Browsing Queen Mary University of London Theses by Subject "Zoology"
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Anatomical and systematic review of the Pachycormidae, a family of mesozoic fossil fishes.
(1978)A detailed account of the anatomy of Pachycormus macropterus (Blainville) 1818, the type species of the type genus of the family Pacbycormidae is given, with special reference to the neurocranium, visceral arch skeleton and ... -
Aspects carbohydrate metabolism in the plerocercoid of Schistocephalus solidus.
(1977)Three spined sticklebacks infected with Schistocephalus solidus plerocercoids were used for in-vivo experiments to determine the relative distribution of 14C-labelled sugars (D-glucose and 3-0-M D-glucose) in fish and ... -
The biosystematics of British aquatic larval orthocladiinae (diptera: chironomidae)
(1979)The relationships and subfamilial classification of the Chironomidae (Insecta: iptera, ematocera) are discussed and some comments made on the ecological significance of the range of larval habitats found in the family. ... -
Chemoreception and feeding in the grey field slug, Deroceras reticulatum (Müller), with reference to molluscicide formulation
(1980)Studies on Deroceras reticulatum (Müller), the grey field slug, indicate that this animal is responsive to food odours and can therefore. select its food. Olfactory responses to food odours are monitored by distance ... -
Common pleasures: The politics of collective practice from sociability to militant conviviality.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014)This thesis considers from a theoretical and historical standpoint the different political implications of experiencing togetherness as a source of pleasure and joy. The first part critically reflects upon the discourse ... -
Emergence of a virulent wildlife disease: using spatial epidemiology and phylogenetic methods to reconstruct the spread of amphibian viruses
(Queen Mary University of London, 2014-01-15)Ranavirus infection has caused severe disease and mass mortality in UK common frogs for more than twenty years resulting in serious declines in some populations. The pathogen has been studied since 1992. These studies ... -
Infection strategies of fish ectoparasites
(1982)Certain factors controlling the parasitic phase of some nonspecific fish ectoparasites were investigated. Studies were made of the infection patterns exhibited by the branchiuran Argulus foliaceus (L. ), the fish leeches ... -
Mechanisms involved in the electrospray of biological macromolecules
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)Electrospray of macro-molecules is of great interest in biomedical research for its finely controlled delivery of molecules. This thesis investigated mechanisms involved in electrospray of biological macromolecules. ... -
Network-provider-independent overlays for resilience and quality of service.
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)Overlay networks are viewed as one of the solutions addressing the inefficiency and slow evolution of the Internet and have been the subject of significant research. Most existing overlays providing resilience and/or ... -
A reassessment of the phylogenetic position of the family Cobitidae (ostariophysi)
(1983)The m. adductor mandibulae of members of the Cobitidae and of representatives of other ostariophysean taxa is dissected and a cladistic analysis of the muscle characters is carried out. A peculiar anterior belly of the ... -
Richardson, Barbauld, and the construction of an early modern fan club
(Queen Mary University of London, 2011)Much has been written about the life and long works of the eighteenth century epistolary novelist, Samuel Richardson, but the prospect of his position as the first celebrity novelist – responsible for courting his own fame ... -
The role of FOXM1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma
(Queen Mary University of London, 2010)FOXM1 transcription factor regulates the expression of a multitude of genes, which are important for cell proliferation, mitosis, and differentiation. Although it is abundantly expressed in majority of human solid tumours, ... -
Studies on temperature acclimation in the freshwater pulmonate mollusc Lymnaea stagnalis (L.)
(1978)This work is concerned with processes of thermal acclimation in the freshwater pulmonate, Lymnaea stagnalis. Three physiological functions were studied: heart rate, rate of oxygen consumption and assimilation efficiency, ... -
Telling pain: a study of the linguistic encoding of the experiences of chronic pain and illness through the lexicogrammar of Italian
(Queen Mary University of London, 2012)Since the publication of Halliday (1988) a number of studies on the linguistic encoding of pain have appeared. These include Lascaratou (2003; 2007) on Greek, Hori (2006) on Japanese, Overlach (2008) on German. Using Systemic ...