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Since 2000, there has been a marked decline in the number of harbour seals in some regions around Britain; one possible contributing cause is competition for prey with sympatric grey seals. To explore one important aspect of this interaction, in this thesis the diet of harbour s…

Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B is a critical regulatory phosphatase for a wide host of cellular processes. Here, we characterize the association between Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase 1B and Fatty Acid Synthase (FAS) in Brown Adipocytes and in mice. Using the combination of subst…