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Identification and evaluation of the captive environmental factors that affect the behaviour of Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques (Macaca Nigra)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2002)Observations of eight Sulawesi macaque troops in the UK and Ireland, were used in four main studies that investigated: 1) The influence of season on the behavioural expression and enclosure use of Sulawesi macaques in a ... -
Identification of a high diversity of Cryptosporidium species, genotypes and subtypes in a Nigerian Pediatric Population
(2010)A longitudinal study was conducted to determine the epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in 1,636 children in Nigeria. Oocyst prevalence ranged from 15.6% to 19.6% over one year. Cryptosporidium hominis (34), C. parvum (25), ... -
Identification of Mechanosensitive Genes during Embryonic Bone Formation.
(2008)Although it is known that mechanical forces are needed for normal bone development, the current understanding of how biophysical stimuli are interpreted by and integrated with genetic regulatory mechanisms is limited. ... -
Identifying future zoonotic disease threats: Where are the gaps in our understanding of primate infectious diseases?
(2013)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Emerging infectious diseases often originate in wildlife, making it important to identify infectious agents in wild populations. It is widely acknowledged that wild animals are incompletely ... -
Ignoring discards biases the assessment of fisheries' ecological fingerprint.
(2013)Understanding the pressures of fisheries on the ecosystem is crucial for effective management. Fishery removals, or catch, are composed of both landings and discards. However, the use of discards data in studies investigating ... -
The impact artificial sub-surface drainage on greenhouse gas emissions, change in soil carbon storage and nutrient losses from grassland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Botany, 2019)Irish dairy production sector has started an expansion process while achieving a 20% reduction in the National greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fulfilling the Water Framework Directive. Moreover, the 30% of Irish dairy ... -
The impact of agricultural management practices on nutrient losses to water: data on the effects of soil drainage characteristics
(2005)Against the background of increasing nutrient concentrations in Irish water bodies, this study set out to gain information on the potential of agricultural grassland to lose nutrients to water. Overland flow, flow from ... -
The impact of host starvation on parasite development and population dynamics in an intestinal trypanosome parasite of bumble bees
(Cambridge University Press, 2005)Host nutrition plays an important role in determining the development and success of parasitic infections. While studies of vertebrate hosts are accumulating, little is known about how host nutrition affects parasites of ... -
Impact of repeated four-monthly anthelmintic treatment on Plasmodium infection in preschool children: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial
(2010)Background: Helminth infections can alter susceptibility to malaria. Studies need to determine whether or not deworming programs can impact on Plasmodium infections in preschool children. Methods: A double-blind ... -
The impact of roadworks on the ranging behaviour of European badgers (Meles meles)
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2018)The European badger (Meles meles), one of Ireland’s most iconic native species, acts as a wildlife reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in cattle. Badgers have been implicated in the spread ... -
The impact of strike-slip, transtensional and transpressional fault zones on volcanoes. Part1: scaled experiments
(Elsevier, 2011)The activity of a regional strike-slip fault can affect or channel magma migration, can deform a volcano and can destabilise the edifice flanks. The aim of this study is to determine the location, strike, dip and slip of ... -
Impacts of inbreeding on bumblebee colony fitness under field conditions
(BioMed Central, 2009)BACKGROUND: Inbreeding and the loss of genetic diversity are known to be significant threats to small, isolated populations. Hymenoptera represent a special case regarding the impact of inbreeding. Haplodiploidy may permit ... -
Impacts of the alien invasive Rhododendron ponticum L. on native plants, pollinators and their interaction
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2009)This thesis addresses the impacts of an alien invasive plant. Rhododendron ponticum L., on pollination processes and population dynamics of native Irish plant and pollinator communities. Field studies were conducted in ... -
Importance of reporting ancillary site characteristics, and management and disturbance information at ICOS stations.
(2018)There are many factors that influence ecosystem scale carbon, nitrogen and greenhouse gas dynamics, including the inherent heterogeneity of soils and vegetation, anthropogenic management interventions, and biotic and abiotic ... -
The important of parasites in the functioning of warming ecosystems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Natural Sciences. Discipline of Zoology, 2019)Parasites play a critical role in the structure and functioning of ecosystems, contributing to overall ecosystem stability and the provision of ecosystem services. As the global climate changes, it is of considerable ... -
Incorporating dissent in the renewal of Dublin's inner city : engagements between the local state and inner-city communities in Dublin's Liberties
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2011)This research addresses a crucial silence in the Irish neoliberal discourse, the voices and struggles of working-class communities resident in those areas in which the state pursued its neoliberal urban-development agenda ...
