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Macroecology and extinction risk correlates of frogs
(Blackwell Publishing, 2008)Aim Our aim was to test whether extinction risk in frogs could be predicted from their body size, fecundity or geographic range size. Because small geographic range size is a correlate of extinction risk in many taxa, we ... -
Macroevolution with living and fossil species
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2015)Although many biodiversity studies focus on living species, the vast majority of species that ever lived are long extinct. It is therefore crucial to combine data from both living and fossil species to fully understand ... -
Magmatic differentiation and bimodality in oceanic island settings - implications for the petrogenesis of magma in Tenerife, Spain
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geology, 2010)The Tenerife post-Icod-collapse succession, comprised of the Teide-Pico Viejo central complex and its adjacent rift zones, marks the latest eruptive cycle on Tenerife (200-0 ka) that broadly evolved from primitive lavas ... -
Making biodiversity their business
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Botany, 2021)Biodiversity loss has emerged as a threat to humanity equal to that of climate change. Urgently addressing this loss requires transformational change across many sectors of society. Global studies have highlighted the ... -
Managing Ireland's visual amenity : an evaluation of visual impact assessment practice and local authority management policies for the visual amenity in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)The EU Directive (85/337/EEC) introduced the requirement to conduct EIA for major developments in 1988 and the new Planning and Development Act in 2000 introduced the requirement that all planning applications be evaluated ... -
Manipulation of vegetation succession in forestry and applications for sustainable forest management
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2012)This thesis contributes to an improved understanding of how vegetation succession of forestry plantations can be manipulated so that the subsequent successional trajectories contribute to the enhancement of biodiversity ... -
The marine isotope stage 1 to 5 cryptotephra record of Tenaghi Philippon, Greece: Towards a detailed tephrostratigraphic framework for the Eastern Mediterranean region
(2018)The iconic climate archive of Tenaghi Philippon (TP), NE Greece, allows the study of short-term palaeoclimatic and environmental change throughout the past 1.3 Ma. To provide high-quality age control for detailed palaeoclimate ... -
Markers associated with heading and aftermath heading in perennial ryegrass full-sib families
(2016)Background Heading and aftermath heading are important traits in perennial ryegrass because they impact forage quality. So far, genome-wide association analyses in this major forage species have only identified a small ... -
Mars global digital dune database and initial science results
(2007)A new Mars Global Digital Dune Database (MGD 3 ) constructed using Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) infrared (IR) images provides a comprehensive and quantitative view of the geographic distribution of moderate- ... -
Mechanical Regulation of Skeletal Development
(University of Edinburgh (datashare), 2013)Development of the various components of a normal skeleton requires highly regulated signalling systems that co-ordinate spatial and temporal patterns of cell division, cell differentiation and morphogenesis. Much work in ... -
Mechanical Stimulation via Muscle Activity is Necessary for the Maturation of Tendon Multiscale Mechanics during Embryonic Development
(2021)During embryonic development, tendons transform into a hypocellular tissue with robust tensile load-bearing capabilities. Previous work suggests that this mechanical transformation is due to increases in collagen fibril ... -
Mechanoregulation of joint morphogenesis : investigating the role of muscle induced mechanical forces in the regulation of differentiation and growth in the avian knee joint
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2010)Muscle induced mechanical forces have been implicated as an important regulator in the development of the skeleton. Immobilisation studies have demonstrated that in the absence of muscle contraction, skeletal elements are ... -
Meconopsis autumnalis and M. manasluensis (Papaveraceae), two new species of Himalayan poppy endemic to central Nepal with sympatric congeners
(2011)Two new species from Nepal, Meconopsis autumnalis and M. manasluensis, are described and illustrated with notes on diagnostic characters used to distinguish them from allied species. Sympatric speciation and the mechanisms ...