Zoology (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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Quantifying variation in the temporal resolution of the visual system
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2025)Temporal processing, the regular updating of visual information over time, is an integral part of visual perception. It contributes to motion perception, allows for the perception of environmental changes and, depending ... -
Collagen Deposition, Cellular and Molecular characterisation of self-assembled tendon constructs grown in vitro from embryonic chick tenocyte cells
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2025)Tendons are fibrous connective tissues that connect and transmit forces between muscle and bone. Following injury, they are very difficult to repair surgically, often resulting in tissue that is not comparable to native ... -
Ecological stability across scales
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2016)One of the greatest challenges facing ecologists is how to detect and predict species and community responses to disturbance against a background of concurrent and potentially interacting environmental, biotic and anthropogenic ... -
Stable isotope analysis of Dublin Bay food web
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2017)Coastal ecosystems are being increasingly impacted by human activities. Among the main threats, eutrophication is a major issue worldwide which can lead to major dysfunctions such as the excessive development of opportunistic ... -
Expression analysis of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) and caspases in chick (Gallus gallus) neural retina embryonic development
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2016)Programmed cell death occurs naturally in developing neural tissues to regulate cell population, neural circuit connection and refined tissue structure. Caspases and inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs) are believed to ... -
Reconceptualising Eco-tourism: Aligning Tourism and Conservation Goals using Biodiversity Perception, Governance, and Management
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, Trinity College Dublin, School of Natural Sciences, 2024)This thesis represents an in-depth exploration of the intricate relationship between tourism and conservation, delving into the critical need for robust governance to ensure effective environmental management within the ... -
Interactions between global change and multiple infection have complex effects on life-history traits of Daphnia magna and its parasites
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2024)Recent outbreaks of disease such as the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the need to better understand the drivers of pathogen spread and transmission, especially with disease outbreaks becoming more frequent due to ... -
Quantifying the impacts of multiple stressors on the production of marine benthic resources
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2024)Coastal ecosystems are among the most heavily affected by climate change and anthropogenic activities, which impacts their diversity, productivity and functioning and puts many of the key ecosystem services they provide ... -
The biology and ecology of regionally endothermic fishes in Irish waters
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)The waters surrounding Ireland are very productive due to cold water upwellings. This has led to Irish waters supporting many livelihoods such as those in tourism and fisheries, with some specialising in catching and ... -
Assessing novel cultivation methods, baseline fish assemblages and survey methodologies of cultivated and wild kelp in the Southwest of Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Kelp (i.e. large brown macroalgae of the order Laminariales) are important habitat-forming species in coastal ecosystems. Recently, the key role kelp play as part of an expanding blue economy has been recognised in addition ... -
Dietary Conservatism: The Influences and Determinants of Alternative Foraging Strategies
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Dietary conservatism – the existence of alternative foraging strategies in response to novel foods – continues to be a little-known and understudied topic of animal behaviour. In every vertebrate population tested so far, ... -
Understanding variation in ecology and physiology of marine migratory species.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)As the world faces the threats of multiple compounded and worsening crises, scientists are racing to gather the knowledge necessary to safeguard entire ecosystems and species. Technological advances are continuously ... -
Temperature and the ecophysiology of marine ectotherms
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Temperature influences the physiology, behaviour, and distribution of organisms and the field of thermal ecology has been stimulated in recent decades by the need for a greater understanding of how climate change will ... -
Human pressure as an ecological force across scales and systems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2023)Historically, climate has been seen as the main driver of global vegetation patterns, but ecological paradigms have recently expanded to acknowledge human activity as a critical determinant of species biogeography. Today, ... -
Dispersal and speciation in the avian archipelago
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2022)Islands play a key role in both the evolution of new species and our understanding of that evolution. The colonisation of islands, followed by different levels of gene flow between populations, has produced a diverse ... -
Population Ecology from Local to Global Scales: a case study using Plantago lanceolata
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2022)This thesis investigated approaches to infer on demographic processes across varying scales and environmental gradients, pulling information from multiple sources. I used the model organism Plantago lanceolata. This perennial ... -
The stability of ecosystems under global environmental change
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2022)Through global environmental change, humans are modifying the planet at an unprecedented rate and scale, triggering the ongoing biodiversity and climate crises. Ecological stability and the consistency of nature s contributions ... -
Evaluating the status and prospects of blue carbon in Ireland and the North-East Atlantic
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2022)Since its conception in 2011, the concept of blue carbon has been valuable to focus the field of ecosystem services on carbon sequestration by marine macrophytic communities, which has been historically overlooked. In ... -
Taxonomy and ecology of epilithic diatoms in Irish lakes
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2021)Benthic algae are significant primary producers and important in biogeochemical cycling in shallow lakes in particular, but epilithic diatom ecology is poorly understood compared to phytoplankton and higher trophic levels. ... -
General mechanisms for non-additivity between multiple stressors at higher temporal and biological scales
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2021)Multiple anthropogenic stressors threaten the diversity, stability and functioning of ecosystems worldwide. The combined effects of these stressors can, however, be surprisingly difficult to predict due to complex interactions ...
