MbyRes Dissertations: Recent submissions

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    • The effect of camouflage on the escape behaviour of common shore crabs 

      Choudhary, S (University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 7 November 2022)
      For any prey animal, avoiding and fleeing from predators is one of the most important tasks in the key to survival. In order to avoid predation, a prey on detecting the predator must make appropriate decisions on how to ...

    • Collective decision-making in the face of intergroup conflict: theory and tests 

      Hunt, K (University of Exeter Centre for Ecology and Conservation, 14 November 2022)
      Recently many studies have been published that describe and explain how groups of social animals make collective decisions and coordinate their actions. However, these studies mostly focus on isolated groups, and do not ...

    • Immunohistochemical analysis of Ank1 in Tg4510 and J20 mouse models 

      Courtnell, K (University of Exeter Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 31 October 2022)
      Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease affecting over 55 million people worldwide. The disease is characterised by the presence of amyloid beta plaques and neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated tau ...

    • Anemonefish Behaviour in a Changing World 

      Hely, I (University of Exeter College of Life and Environmental Sciences, 26 September 2022)
      Coral reefs are among the most biodiverse ecosystems in the oceans, harbouring 25% of all known marine species. Amongst the hubbub of biogenic noise, fish contribute significantly to the cacophony of reef sounds. However, ...

    • One-pot, multicomponent reactions via indolium ion intermediates: synthesis of spiropyrans and pyrroloindolines 

      Hughes-Whiffing, C (University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 30 August 2022)
      Nitrogen-containing heterocylces such as indoles, pyrroloindolines and spiropyrans are a common motif in a variety of diverse, natural products, which exhibit interesting physical and biological properties. Accessing ...