A Comparative Study of Phosphorus Based Fertilisers’ Performance: An Assessment on Plant Growth Parameters and Soil Health using Lolium Perenne

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A Novel Assessment of the Temporal and Abiotic Factors Influencing Environmental DNA Derived from Freshwater Biofilms

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

A long-term temporal comparison of ecological predictors on relative elephant presence within a forested environment

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Aboveground biomass of a South West Florida mangrove stand

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Activity Overlap and Risk of Mycobacterium bovis Transmission Between Wild European Mammals

Supervisor: Valle, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

An Analysis of Wetland Habitat Restoration and Biodiversity

Supervisor: 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)

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Assessing the Utility of Aqueous eDNA for Invertebrate Biodiversity Assessment in Reens and Ditches.

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor), Ellison, A. (Supervisor) & Perry, W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Benefits of a Novel Bioplastic Coated Fertiliser on Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Turfgrass

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Breaking down the effect of biotic and abiotic mechanisms of litter decomposition in drylands

Supervisor: Markesteijn, L. (Supervisor) & Rey, A. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Characterising Disease Suppressive Members Of The Oak Microbiome

Supervisor: McDonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Consultancy in Higher Education: Tools and Practices for Achieving Impact

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Walker, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Cultivation of Extremely Acidophilic Archaea from an Acid Mine Drainage Site

Supervisor: Golyshina, O. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Cultured Microbial Diversity Of Parys Mountain Acidic Site

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Creer, S. (Supervisor) & Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Determining the consequences of forest degradation on mangrove epifauna in South-East Kenya

Supervisor: 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.

Supervisor: 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?

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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.

Supervisor: 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)

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Have stripe patterns influenced the social behaviour and cohesion of the plains zebra (Equus quagga)?

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Here Be Dragons - Taxonomic Bias in Upper Palaeolithic Cave Paintings

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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.

Supervisor: Jones, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Impact of shelter on sheep behaviour during the neonatal period

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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)

Supervisor: 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?

Supervisor: 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.

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Shaw, V. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Mind the Monkeys: Road Ecology of the Zanzibar Red Colobus

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Population and conservation genomics of the adder (Vipera berus) in the UK

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor) & Barlow, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Re-examining the Systematics of Asian Pitvipers Via Multilocus Analysis

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Rensch’s Rule and the Drivers of Sexual Dimorphism in Ungulates

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Road noise alters foraging duration and vigilance behaviour of three common tit species

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Route navigation in homing pigeons (Columba livia): the use of visual cues over a familiar area.

Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor) & Bishop, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Sexual Dimorphism in the Common Hippopotamus

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Species delimitation in Bitis arietans – Are there any cryptic species present?

Supervisor: 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

Supervisor: 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?

Supervisor: Shepherd, D. (Supervisor) & Sivanantharajah, L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Development of an Electrochemical DNA Hybridisation Biosensor for the Detection of Equine Hindgut Acidosis

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Effects of Changing Livestock Practices on the Breeding Performance of the Common Raven, Corvus corax, in Northwest Wales

Supervisor: Winder, I. (Supervisor) & Valle, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Effects of Management on Biodiversity and Biogeochemistry of the Cors Goch Site, Anglesey

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Evolution of Defensive Strategies in Cobras

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Origin of Zebra Stripes: Does Striping Provide a Fecundity Advantage?

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The Role of Apex Predators in Structuring the Spatial Behaviour of Mesopredators

Supervisor: Hayward, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The effect of observing trained conspecifics on the rate of spatial learning, navigation strategy and motivation in goldfish, Carassius auratus

Supervisor: Holland, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The influence of hydroclimatic and chemical variability on legacy contamination from historical metal mines.

Supervisor: Bird, G. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The precise release time of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH) in response to environmental stressors in the shore crab Carcinus maenas

Supervisor: Webster, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The role of conservation organisations in the mitigation of ash dieback in Wales

Supervisor: Walmsley, J. (Supervisor) & Dandy, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

The toxins that time forgot: Characterisation of marine toxins with emphasis on the neglected status of marine toxinology.

Supervisor: Mulley, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Translocation of a Medically Important Snake: Russell’s Vipers (Daboia russelii) in Rural India

Supervisor: Wuster, W. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Treatment of pharmaceutical pollution and the release of illicit drugs into the environment.

Supervisor: Dunn, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Use of passive samplers for the capture of SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses from wastewater

Supervisor: Jones, D. (Supervisor) & Kevill, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Using Social Media for Conservation Monitoring of Rule-Breaking Behaviour in Provisioned Macaque Populations and the Effects of Eco-Tourism.

Supervisor: Georgiev, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Where did all these woodlice come from?: Armadillidium Brandt, 1833 (Isopoda: Oniscidea) diversifica@on in the Mediterranean

Supervisor: Papadopulos, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Zebra stripes, the ectoparasite hypothesis: using behavioural measures to determine ectoparasitic burdens in plains zebra (Equus quagga burchelli) in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa.

Supervisor: Shannon, G. (Supervisor) & Hayward, M. W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Masters by Research

Cycling of dissolved organic nitrogen in plant-soil systems

Supervisor: Jones, D. L. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Evaluation of Adaptive Traits in Rice for Low Phosphorus Environments

Supervisor: Steele, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Investigations into the mineralogy and petrology of the artefacts and sediments from the Lower Palaeolithic site of Pontnewydd Cave, North Wales

Supervisor: Jenkins, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Keratin from Human hair and Sheep wool: Characterisation and its uses in the Fabrication of Hydrogels

Supervisor: Tai, H. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

Sources of error in the estimation of aboveground biomass carbon stocks in mangrove ecosystems

Supervisor: Fenner, N. (Supervisor) & Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

A theoretical approach to aromatic-radical interaction

Supervisor: Croft, A. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Evolution and molecular systematics of the Ovophis monticola species complex (Serpentes:Viperidae:Crotalinae)

Supervisor: Malhotra, A. (Supervisor) & Thorpe, R. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

'Shake' defects and wood structure variations in British oaks (Quercus SPP.).

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Study in the Experimental Taxonomy of some British Sphagha (section Cuspidata),with observations of their ecology.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Study of the Geomicrobiology of Acid Mine Drainage-impacted Environments, with particular regard to the former Mynydd Parys Copper Mines, North Wales

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A Universal Magnetic Carrier for use in Cancer Prodrug Therapy

Supervisor: Gwenin, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparative study of morphology, behaviour and ecology of Chaetogaster Limnaei ( von Baer) from several host species

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A comparison of methods for selecting untagged animals for breeding purposes

Supervisor: Ap Dewi, I. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A knowledge-based systems approach to agroforestry research and extension.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular modelling study of electron trapping in polythylene

Supervisor: Quirke, N. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A molecular study on the adaption and response of plants to windy habitats

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A moment approach to mixed quantum-classical dynamics

Supervisor: Hughes, K. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A multi-variant investigation of CdTe/CdS photovoltaic material

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A novel miRNA cluster within the circadian clock gene NPAS2 and the implications of rs1811399, an autism enriched single nucleotide polymorphism

Supervisor: Caspari, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A scalable approach for efficient and comparable characterisation of smallholder farming systems: The Rural Household Multi-Indicator Survey RHoMIS

Supervisor: Pagella, T. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study into the growth kinetics and properties of thin film zinc oxide deposited by MOCVD

Supervisor: Irvine, S. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of excretion in the slug Agriolimax reticulatus

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of microbial communities and interactions in extremely acidic environments.

Supervisor: Johnson, B. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of neosporosis in cattle and sheep in Ireland

Supervisor: Lehane, M. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of novel acidophilic Firmicutes and their potential applications in biohydrometallurgy

Supervisor: Johnson, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the geochemical and microbial interactions in acidic environments and their potential application for the bioremediation of acid mine drainage

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the microbiological populations of mine wastes

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A study of the midgut (reservoir zone) and haemolymph lectins of the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans.

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A synthetic approach to C₂ symmetric guanidine bases and the synthesis of model compounds of ptilomycalin A

Supervisor: Murphy, P. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

A time domain description of large amplitude mode vibrations in small molecules

Supervisor: Macdonald, J. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

AFLP markers for the study of somatic recombination in Phytophthora infestans

Supervisor: Assinder, S. (Supervisor) & Shaw, D. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Abiotic Controls on Soil Enzyme Activity and Community Composition of Micro-eukaryotes: A Comparison of Arctic, Temperate and Tropical Peatlands

Supervisor: Freeman, C. (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy

Access to nature and its impact on peoples' wellbeing

Supervisor: Willcock, S. (Supervisor), Jones, J. (Supervisor) & Bullock, J. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctor of Philosophy