All Projects (60)

Do Bees regulate the composition of food they give their offspring, and does it matter? Feb 1, 2015 - Oct 30, 2020

Environmental DNA – a non-invasive method for target taxa: passive vs targeted detection Feb 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2020
Traditional taxonomic methods are costly, time consuming and require expert knowledge and skill – particularly for lower taxonomic groups. In the last decade, molecular techniques have advanced understanding of relatedness and interactions between sp... Read More about Environmental DNA – a non-invasive method for target taxa: passive vs targeted detection.

Pond biodiversity assessment with environmental DNA: laying the foundations for testing fundamental ecological hypotheses Jun 1, 2016 - Aug 31, 2017
Traditional taxonomic methods are costly, time consuming and require expert knowledge and skill – particularly for lower taxonomic groups. In the last decade, molecular techniques have advanced understanding of relatedness and interactions between sp... Read More about Pond biodiversity assessment with environmental DNA: laying the foundations for testing fundamental ecological hypotheses.

Sex Pheromones as Novel Tools for Monitoring and Control Aug 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2018
Develop slow release gels for shore crab control in the filed (Oregon)

Bird Feeder Project Dec 10, 2015 - Dec 31, 2017

Hit or Myth Sep 1, 2016 - Jul 1, 2017
Hit or Myth aims to tests life-hacks which are strongly rooted in chemistry. Life-hacks offer techniques and tips which improve time management and make our lives generally more efficient. The Internet is full of these hints, but how do we know which... Read More about Hit or Myth.

Creation of eDNA metabarcoding dataset for freshwater invertebrates Jun 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2017

Molcraft: Exploring molecules in Minecraft Jul 1, 2015 - Dec 31, 2016
Molcraft, will use the popular computer game Minecraft as a tool for visualising and exploring chemical and protein structures. The project will develop a 'world' populated with key structures, functional groups and molecules of interest. The world w... Read More about Molcraft: Exploring molecules in Minecraft.

Interreg - Sullied Sediments Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2020
Our inland waterway ecosystems provide a circulatory system for both our urban and rural communities: a transport system bringing goods and removing waste; while in parallel also providing ‘oxygen’ promoting health of the wildlife and humans, whether... Read More about Interreg - Sullied Sediments.

Monitoring of Sites A and X Utilisation by Fish Oct 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2027

Fish adaptation to depth: alternative splicing in the twilight zone? May 28, 2018 - Oct 31, 2018
One of the most exciting reasons to study fish biology is the range of environments they inhabit and the broad range of adaptations to those environments they have evolved. Of particular interest is their adaptation to depth, because deep water envir... Read More about Fish adaptation to depth: alternative splicing in the twilight zone?.

Juvenile Salmonid Surveys River Esk Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019

Regional pilot of approaches to monitoring inshore fish communities Dec 4, 2018 - May 14, 2019
This project will consist of three principal elements.
1. A literature review of available techniques for the monitoring and assessment on inshore fish communities. Techniques to be explored include
a. Baited underwater video
b.... Read More about Regional pilot of approaches to monitoring inshore fish communities.

Effects of Environmental Context on Species Trait Expression in Moderating Projections of Marine Ecosystems Futures Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
Recent syntheses have emphasized the importance of functional traits, rather than species diversity per se, for maintaining ecosystem functioning and service delivery, and provide impetus to develop functional trait approaches that assess the contrib... Read More about Effects of Environmental Context on Species Trait Expression in Moderating Projections of Marine Ecosystems Futures.

Bioinformatics and training of PDRI’s in eDNA metabarcoding of freshwater fish – Phases 1 &2 Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2022
This is a collaboration with the Institute fro Hydrobiology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The project has been funded through the Czech Science Foundation and we have been named as collaborators to train Czech PDRA's and carry ou... Read More about Bioinformatics and training of PDRI’s in eDNA metabarcoding of freshwater fish – Phases 1 &2.

GCRF 2019 PPF14: Development of Rapid Detection Methods to Mediate the Impact of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in drinking water on Diarrhoea (Cholera) and related Public Health Diseases in Ghana Apr 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2020
The pilot study aims to develop and test prototypes of Aptamer based bio-sensors for fast, cost effective detection of cyanobacteria toxins (microcystins) in drinking water in Ghana. With most African countries struggling to provide safe water cyanob... Read More about GCRF 2019 PPF14: Development of Rapid Detection Methods to Mediate the Impact of Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins in drinking water on Diarrhoea (Cholera) and related Public Health Diseases in Ghana.

Crab Trapping in Oregon Study Apr 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2021
This is a short proof of concept funds proposal for a summer project to create additional data for IP development and for the Oregon Sea Grant proposal as well as other follow up proposals.

Life-DNAquatics Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022

Effective Management and Restoration of the River Lamprey Stocks in the River Trent Aug 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2021
River lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) are widely considered a threatened species in Europe, are listed as a protected species under Annex III of the Bern Convention and require protection by member states of the EU under Annex II of the Habitats and S... Read More about Effective Management and Restoration of the River Lamprey Stocks in the River Trent.

Missing Salmon - does their DNA hold the answer? Oct 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2023
The ability to tag and track individual salmon will uncover where and when salmon are going missing on their journey downstream…. But understanding why they disappear is more difficult. This project will be a collaborative project between the Univers... Read More about Missing Salmon - does their DNA hold the answer?.