
The Thermal Performance and Tolerance of Tropical cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), Sancha Conway Holroyd
Using ecosystem services mapping in deep-sea Marine Spatial Planning, Giulia La Bianca
Using thermal imaging data to explore behaviour in a critically endangered frog species, Craugastor ranoides, Victoria Wakeham
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Assessing the effect of temperate MPAs on elasmobranch communities, Chloe Renn
Assessing the efficacy of a novel galactooligosaccharide to promote fish health and robustness, Lucy May Sykes
Does Connectivity with Nature Alter Consumer Behaviour? Linking Ocean Connectedness and Consumer Views on Single-Use Packaging, Sohvi Katariina Nuojua
ECOLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC INTERACTIONS OF AN OFFSHORE LONGLINE MUSSEL FARM, Llucia Mascorda-Cabre
Investigating the diversity and distribution of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago, Clara Diaz
Management of Non-Indigenous Species in the Mediterranean Sea with an Emphasis on Lionfish (Pterois miles), Periklis Kleitou
Metabolism, Swimming Performance, and a Behavioural Syndrome in Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus apodus), Peter Malorey
Microplastic ingestion in invertebrates within rockpool communities, Abigail Outred
Nutrient Input in the Chagos Archipelago - the Controlling Mechanisms of Chlorophyll-a Distribution, Harvey Cairns
Parental effects of social density on mating behaviour, reproductive success, and longevity, Shaun Rowlands
Personality and Parental Care in the Corkwing Wrasse (Symphodus melops), Benjamin Ellis
Phenomics: An integrative approach to Comparative Developmental Physiology, James McCoy
PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS ON THE EASTERN ROSS SEA CONTINENTAL SLOPE, ANTARCTICA, Maxine Valentina King
The effects of husbandry on reproductive output and behaviour in captive saddle-billed storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis), Arlin Douglas Slater
The macroinvertebrate fauna of augmented river gravels: community composition and function, Benjamin James Green
The Role of Circadian Entrainment in Rice Blast Disease, Ciaran Griffin
Towards the Validation of Novel Cognitive and Physiological Indicators of Affective State in Horses (Equus caballus), Sarah Kappel
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A biologically meaningful evaluation of phenological responses to climate change, Nicola Mansfield
A Phenotypic and Genomic Investigation of the Identity and Variation in the European Dark Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera), Victoria G Buswell
A socio-economic and ecological approach to informing sustainable marine management in Jersey, Channel Islands, Samantha Robyn Blampied
Can short interfering RNA (siRNA) be used as a species specific insecticide., Trevor Grigg
Can you see me, or can you smell me? An investigation into information transfer in Betta splendens, Alex Daniel Lynch
Ecological studies of the South Atlantic deep sea to inform sustainable management, Amelia Bridges
Evaluating The Bude Water Vole Reintroduction Project And The Factors Which Determined The Successes And Failures, Teagen Louise Hill
EVALUATION OF THE ANTICANCER AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF THE BROWN SEAWEED CYSTOSEIRA, Ahmad A Farag Mansur
Intraspecific variability in thermal tolerance across environmental temperature gradients in the intertidal periwinkle Littorina saxatilis, Christopher Patrick Dwane
Investigating the microbiota associated with maerl beds located in the Fal estuary, Cornwall, Anthony Scales
Snake Community Ecology And Conservation In Cusuco National Park, Honduras, George Lonsdale
The Application of Habitat Suitability Modelling to Mapping VME Distribution in the Deep Sea to Inform Spatial Management, Kyran Graves
The Ecological and Social Effects of Open Ocean Mussel Farming, Danielle Bridger
The genetic diversity and distribution of two endangered pit vipers (Bothriechis marchi and Cerrophidion wilsoni) within Cusuco National Park, Honduras, Debbie Starbuck
THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF MACROALGAL GENERATED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE LEVELS ON CO-OCCURRING ORGANISM IN ROCK POOLS, Agapery Yoane Pattinasarany
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SOCIAL INTERACTION AND DEMONSTRATION OF PREFERENCE FOR LOCATION OF COWS IN A COMMERCIAL DAIRY HERD., Joanne Vincent
Assessing How Understory Plant and Pollinator Interactions are Affected by Differing Canopy Phenologies, Jack Everatt
Deep-sea discovery - mining marine environments for novel biologics., Poppy Jessica Hesketh-Best
Disentangling the roles of social and physical environment in driving reproductive plasticity, Emily Rose Churchill
Distribution ecology of the harpy eagle: spatial patterns and processes to direct conservation planning, Luke James Sutton
Do abiotic environmental drivers disrupt the biotic response of marine larvae?, Stanley Butt
DRIVERS AND DYNAMICS OF COMMERCIAL CORAL-REEF FISHERIES FOOTPRINT EXPANSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR STOCKS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND SOCIETIES, Javier Cuetos Bueno
Effects of dietary additives on growth performance, immunity and mucosal barrier defences of salmonids, Nicola Pontefract
Estimating the background error for variational data assimilation of an ocean model using a binless analysis of innovations, Lewis William Lloyd Sampson
Mechanisms of movement in meroplankton: A primer for dispersal, Molly Kendall James
PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT IN ZOO-HOUSED SIAMANG GIBBONS AND SULAWESI MACAQUES., Lewis James Rowden
The Ecology and Distribution of European Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in inshore and coastal waters of the U.K., Thomas Stamp
The Effectiveness of Partially Protected Marine Areas for Ecosystem Based Management, Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies
THE EFFECTS OF HOUSING SYSTEMS AND PROVISION OF MAIZE SILAGE ON PIG PERFORMANCE AND PORK MEAT QUALITY, Nicholas Purdue
The Importance of knowledge exchange as a method to help farmers transition to sustainable farming methods and mitigate climate change., Rebecca Willson
The role of environmental temperature in immunocompetence and disease susceptibility in bivalves, George Mason
Wave and Tide Influence on Headland Bypassing and Shelf Scale Sand Transport, Erin Victoria King
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Advanced Methods for Numerical Modelling of Regional Seas, Diego Bruciaferri
APPLICATION OF AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES TO THE STUDY OF DEEP-SEA BENTHIC ECOLOGY, Nils Piechaud
Assessing The Impacts Of Metals And Radionuclides On Marine Mussels: Proteomics And Ecotoxicological Approaches, Charlotte Crowther
Coastal embayment rotation; morphological response to bi-directional wave climates and atmospheric forcing, Mark Wiggins
Ecological Studies of an Abyssal Nodule Province to Inform the Management of Deep-sea Mining, Kirsty Alexandra McQuaid
Role of aspect in terrestrial and intertidal distributional patterns, and ecological processes, Axelle Amstutz
The effects of thermal acclimation on hypoxia thresholds: an integrative approach, Michael Hinton Collins
The evaluation of functional feeds additives in commercial conditions with the pacific white leg shrimp, Kurt Servin
The Optimisation of cultivation conditions for Basil (Ocimum sp. L) production in multi-tier hydroponics and the role of light quality in the enhancement of growth and quality, Mohammed Aldarkazali
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Applying long temporal scale plankton data to marine strategy development under climate change, Jacob Bedford
Assessing the exposure and behavioural response of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) to shipping noise, Leah Trigg
