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A 1000-year reconstruction of summer precipitation from Ireland: Calibration of a peat-based palaeoclimate record
(2012)Calibration of proxy climate records is well-established for annually resolved proxies such as tree rings, but it has not been attempted for non-annually resolved proxies such as those from peatland surface wetness records. ... -
3D representation of Wnt and Frizzled gene expression patterns in the mouse embryo at embryonic day 11.5 (Ts 19).
(Elsevier, 2008)Wnt signalling is one of the fundamental cell communication systems operating in the embryo and the collection of 19 Wnt and 10 Frizzled (Fzd) receptor genes (in mouse and human) represent just part of a complex system ... -
A comparison of climate and vegetation dynamics in central Ireland and NW Spain since the mid-Holocene
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2008)This research investigates chmate and vegetation dynamics in two Atlantic regions; central Ireland and NW Spain. Atmospheric and oceanic processes influence climate and hence vegetation through forcing factors operating ... -
A genetic and morphological investigation of the forces shaping the diversity and distribution of the Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2007)An understanding of the factors which shape the range of, and distribution of diversity within, a species, is fundamental in understanding both the species itself, but also, the effectiveness, if needed, of conservation ... -
A light and electron microscopical study of the regenerating spinal cord of the Eel
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2001)The present study examined the regenerative capability o f the European eel Anguill anguilla following spinal cord transection injury using both light and electron microscopy. The primary aim of this investigation was to ... -
A mid to late Holocene environmental history of Munsa archaeological site, Uganda
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2005)Multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental data in the form of microfossil pollen, fungal spores, phytoliths and charcoal have provided a means of reconstructing the mid to late Holocene environmental history of the Munsa archaeological ... -
A multi-proxy palaeoceanographic investigation of slope deposits on Porcupine Bank, NE Atlantic Ocean
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geology, 2010)High resolution imaging of the continental slope west of the Porcupine Bank by the Irish National Seabed Survey reveals an area that is smooth and relatively undisturbed. The area lacks evidence of debris flows and canyon ... -
A multi-radioisotope approach to dating sedimentation : applying Re-Os organic-rich shale and U-Pb authigenic xenotime dating to the Shannon and Pennine Basins
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geology, 2013)Sedimentary rocks are the most abundant hthologies on the Earth, covering over 70% of the planet’s surface. Quantitative dating of sedimentary rocks (especially those devoid of fossils) is critical to understanding the ... -
A murine model for celebral toxocariasis : characterisation of susceptibility, behaviour and immune response
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2006)Toxocara canis, the parasitic roundworm of dogs, can infect a number of paratenic hosts, such as mice and humans, due to the widespread dissemination of its ova in the environment (Glickman and Schantz, 1981). In the murine ... -
A political ecology approach to extra-legal rural livelihoods : a Lesotho-based case study of cultivation of and trade in cannabis
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geography, 2008)Rural livelihood strategies that in part comprise criminalised activities and hidden economies are an important, yet understudied, aspect of achieving economic diversification in many less developed regions. Drawing ... -
A study of some Irish Lower Carboniferous fish microvertebrates
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geology, 2000)Fish microvertebrates (often referred to as ichthyoliths) are a common, but largely unrecorded, component of the faunas of the Irish Lower Carboniferous. Material from four study areas within the Dinantian (Carboniferous) ... -
A study of taxonomy of Salicornia L. in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland), 1964)Introduction: The genus Salicornia is a notoriously difficult group. The number and nature of the taxa recognised, especially within the annual section of the genus, has varied considerably according to the differing ... -
A study of the effects of thin dyke intrusions on mudrock
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Geology, 2003)The aim of this work is to examine the thermal response of mudrock to the short lived heating event induced by dyke intrusion. The work examines five Carboniferous mudrock horizons, intruded by Tertiary olivine tholeiitic ... -
A study on the endocrine disrupting effect of estrogenic compounds on the zebra mussel, (Dreissena polymorpha) : an in vivo/in vitro approach
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Zoology, 2002)Endocrine disruption (ED) by environmental estrogens has become a major research area in environmental toxicology after the discovery that chemicals entering the environment had a feminising effect on exposed male animals. ... -
A systematic revision of the Santalaceae R. Br. of Southeast Asia
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A systematic revision of the Uvaria L. group (Annonaceae) in Continental Asia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2001)The goal of this research project has been to complete a taxonomic revision of Uvaria L. (Annonaceae) and its affiliates in Continental Asia. Research was based primarily at the Trinity College Herbarium. Research visits ... -
A taxanomic revision of tribe Ocimeae Dumort. (Labiatae) in continental South East Asia
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2001)This thesis aims to provide a complete account of the tribe Ocimeae for Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma. In addition, the relevant generic problems of Ocimeae in continental South East Asia are outlined, and ... -
Abnormal fetal muscle forces result in defects in spinal curvature and alterations in vertebral segmentation and shape
(2017)The incidence of congenital spine deformities, including congenital scoliosis, kyphosis, and lordosis, may be influenced by the in utero mechanical environment, and particularly by fetal movements at critical time-points. ... -
Abnormal Notochord Branching is Associated with Foregut Abnormalities in an Adriamycin Treated Mouse Model
(2011)Oesophageal atresia (OA) and tracheooesophageal fistula (TOF) are relatively common human congenital malformations of the foregut where the oesophagus does not connect with the stomach and there is an abnormal connection ...
