Pages tagged with: biological-sciences
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MSc Sustainable Aquaculture
The MSc Sustainable Aquaculture provides you with knowledge of the growing aquaculture industry from a multi-disciplinary approach with emphasis on sustainable use of aquatic and marine resources for commercial exploitation for food and products.
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ResM Biological Sciences
ResM Biological Sciences will give you the opportunity to conduct research alongside staff at the forefront of their academic disciplines across the biological sciences.
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![The wings of butterflies are composed of tiny scales. Black areas are pigmented with melanin, but red, green and blue are caused by microscopic layers of chitin that diffract light giving the appearance of colour. This is known as structural colouration.]()
PhD Biological Sciences
Conduct research at the cutting edge of the discipline, working alongside a team of specialist academic advisors, with the MPhil/PhD Biological Sciences at the University of Plymouth.
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MSc Zoo Conservation Biology
Are you passionate about animal welfare and keen to shape the management of the zoos of the future? Students from over 20 nationalities have chosen our unique programme, MSc Zoo Conservation Biology, the first of its kind in the world.
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![<p>The pink feather colour of Flamingos is due to carotenoids they obtain through crustaceans and Cyanobacteria in their diet. The pigments in the diet are protein bound and blue/green but turn pink when dissolved in lipid. The same effect occurs between raw and cooked lobsters and shrimps.</p>]()
BSc (Hons) Zoology
University of Plymouth's BSc (Hons) Zoology. Study the whole diversity of animal life, from tardigrades to elephants.
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![The skin of the jewelled chameleon, native to the central highlands of Madagascar. It has been declared as 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List due to bush fires and habitat loss caused by both local human activity and anthropogenic climate change.]()
BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology
BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology at the University of Plymouth has a hands-on approach, it'll give you the scientific tools to develop your understanding of plant and animal biodiversity in the UK and abroad.
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BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences at Plymouth University puts you on the front line covering molecular and cellular biology, microbiology, plant, animal and human biology as well as ecology and biodiversity.
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BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare
BSc (Hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare at Plymouth University explores and applies ethological studies to understanding animal welfare.
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Corals off the coast of Costa Rica before the extreme weather event of 2009 (Credit: Maria Marta Chavarria)
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Study links cold water shock to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific
University of Plymouth news: An international team of scientists has used 25 years of reef survey and sea surface temperature data to dermine that cold water shock has led to catastrophic coral collapse in the Eastern Pacific.
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Biological sciences
Biological sciences at the University of Plymouth is supported by a staff of world-leading experts who are passionate and committed to both their research and teaching.
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Study offers insight into biological changes among invasive species
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have recently completed extensive research into the Maynard’s Anole population on the Cayman Islands
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Rapid evolution fails to save butterflies from extinction in face of human-induced change
In a study in Nature, Professors Michael C Singer and Camille Parmesan from the University of Plymouth use more than 30 years of research to show the evolution of wild species can cause localised extinctions when land management practices change
