A5000084542- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Avian ecology and behavior
The University of Queensland
2016-2025
Parks and Wildlife Service
2023
Queens University
2018-2020
Hudson Institute
2019
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2019
The University of Adelaide
2014
Coventry University
2012
Google (United States)
2011
Craig Technologies (United States)
2011
The University of Sydney
2007
Globally, ecosystems and their constituent flora fauna face the localized broad-scale influence of human activities. Conservation practitioners environmental managers struggle to identify mitigate threats, reverse species declines, restore degraded ecosystems, manage natural resources sustainably. Scientific research evidence are increasingly regarded as foundation for new regulations, conservation actions, management interventions. biologists have traditionally focused on characteristics...
SUMMARY Physiological ecologists have long sought to understand the plasticity of organisms in environments that vary widely among years, seasons and even hours. This is now more important because human-induced climate change predicted affect both mean variability thermal environment. Although environmental occurs ubiquitously, relatively few researchers studied effects fluctuating on performance developing organisms. Even fewer tried validate a framework for predicting environments. Here,...
The emerging field of Conservation Physiology links environmental change and ecological success by the application physiological theory, approaches tools to elucidate address conservation problems. Human activity has changed natural environment a point where viability many ecosystems is now under threat. There are already descriptions how changes in biological patterns correlated with changes. next important step determine causative relationship between variability systems. provides...
The tagging of aquatic and semi-aquatic animals with acoustic transmitters their detection by passive underwater receivers has gained huge popularity over the past decade. This technology offers researchers opportunity to monitor finite- broad-scale movements multiple individuals many years; however, sheer scale spatial complexity these datasets are often beyond capabilities routine database spread-sheet applications. In present paper, we describe software (V-Track) that greatly facilitates...
Daily thermal fluctuations (DTF) impact the capacity of ectotherms to maintain performance and energetic demands due thermodynamic effects on physiological processes. Mechanisms which reduce sensitivity traits may buffer from consequences DTF. Species experience varying degrees DTF in their environments differ responses thermally variable conditions, if curves reflect environmental conditions. We tested hypothesis that response tadpoles habitats characterised by small would show greater...
Specialization to a particular environment is one of the main factors used explain species distributions. Antarctic fishes are often cited as classic example illustrate specialization process and regarded archetypal stenotherms. Here we show that fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki has retained capacity compensate for chronic temperature change. By displaying astounding plasticity in cardiovascular response metabolic control, maintained locomotory performance at elevated temperatures. Our...
Fish occupy a range of hydrological habitats that exert different demands on locomotor performance. We examined replicate natural populations the rainbow fishes Melanotaenia eachamensis and M. duboulayi to determine if colonization low‐velocity (lake) by fish from high‐velocity (stream) resulted in adaptation morphology Relative stream conspecifics, lake had more posteriorly positioned first dorsal pelvic fins, shorter second fin bases. Habitat dimorphism observed between wild‐caught was...
Antarctic fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, inhabit one of the coldest and most thermally stable all environments. Sea temperatures under sea ice this region remain a fairly constant -1.86 degrees C year round. This study examined thermal plasticity cardiac function P. to determine whether specialisation low has led loss ability acclimate physiological function. Fish were acclimated -1 degree 4 for 4-5 weeks output was measured at rest after exhaustive exercise...
A virulent strain of the obligate intracellular bacterium Wolbachia pipientis that shortens insect lifespan has recently been transinfected into primary mosquito vector dengue virus, Aedes aegypti L. The microbe's ability to shorten and spread through host populations under action cytoplasmic incompatibility means it potential be used as a biocontrol agent reduce virus transmission. is present in many tissues may have local effects on diverse biological processes. In other insects,...
1. The estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the world's largest living reptile. It predominately inhabits freshwater and habitats, but widespread geographic distribution throughout oceanic islands of South-east Pacific suggests that individuals undertake sizeable ocean voyages. 2. Here we show adult C. porosus adopt behavioural strategies to utilise surface water currents during long-distance travel, enabling them move quickly efficiently over considerable distances. 3. We used...
The estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the apex-predator in waterways and coastlines throughout south-east Asia Australasia. C. porosus pose a potential risk to humans, management strategies are implemented control their movement distribution. Here we used GPS-based telemetry accurately record geographical location of adult during breeding nesting season. purpose study was assess how distribution may be influenced by localised social conditions. During breeding, females (2.92±0.013...
As a consequence of anthropogenic environmental change, the world is facing possible sixth mass extinction event. The severity this biodiversity crisis exemplified by rapid collapse hundreds amphibian populations around world. Amphibian declines are associated with range factors including habitat loss/modification, human utilisation, exotic/invasive species, acidification and contamination, infectious disease, climate increased ultraviolet-B radiation (UVBR) due to stratospheric ozone...
Policy development and management decisions should be based upon the best available evidence. In recent years, approaches to evidence synthesis, originating in medical realm (such as systematic reviews), have been applied conservation promote evidence-based environmental management. Systematic reviews involve a critical appraisal of evidence, but studies that lack necessary rigour (e.g. experimental, technical analytical aspects) justify their conclusions are typically excluded from or...
Abstract Environmental change and biodiversity loss are but two of the complex challenges facing conservation practitioners policy makers. Relevant robust scientific knowledge is critical for providing decision-makers with actionable evidence needed to inform decisions. In Anthropocene, science that leads meaningful improvements in conservation, restoration management desperately needed. Conservation Physiology has emerged as a discipline well-positioned identify mechanisms underpinning...