Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Cnidaria"
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DNA methylation and zygotic genome activation during early embryogenesis of animals
(NUI Galway, 2020-10-25)Upon fertilization, after the fusion of two pronuclei, the newly formed zygotic genome is transcriptionally inactive. Hence, early animal development is driven by maternal RNAs and proteins. The zygotic genome becomes ... -
Integrative taxonomy of sponges and cnidarians at "El Pelado" marine protected area (Santa Elena), Ecuador: Assessing the potential of metabolomics
(NUI Galway, 2020-01-23)In the course of the XXI century, the explorations of our oceans have moved towards the extremes with several highly funded projects to inspect remote places like the poles or the deep-sea. Does it mean that inventories ... -
An investigation of harmful jellyfish mitigation measures: From sting management to jellyfish forecasting
(NUI Galway, 2020-07-10)Even though they provide many beneficial services to their ecosystem, jellyfish are infamous for their direct negative impact on human activities such as fishing, power generation, tourism and aquaculture. To address the ... -
Transcriptome analysis in Hydractinia echinata reveals species-specific and phylum-wide gene loss
(NUI Galway, 2018-05-04)The advances and subsequent widespread use of next-generation sequencing, in particular transcriptomics, has allowed biologists to approach questions and study many more powerful and previously underappreciated model animals ...