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Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome

Barrio IC, Linden E, te Beest M, Olofsson J, Rocha A, Soininen EM, Alatalo JM, Andersson T, Asmus A, Boike J, Brathen KA, Bryant JP, Buchwal A, Bueno CG & Wookey P (2017) Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome. Polar Biology, 40 (11), pp. 2265-2278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-017-2139-7

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Don't forget to look down - collaborative approaches to predator conservation

Redpath S, Linnell JDC, Festa-Bianchet M, Boitani L, Bunnefeld N, Dickman AJ, Gutierrez RJ, Irvine RJ, Johansson M, Majic A, McMahon BJ, Pooley S, Sandstrom C, Skogen K, Swenson JE, Trouwborst A, Young J & Milner-Gulland EJ (2017) Don't forget to look down - collaborative approaches to predator conservation. Biological Reviews, 92 (4), pp. 2157-2163. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12326

Book Chapter

Red River Hog Potamochoerus porcus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Melletti M, Breuer T, Huffman BA, Turkalo A, Mirabile M & Maisels F (2017) Red River Hog Potamochoerus porcus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Melletti M & Meijaard E (eds.) Ecology, Conservation and Management of Wild Pigs and Peccaries. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 134-149. http://www.cambridge.org/it/academic/subjects/life-sciences/ecology-and-conservation/ecology-conservation-and-management-wild-pigs-and-peccaries?format=HB

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8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe

Stewart H, Bradwell T, Bullard J, Davies S, Golledge N & McCulloch R (2017) 8000 years of North Atlantic storminess reconstructed from a Scottish peat record: implications for Holocene atmospheric circulation patterns in Western Europe. Journal of Quaternary Science, 32 (8), pp. 1075-1084. https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2983

Article

Dietary iodine exposure and brain structures and cognition in older people: Exploratory analysis in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936

Hernández MdCV, Kyle J, Allan J, Allerhand M, Clark H, Maniega SM, Royle NA, Gow AJ, Pattie A, Corley J, Bastin ME, Starr JM, Wardlaw JM, Deary IJ & Combet E (2017) Dietary iodine exposure and brain structures and cognition in older people: Exploratory analysis in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 21, pp. 971-979. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-017-0954-8

Conference Paper (published)

Persian Named Entity Recognition

Dashtipour K, Gogate M, Adeel A, Algarafi A, Howard N & Hussain A (2017) Persian Named Entity Recognition. In: Howard N, Wang Y, Hussain A, Widrow B & Zadeh L (eds.) 2017 IEEE 16th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC). 978-1-5386-0772-5. 2017 IEEE 16th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC), Oxford, 26.07.2017-28.07.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, pp. 79-83. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCI-CC.2017.8109733

Conference Paper (published)

Machine learning based computer-aided diagnosis of liver tumours

Ali L, Khelil K, Wajid S, Hussain ZU, Shah MA, Howard A, Adeel A, Shah AA, Sudhakar U, Howard N & Hussain A (2017) Machine learning based computer-aided diagnosis of liver tumours. In: Howard N, Wang Y, Hussain A, Widrow B & Zadeh L (eds.) 2017 IEEE 16th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC). 2017 IEEE 16th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC), Oxford, 26.07.2017-28.07.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. pp. 139-145. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCI-CC.2017.8109742

Conference Paper (published)

Complex-valued computational model of hippocampal CA3 recurrent collaterals

Shiva AS, Gogate M, Howard N, Graham B & Hussain A (2017) Complex-valued computational model of hippocampal CA3 recurrent collaterals. In: Howard N, Wang Y, Hussain A, Widrow B & Zadeh L (eds.) 2017 IEEE 16th International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing (ICCI*CC). 16th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics & Cognitive Computing - ICCI*CC 2017, Oxford, 26.07.2017-28.07.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc, pp. 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCI-CC.2017.8109745

Commentary

The emotional brain of fish

Rey S (2017) The emotional brain of fish [Emotions in fish]. Commentary on: Woodruff, Michael L. (2017) Consciousness in teleosts: There is something it feels like to be a fish. Animal Sentience 13(1). Animal Sentience, 2 (13), Art. No.: 11. http://animalstudiesrepository.org/animsent/vol2/iss13/11

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Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers

Benazzo A, Trucchi E, Cahill JA, Maisano Delser P, Mona S, Fumagalli M, Bunnefeld L, Cornetti L, Ghirotto S, Girardi S, Ometto L, Panziera A, Rota-Stabelli O, Zanetti E & Karamanlidis A (2017) Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114 (45), pp. E9589-E9597. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1707279114

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Breathe, relax and remember: An investigation into how focused breathing can improve identification of EvoFIT facial composites

Martin A, Hancock PJB & Frowd CD (2017) Breathe, relax and remember: An investigation into how focused breathing can improve identification of EvoFIT facial composites. In: 2017 Seventh International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies (EST). 2017 Seventh International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies (EST), Canterbury, 06.09.2017-08.09.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1109/EST.2017.8090403

Article

Abiotic versus biotic iron mineral transformation studied by a miniaturized backscattering Mössbauer spectrometer (MIMOS II), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy

Markovsky C, Byrne JM, Lalla E, Lozano-Gorrin AD, Klingelhoefer G, Rull F, Kappler A, Hoffmann T & Schröder C (2017) Abiotic versus biotic iron mineral transformation studied by a miniaturized backscattering Mössbauer spectrometer (MIMOS II), X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Icarus, 296, pp. 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2017.05.017

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The strategic placement of mobile agents on a hexagonal graph using game theory

Plekhanova T, Gromova E, Gromov D, Blakeway S & Kirpichnikova A (2017) The strategic placement of mobile agents on a hexagonal graph using game theory. In: 2017 XXVI International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT). 2017 XXVI International Conference on Information, Communication and Automation Technologies (ICAT), Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 26.10.2017-28.10.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1109/icat.2017.8171635

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Optimising the delousing performance of farmed ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) by acclimation to net-pen conditions

Brooker A, Davie A & Migaud H (2017) Optimising the delousing performance of farmed ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) by acclimation to net-pen conditions. Aquaculture Europe 17, Dubrovnik, 17.10.2017-20.10.2017. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320923247_Optimising_the_delousing_performance_of_farmed_ballan_wrasse_Labrus_bergylta_by_acclimation_to_net-pen_conditions

Article

Genetic analysis of goldsinny wrasse reveals evolutionary insights into population connectivity and potential evidence of inadvertent translocation via aquaculture

Jansson E, Quintela M, Dahle G, Albretsen J, Knutsen H, Andre C, Strand A, Mortensen S, Taggart J, Karlsbakk E, Kvamme BO & Glover KA (2017) Genetic analysis of goldsinny wrasse reveals evolutionary insights into population connectivity and potential evidence of inadvertent translocation via aquaculture. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 74 (8), pp. 2135-2147. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx046

Article

Little Scientists – Big Impact

Caes L, Caldwell CA, Rafetseder E, Grainger C, Renner E, Atkinson M, Shing YL & Kuipers JR (2017) Little Scientists – Big Impact [The Developmental Research Team at the University of Stirling explain why they love their psychology kindergarten]. The Psychologist, 30, pp. 30-33. https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-30/october/little-scientists-big-impact

Article

Evolution and conservation of Characidium sex chromosomes

Utsunomia R, Scacchetti PC, Hermida M, Fernandez-Cebrian R, Taboada X, Fernandez C, Bekaert M, Mendes NJ, Robledo D, Mank JE, Taggart J, Oliveira C, Foresti F & Martinez P (2017) Evolution and conservation of Characidium sex chromosomes. Heredity, 119 (4), pp. 237-244. https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2017.43

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Climate- and successional-related changes in functional composition of European forests are strongly driven by tree mortality

Ruiz-Benito P, Ratcliffe S, Zavala MA, Martínez‐Vilalta J, Vilà-Cabrera A, Lloret F, Madrigal‐González J, Wirth C, Greenwood S, Kändler G, Lehtonen A, Kattge J, Dahlgren J & Jump AS (2017) Climate- and successional-related changes in functional composition of European forests are strongly driven by tree mortality. Global Change Biology, 23 (10), pp. 4162-4176. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13728

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Molecular and functional characterisation of two elovl4 elongases involved in the biosynthesis of very long-chain (>C24) polyunsaturated fatty acids in black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii

Jin M, Monroig O, Navarro JC, Tocher DR & Zhou Q (2017) Molecular and functional characterisation of two elovl4 elongases involved in the biosynthesis of very long-chain (>C24) polyunsaturated fatty acids in black seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B: Comparative Biochemistry, 212, pp. 41-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2017.06.008

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Spectral Characteristics for Estimation Heavy Metals Accumulation in Wheat Plants and Grain

Amer M, Tyler A, Fouda T, Hunter P, Elmetwalli AMH, Wilson C & Vallejo-Marín M (2017) Spectral Characteristics for Estimation Heavy Metals Accumulation in Wheat Plants and Grain. Scientific Papers Series: Management, Economic Engineering and Rural Development, 17 (3), pp. 47-55. http://managementjournal.usamv.ro/index.php/scientific-papers/1451-spectral-characteristics-for-estimation-heavy-metals-accumulation-in-wheat-plants-and-grain-1451

Conference Paper (published)

Wavelet-Based Reflection Symmetry Detection via Textural and Color Histograms

Elawady M, Ducottet C, Alata O, Barat C & Colantoni P (2017) Wavelet-Based Reflection Symmetry Detection via Textural and Color Histograms. In: 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops (ICCVW). 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshop (ICCVW), Venice, 22.10.2017-29.10.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/iccvw.2017.202

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Wavelet-Based Reflection Symmetry Detection via Textural and Color Histograms: Algorithm and Results

Elawady M, Ducottet C, Alata O, Barat C & Colantoni P (2017) Wavelet-Based Reflection Symmetry Detection via Textural and Color Histograms: Algorithm and Results. In: 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops (ICCVW). 2017 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshop (ICCVW), Venice, Italy, 22.10.2017-29.10.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/iccvw.2017.203

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Comparative proteome and peptidome analysis of the cephalic fluid secreted by Arapaima gigas (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) during and outside parental care

Torati LS, Migaud H, Doherty MK, Siwy J, Mullen W, Mesquita PEC & Albalat A (2017) Comparative proteome and peptidome analysis of the cephalic fluid secreted by Arapaima gigas (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) during and outside parental care. PLoS ONE, 12 (10), Art. No.: e0186692. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186692

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Interplay of STDP and Dendritic Plasticity in a Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neuron Model

Saudargiene A, Jackevicius R & Graham B (2017) Interplay of STDP and Dendritic Plasticity in a Hippocampal CA1 Pyramidal Neuron Model. In: Lintas A, Rovetta S, Verschure P & Villa A (eds.) Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning – ICANN 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10613. ICANN 2017: Artificial Neural Networks and Machine Learning, Alghero, Italy, 11.09.2017-14.09.2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 381-388. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68600-4_44