School of Environmental & Natural Sciences
- Masters by Research
A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne
Author: Ray, A., 26 Jan 2022Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
A Novel Assessment of the Temporal and Abiotic Factors Influencing Environmental DNA Derived from Freshwater Biofilms
Author: Wilgar, G., 2017Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment
Author: Keeble, D., 22 Nov 2022Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor), Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Chapman, C. (External person) (Supervisor) & Sarkar, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
A multilocus phylogeny of the cobra clade elapids
Author: Von Plettenberg Laing, A., 7 Jan 2019Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand
Author: Greer, B., 10 Sept 2020Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals
Author: Justus, W., 6 Mar 2023Supervisor: Valle, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
An Analysis of Wetland Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity
Author: Martin Parsons, A., 20 Dec 2023Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
An integrated approach to high-resolution modelling of a species range expansion using presence-only data: a case study on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Author: Barton, O., 12 Sept 2018Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Analysis of genomic and transcriptomic studies of Alzheimer’s Disease to identify novel pathways for study in Drosophila melanogaster
Author: Jones, A., 7 Sept 2022Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Arthropod herbivory and fungal pathogen damage as determinants of distribution of tropical tree species Lacistema aggregatum across a Panamanian rainfall gradient
Author: Martin, L., 24 Jul 2023Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Assessing the Utility of Aqueous eDNA for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment in Reens and Ditches.
Author: Harris, S., 19 Jul 2023Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Perry, W. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Benefits of a Novel Bioplastic Coated Fertiliser on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Turfgrass
Author: Thompson, E., 13 Dec 2023Supervisor: Chadwick, D. (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Born to throw, climb, squat AND run. Biomechanical evolution within the human lineage and its inference for health and fitness
Author: Gurnett, S., 21 Sept 2020Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Breaking down the effect of biotic and abiotic mechanisms of litter decomposition in drylands
Author: Fishburn, D., 4 Nov 2019Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor) & Rey, A. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Characterising Disease Suppressive Members Of The Oak Microbiome
Author: Jones, M., 18 May 2023Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Consultancy in Higher Education: Tools and Practices for Achieving Impact
Author: Sherwin, C., 26 May 2020Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Walker, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site
Author: Tyler, J., 12 Jan 2021Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Cultured Microbial Diversity Of Parys Mountain Acidic Site
Author: Lloyd, C., 21 Feb 2023Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor) & Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Detection of an invasive, semi-aquatic mammal: development of an environmental DNA assay and comparison to a conventional method
Author: Pugh, B., 24 Oct 2022Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya
Author: Barbanera, A., 24 Feb 2021Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Determining the effects of anthropogenic drainage structures on inanga (Galaxias maculatus) in the lowland waterways of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Author: Halstead, R., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor), Milner, N. (Supervisor) & Fake, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Does the Saw-Scaled Viper (Echis carinatus sochureki) show phenotypic plasticity of venom composition in response to dietary change?
Author: Box, B., 1 Jun 2023Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor) & Mulley, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Effects of tourist presence and activity on the behaviour of Zanzibar red colobus monkeys (Piliocolobus kirkii) at Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park
Author: Warkentin, A. S., 18 Nov 2019Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Examining organo-mineral fertilisers for crop growth; the efficiency of a mineral fertiliser with the benefits of an organic product.
Author: Arslan, D., 27 Feb 2023Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Chadwick, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Experimental approaches comparing the magnetoreception capabilities of two sister storage mite species Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank) and Tyrophagus longior (Gervais) (Acari: Acaridae)
Author: Chapman, M., 13 Oct 2021Supervisor: Braig, H. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Female mate choice preference between three morphologically diverged sympatric cichlid fishes (Alcolapia spp.) from Lake Natron, Tanzania
Author: Robinson, C., 13 Sept 2021Supervisor: Turner, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Habitat Modelling of the Amur Leopard and Siberian Tiger for Future Reintroduction. Using Conservation Priority Setting, Ecological Corridors and Carrying Capacities
Author: Gardener, B., 1 Jun 2020Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Habitat Selection of a Non-Native Snake: Implications for Future Management of Zamenis longissimus in Colwyn Bay, North Wales
Author: Alkins, D., 9 Aug 2021Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Have stripe patterns influenced the social behaviour and cohesion of the plains zebra (Equus quagga)?
Author: Smith, D., 24 Aug 2020Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Here Be Dragons - Taxonomic Bias in Upper Palaeolithic Cave Paintings
Author: Northfield, A., 27 Feb 2022Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Hotspots and Hot Moments of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Real-time Insights Using Continuous Microdialysis Sampling
Author: Hill, E., 8 Oct 2019Supervisor: Hill, P. (Supervisor), Jones, D. L. (Supervisor) & Paterson, E. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
If you feed them, they will come: How the availability of food and cover within a zoo enclosure increases the likelihood of free-living birds within.
Author: Brass, J., 23 Feb 2021Supervisor: Jones, K. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Impact of shelter on sheep behaviour during the neonatal period
Author: Pritchard, C., 7 Jul 2020Supervisor: Williams, P. (Supervisor), Smith, A. (Supervisor), Davies, P. (External person) (Supervisor) & Jones, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Interspecific Differences in Treefrog Response to Artificial Light at Night and Spectral Manipulation
Author: Harcourt, A., 26 May 2021Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Investigating the potential susceptibility of selected Malagasy species to the toxins produced by Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Asian Common Toad)
Author: Marshall, B., 2018Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Isolated to the internet: which Facebook posts from zoological collections generated greater community engagement during lockdown closures when society was isolated to their homes?
Author: Shaw, B., 18 Dec 2023Supervisor: Jones, K. (Supervisor) & Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Levels of ecological conservatism in African Guenons: a comparative study using MaxEnt modelling and ENMTools.
Author: Thom, A., 20 Apr 2023Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Mind the Monkeys: Road Ecology of the Zanzibar Red Colobus
Author: Skinner, H., 7 Jun 2023Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor), Healey, J. (Supervisor), Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Davenport, T. R. B. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Novel Methods of Microplastic Identification and Mitigation in Water
Author: Fears, L., 12 Oct 2021Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Parasitism and Reproductive Effort in Male Rhesus Macaques: A Test of the Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis and the Stress-linked Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis
Author: Brown, S., 6 Jun 2022Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Population and conservation genomics of the adder (Vipera berus) in the UK
Author: Pozzi, A., 4 Sept 2023Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor) & Barlow, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
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Re-examining the Systematics of Asian Pitvipers Via Multilocus Analysis
Author: Aldridge, R., 5 Jul 2021Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates
Author: Roylance-Casson, E., 9 Mar 2021Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Reviewing the physio-chemical parameters associated with in-situ Austropotamobius pallipes populations and its application to the establishment of ark sites
Author: Casey, T., 22 May 2022Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species
Author: Chapman, J., 2 Feb 2021Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Route navigation in homing pigeons (Columba livia): the use of visual cues over a familiar area.
Author: Stachowski, S., 30 Aug 2022Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor) & Bishop, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus
Author: Sadler, P., 1 Oct 2020Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Species delimitation in Bitis arietans – Are there any cryptic species present?
Author: Settle-Whittaker, K., 8 Apr 2019Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Survival of Brenneria goodwinii and Gibbsiella quercinecans, Associated with Lesion Formation in Acute Oak Decline, in Rainwater and Forest Soil
Author: Pettifor, B., 28 Oct 2019Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research
Tauopathies in Drosophila: Do Tau isoforms have the same toxicity and can Neurexin rescue Tau induced neurodegeneration?
Author: Figiel, S., 27 Mar 2023Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Masters by Research