Torrens García, Juana María (Date of defense: 2015-01-29)
Introduction A growing body of evidence, from epidemiological studies in humans and animal models, indicate that maternal health and nutritional status during gestation and lactation can program the ...
Bentayebi, Kaoutar (Date of defense: 2012-06-09)
Este trabajo describe la diversidad genética de las poblaciones actuales del Oeste del Mediterráneo según dos polimorfismos: nueve polimorfismos Alus y doce microsatelites (STR) presente en el cromosoma ...
Mohaibes, Raheem J. (Date of defense: 2015-10-27)
- Introducció Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by early synaptic and late neuronal loss, affecting more than 26 million people worldwide. Among patients affected ...
Keller, Stefanie (Date of defense: 2017-03-14)
Cephalopods constitute an important faunistic group in marine ecosystems, representing keystone elements in marine food webs. Additionally, they are an important fishing resource, and their contribution ...
Llabrés Comamala, Maria Moira (Date of defense: 2008-06-02)
En esta tesis se ha demostrado que la radiación ultravioleta induce mortalidad en comunidades de fitoplancton de diferentes áreas del Océano Atlántico, del Mar Mediterráneo y del Océano Antártico. El ...
Jaca Estepa, Julia (Date of defense: 2020-09-18)
[eng] Plant reproductive success depends on the effectiveness of the mutualistic interaction and the context in which it occurs. This thesis investigates and quantifies plant fitness with a particular ...
Fernández Méndez, Pablo (Date of defense: 2014-12-11)
El impacto acelerado de las actividades humanas está causando el aumento de los daños a los sistemas de soporte vital de la Tierra. En consecuencia, la necesidad de un cambio hacia el uso sostenible de ...
Alós Crespí, Josep (Date of defense: 2013-07-17)
Humans can induce contemporary evolution through harvesting wild animals. This thesis provides evidence of this process for recreational fishing at surprisingly small geographical scales. Marine fish ...
Hermida Carrera, Carmen (Date of defense: 2016-02-04)
Rubisco, the enzyme that catalyzes the assimilation of atmospheric CO2 and sustains the vast majority of food chains in the Biosphere, presents functional inefficiencies limiting the photosynthetic ...
Perdomo López, Juan Alejandro (Date of defense: 2015-02-06)
La demanda mundial de cultivos agrícolas para la alimentación ha experimentado un aumento notorio a través de las últimas décadas como consecuencia de la creciente población humana. Por otra parte, las ...