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Persistent genetic signatures of historic climatic events in an Antarctic octopus by STRUGNELL, J. M., WATTS, P. C., SMITH, P. J., ALLCOCK, A. L.

“…Repeated cycles of glaciation have had major impacts on the distribution of genetic diversity of the Antarctic marine fauna. During glacial periods, ice cover…”
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Trends in imprint lithography for biological applications by Truskett, Van N., Watts, Michael P.C.

“…Imprint lithography is emerging as an alternative nano-patterning technology to traditional photolithography that permits the fabrication of 2D and 3D…”
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Ecological and evolutionary drivers of range size in Coenagrion damselflies by Swaegers, J, Janssens, S. B, Ferreira, S, Watts, P. C, Mergeay, J, McPeek, M. A, Stoks, R

“…Geographic range size is a key ecological and evolutionary characteristic of a species, yet the causal basis of variation in range size among species remains…”
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Empirical evidence of senescence in adult damselflies (Odonata: Zygoptera) by Sherratt, T.N, Laird, R.A, Hassall, C, Lowe, C.D, Harvey, I.F, Watts, P.C, Cordero-Rivera, A, Thompson, D.J

“…1. Age-dependent increases in mortality have been documented in a variety of species of insect under laboratory conditions. However, while strong statistical…”
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Molecular and ecological evidence for small-scale isolation by distance in an endangered damselfly, Coenagrion mercuriale by Watts, P.C, Rouquette, J.R, Saccheri, I.J, Kemp, S.J, Thompson, D.J

“…Coenagrion mercuriale (Charpentier) (Odonata: Zygoptera) is one of Europe's most threatened damselflies and is listed in the European Habitats directive. We…”
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In situ polymerization approach to multiwalled carbon nanotubes-reinforced nylon 1010 composites: Mechanical properties and crystallization behavior by Zeng, Hailin, Gao, Chao, Wang, Yanping, Watts, Paul C.P., Kong, Hao, Cui, Xiaowen, Yan, Deyue

“…A series of polyamide 1010 (PA1010 or nylon 1010) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) composites were prepared by in situ polymerization of carboxylic…”
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Growing Multihydroxyl Hyperbranched Polymers on the Surfaces of Carbon Nanotubes by in Situ Ring-Opening Polymerization by Xu, Youyong, Gao, Chao, Kong, Hao, Yan, Deyue, Jin, Yi Zheng, Watts, Paul C. P

“…An in situ ring-opening polymerization strategy was employed to grow multihydroxyl dendritic macromolecules on the convex surfaces of multiwalled carbon…”
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Levels of intra-host and temporal sequence variation in a large CO1 sub-units from Anisakis simplex sensu stricto (Rudolphi 1809) (Nematoda: Anisakisdae): implications for fisheries management by Cross, M. A, Collins, C, Campbell, N, Watts, P. C, Chubb, J. C, Cunningham, C. O, Hatfield, E. M. C, MacKenzie, K

“…This paper is the first to address the suitability and potential of the cytochrome oxidase-1 (CO1) region of the parasitic marine nematode Anisakis simplex…”
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Leishmania donovani is the only cause of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa; previous descriptions of L. infantum and "L. archibaldi" from this region are a consequence of convergent evolution in the isoenzyme data by Jamjoom, M B, Ashford, R W, Bates, P A, Chance, M L, Kemp, S J, Watts, P C, Noyes, H A

“…Isoenzyme-based studies have identified 3 taxa/species/'phylogenetic complexes' as agents of visceral leishmaniasis in Sudan: L. donovani, L. infantum and "L…”
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Field emission from nonaligned carbon nanotubes embedded in a polystyrene matrix by Poa, C. H., Silva, S. R. P., Watts, P. C. P., Hsu, W. K., Kroto, H. W., Walton, D. R. M.

“…Low threshold fields of 1.6 V/μm and 2.6 V/μm were obtained for field emission from multiwalled carbon nanotubes and boron-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes…”
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Exploited marine invertebrates: genetics and fisheries by Thorpe, J P, Sole-Cava, A M, Watts, P C

“…The application of genetic techniques to invertebrate fisheries is in many ways essentially similar to that in vertebrate (i.e. finfish) fisheries, for which…”
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Are Bulk Defective Carbon Nanotubes Less Electrically Conducting? by Watts, Paul C. P, Hsu, Wen-Kuang, Kroto, Harold W, Walton, David R. M

“…Current−voltage measurements of various carbon nanotube−polymer composite films at room temperature as well as at liquid nitrogen temperature reveal that the…”
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Genetic identification of two sibling species of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae) that produce distinct male sex pheromones in Sobral, Ceara State, Brazil by Maingon, R.D.C, Ward, R.D, Hamilton, J.G.C, Noyes, H.A, Souza, N, Kemp, S.J, Watts, P.C

“…Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main sandfly vector for New World visceral leishmaniasis is a complex of an as yet undefined number of sibling species. At present,…”
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Developmental plasticity as a cohesive evolutionary process between sympatric alternate-year insect cohorts by Watts, P C, Thompson, D J

“…Many species, particularly insects, pass through a series of distinct phases during their life history, with the developmental timing directed towards…”
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First human trials of a dry electrophysiology sensor using a carbon nanotube array interface by Ruffini, G., Dunne, S., Fuentemilla, L., Grau, C., Farrés, E., Marco-Pallarés, J., Watts, P.C.P., Silva, S.R.P.

“…We report the results from the first human trials of a new dry electrode sensor for surface biopotential applications. This sensor uses nanotechnology to…”
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The distribution of Oxyrrhis marina: a global disperser or poorly characterized endemic? by Watts, P. C., Martin, L. E., Kimmance, S. A., Montagnes, D. J. S., Lowe, C. D.

“…It is often argued that microscopic organisms typically have cosmopolitan distributions. This argument has been criticized as it fails to acknowledge the many…”
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A panel of microsatellite loci for the Southern Damselfly, Coenagrion mercuriale (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) by Watts, P.C., Wu, J.H., Westgarth, C., Thompson, D.J., Kemp, S.J.

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Movement patterns and genetic diversity of wild and reintroduced common dormice, Muscardinus avellanarius by Naim, D M, Telfer, S, Tatman, S, Bird, S, Kemp, S J, Watts, P C

“…Movement is an important life history trait that can have an impact on local adaptation, and other evolutionary phenomena. We used a combination of nestbox…”
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Fe-Filled Carbon Nanotubes:  Nano-electromagnetic Inductors by Watts, P. C. P, Hsu, W. K, Randall, D. P, Kotzeva, V, Chen, G. Z

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Scalable Fabrication and Metrology of Silicon Nanowire Arrays Made by Metal Assisted Chemical Etch by Mallavarapu, Akhila, Gawlik, Brian, Grigas, Michelle, Castaneda, Mariana, Abed, Ovadia, Watts, Michael P.C., Sreenivasan, S. V.

“…A scalable fabrication technique for silicon nanowires based on integrating nanoimprint lithography, metal assisted chemical etching (MACE), and spectroscopic…”
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