MbyRes Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Element Transitions in the Phonemic Communication System of a Non-Human Animal
(University of Exeter College of Life and Environmental Sciences, 10 January 2022)Traditionally, language is a trait which has been considered as “uniquely human”, without too much consideration as to what parallels may exist in animal communication. However, in recent years this has begun to change, ... -
Enhancing Lactic Acid Production in Industrial Biocatalysts using Electrofermentation
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 17 January 2022)Lactic acid (LA) is an important industrial chemical precursor. Most LA is produced by homofermentative lactic acid bacteria (LAB). LA production in LAB is constrained by a number of redox limitations. Enhancing LA production ... -
Social effects on adult survival in a wild cooperative bird
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 10 January 2022)Explaining the evolution of cooperation is a key challenge in evolutionary biology. It is widely recognised that cooperation often yields indirect benefits to helpers through their effects on offspring survival, however ... -
Understanding Membrane Dynamics in The Intestinal Pathogen Entamoeba invadens
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 10 January 2022)Amoebiasis, is a parasitic disease caused by Entamoeba histolytica, causing a wide range of clinical manifestations, from asymptomatic infection to amoebic dysentery and liver abscess, and encystation is a key process ... -
An integrated analysis of the protein-protein interaction network of the conserved mitotic kinase, Polo
(University of Exeter Biological Sciences, 10 January 2022)Polo kinase, first identified in Drosophila over 30 years ago, is a highly conserved enzyme that functions pleiotropically during multiple stages of cell division. Members of this protein family have crucial roles in ...