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Overview
Background
My lab investigates the physiological and behavioural responses of fish, frogs and reptiles to changing environmental conditions including assessing and predicting the impact of human-induced environmental change. A major thrust of this research is within the emerging field of Conservation Physiology. We are particularly interested in the capacity and plasticity of physiological systems (e.g. respiratory, cardiovascular, osmoregulatory, digestive and musculo-skeletal) to compensate and maintain performance under changing environmental conditions.
We combine lab-based experimental studies with fieldwork, and take an integrative approach that utilises ecological, behavioural, physiological and genomic methodologies. In the field we utilise remote sensing technology (acoustic and satellite telemetry, archival tags) to investigate the movement patterns and behaviours of animals in relation to environmental conditions.
Current projects include:
- assessing the effects of increasing temperatures on sharks, frogs, turtles and crocodiles;
- determining the physiological basis for the impact of increasing UV-B radiation on frogs;
- diving behaviour and physiology of freshwater turtles and crocodiles;
- acoustic and satellite tracking of sharks, turtles and crocodiles in Queensland;
- regulation of physiological function in aestivating frogs
Availability
- Professor Craig Franklin is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Canterbury
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Canterbury
Works
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2002
Journal Article
Maintaining muscle mass during extended disuse: aestivating frogs as a model species
Hudson, Nicholas J. and Franklin, Craig E. (2002). Maintaining muscle mass during extended disuse: aestivating frogs as a model species. Journal of Experimental Biology, 205 (15), 2297-2303. doi: 10.1242/jeb.205.15.2297
2002
Journal Article
Turning up the heat on subzero fish: thermal dependence of sustained swimming in an Antarctic notothenioid
Wilson, R. S., Kuchel, L. J., Franklin, C. E. and Davison, W. (2002). Turning up the heat on subzero fish: thermal dependence of sustained swimming in an Antarctic notothenioid. Journal of Thermal Biology, 27 (5), 381-386. doi: 10.1016/S0306-4565(02)00006-2
2002
Journal Article
Effect of aestivation on muscle characteristics and locomotor performance in the Green-striped burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata
Hudson, N. J. and Franklin, C. E. (2002). Effect of aestivation on muscle characteristics and locomotor performance in the Green-striped burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-biochemical Systemic And Environmental Physiology, 172 (2), 177-182. doi: 10.1007/s00360-001-0242-z
2002
Journal Article
Effect of water temperature and oxygen levels on the diving behavior of two freshwater turtles: Rheodytes leukops and Emydura macquarii
Priest, T. E. and Franklin, C. E. (2002). Effect of water temperature and oxygen levels on the diving behavior of two freshwater turtles: Rheodytes leukops and Emydura macquarii. Journal of Herpetology, 36 (4), 555-561. doi: 10.1670/0022-1511(2002)036[0555:EOWTAO]2.0.CO;2
2002
Journal Article
The Antarctic nemertean Parborlasia corrugatus: an example of an extreme oxyconformer
Davison, W. and Franklin, C. E. (2002). The Antarctic nemertean Parborlasia corrugatus: an example of an extreme oxyconformer. Polar Biology, 25 (3), 238-240. doi: 10.1007/s00300-001-0341-z
2001
Journal Article
The calibre of the Foramen of Panizza in Crocodylus porosus is variable and under adrenergic control
Axelsson, M. and Franklin, C. E. (2001). The calibre of the Foramen of Panizza in Crocodylus porosus is variable and under adrenergic control. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-biochemical Systemic And Environmental Physiology, 171 (4), 341-346. doi: 10.1007/s003600100183
2001
Journal Article
Stenotherms at sub-zero temperatures: thermal dependence of swimming performance in Antarctic fish
Wilson, R. S., Franklin, C. E., Davison, W. and Kraft, P. (2001). Stenotherms at sub-zero temperatures: thermal dependence of swimming performance in Antarctic fish. Journal of Comparative Physiology B-biochemical Systemic And Environmental Physiology, 171 (4), 263-269. doi: 10.1007/s003600000172
2001
Journal Article
Control of heart rate during thermoregulation in the heliothermic lizard Pogona barbata: importance of cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms
Seebacher, F. and Franklin, C. E. (2001). Control of heart rate during thermoregulation in the heliothermic lizard Pogona barbata: importance of cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Biology, 204 (24), 4361-4366.
2001
Edited Outputs
Crocodilian biology and evolution
G. C. Grigg, F. Seebacher and C. E. Franklin eds. (2001). Crocodilian biology and evolution. Crocodilian Biology and Evolution, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, July 1998. Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia: Surrey Beatty & Sons.
2001
Journal Article
Nitric oxide, a potent vasodilator of the aortic anastomosis in the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
Axelsson, M., Catharina, C., Gibbins, I., Holmgren, S. and Franklin, C. E. (2001). Nitric oxide, a potent vasodilator of the aortic anastomosis in the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 122 (2), 198-204. doi: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7627
2001
Conference Publication
Osmoregulatory plasticity in a crocodile: The physiological and morphological responses of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, acclimated to fresh and salt water
Kuchel, L. and Franklin, C. E. (2001). Osmoregulatory plasticity in a crocodile: The physiological and morphological responses of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, acclimated to fresh and salt water. Crocodilian Biology and Evolution, The University of Queensland, 8-10 July, 1998. Chipping North, NSW Australia: Surrey Beatty and Sons.
2000
Journal Article
Cholinergic and adrenergic tone on the heart of the Antarctic dragonfish, Gymnodraco acuticeps, living at sub-zero temperatures
Axelsson, M., Davison, W. and Franklin, C. E. (2000). Cholinergic and adrenergic tone on the heart of the Antarctic dragonfish, Gymnodraco acuticeps, living at sub-zero temperatures. Experimental Biology Online, 5 (3), 96-104. doi: 10.1007/s00898-000-0003-6
2000
Journal Article
At the crocodilian heart of the matter
Franklin, C, Seebacher, F, Grigg, GC and Axelsson, M (2000). At the crocodilian heart of the matter. Science, 289 (5485), 1687-1687.
2000
Journal Article
At the crocodilian heart of the matter [2]
Franklin, C., Seebacher, F., Grigg, G. C., Axelsson, M., Russell, D. A., Stoskopf, M. K., Fisher, P. E. and Barrick, R. E. (2000). At the crocodilian heart of the matter [2]. Science, 289 (5485), 1687-1688. doi: 10.1126/science.289.5485.1687c
2000
Journal Article
Inability of adult Limnodynastes peronii (Amphibia:Anura) to thermally acclimate locomoter performance (Absence of thermal acclimatory capacity of locomotor performance in adults of the frog Limnodynastes peronii)
Wilson, Robbie S. and Franklin, Craig E. (2000). Inability of adult Limnodynastes peronii (Amphibia:Anura) to thermally acclimate locomoter performance (Absence of thermal acclimatory capacity of locomotor performance in adults of the frog Limnodynastes peronii). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 127 (1), 21-28. doi: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00238-5
2000
Journal Article
Inability of adult Limnodynastes peronii (Amphibia : Anura) to thermally acclimate locomotor performance
Wilson, R. S. and Franklin, C. E. (2000). Inability of adult Limnodynastes peronii (Amphibia : Anura) to thermally acclimate locomotor performance. Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology A-molecular And Integrative Physiology, 127 (1), 21-28. doi: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00238-5
2000
Journal Article
Muscle fibre types and size distribution in sub-Antarctic Notothenioid fishes
Fernandez, D. A., Calvo, J., Franklin, C. E. and Johnston, I. A. (2000). Muscle fibre types and size distribution in sub-Antarctic Notothenioid fishes. Journal of Fish Biology, 56 (6), 1295-1311. doi: 10.1006/jfbi.2000.1254
2000
Journal Article
The emetic reflex in a reptile (Crocodylus porosus)
Andrews, P. L. R., Axelsson, M., Franklin, C. and Holmgren, S. (2000). The emetic reflex in a reptile (Crocodylus porosus). The Journal of Experimental Biology, 203 (10), 1625-1632.
2000
Journal Article
Allometric scaling relationships of jumping performance in the striped marsh frog Limnodynastes peronii
Wilson, Robbie S., Franklin, Craig E. and James, Rob S. (2000). Allometric scaling relationships of jumping performance in the striped marsh frog Limnodynastes peronii. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 203 (12), 1937-1946. doi: 10.1242/jeb.203.12.1937
2000
Journal Article
Aquatic respiration and diving in the freshwater turtle, Rheodytes leukops
Franklin, CE (2000). Aquatic respiration and diving in the freshwater turtle, Rheodytes leukops. Journal of Physiology-london, 523, 87S-87S.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Craig Franklin is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Physiologically-mediated responses to environmental conditions in a long-lived aquatic ectotherm
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Celine Frere
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Doctor Philosophy
Ecophysiology of feeding under stress in salmonids -
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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Doctor Philosophy
Adaptation to environmental change; how plastic is the gut bacterial microbiome of koalas?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Celine Frere
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Doctor Philosophy
Urbanisation and the emergence of wildlife fungal diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp, Associate Professor Celine Frere
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Amphibian declines and UV radiation: a molecular and ecological investigation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
The movement ecology of whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Anthropocene ocean
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Using spatial ecology to reveal sociality: The movement ecology, behaviour, and social structure of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Celine Frere
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Consequences of ultraviolet-B exposure regime on physiological carryover effects in amphibians
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robbie Wilson, Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Metabolic responses to suboptimal macronutrient ratios in Drosophila melanogaster
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Anthropogenic disturbances to freshwater taxa: Interactions between nitrate and additional stressors on various physiological traits
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2020
Master Philosophy
The movement ecology and habitat oreferences of the endangered speartooth shark Glyphis glyphis in the Wenlock River, northern Australia.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The role of sloughing on the pathophysiology of chytridiomycosis in amphibians
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robbie Wilson, Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
DIVING IN A WARMING WORLD: Thermal constraints on the diving capacity of estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions between amphibian skin sloughing and a cutaneous fungal disease: infection progression, immune defence, and phylogenetic patterns
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms underlying inhibition of muscle disuse atrophy during aestivation in the green-striped burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp, Associate Professor Paul Ebert
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Physiological responses to daily temperature variation and ultraviolet radiation in amphibian larvae
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The interactive effects of ultraviolet-B radiation and other environmental stressors on amphibians
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robbie Wilson
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The effect of elevated temperature on the ability to preserve disused muscle during metabolic depression in the aestivating ectotherm, Cyclorana alboguttata.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Habitat requirements for nesting and early life-stages of the endangered Mary River turtle (Elusor macrurus): Insights for conservation.
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Metabolic depression in Cyclorana alboguttata and the potential role of the endogenous opioid system and thyroid axis as regulators of aestivation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nick Hudson
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Metabolic rate, respiratory partitioning and the implications for dive duration in the bimodally respiring Arafura filesnake, Acrochordus arafurae
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robbie Wilson
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
The Diving Physiological Ecology Of Australia Freshwater Turtle Hatchlings
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Consequences of thermal variation in the ontogenetic environment of ecotherms
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Effect of Prolonged Aestivation on Muscle Morphology and Biochemistry in the Green-Striped Burrowing Frog, Cyclorana Alboguttata
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nick Hudson
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF THE BULL SHARK Carcharhinus leucas IN THE BRISBANE RIVER
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE EFFECT OF EARLY TEMPERATURE ON MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF MANGROVE JACK, AND SWIMING ABILITY OF MANGROVE JACK- 'Lutjanus argentimaculatus', SILVER PERCH -'Bidyanus bidyanus' AND BARRAMUNDI -'Lates calcarifer'
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
The Evolution of Predator-induced Phenotypic Plasticity in Tadpoles
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Blows
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE EFFECTS AESTIVATION AND RE-FEEDING ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE GUT IN THE GREEN-STRIPED BURROWING FROG, CYCLORANA ALBOGUTTATA
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
EFFECT OF WATER QUALITY UPON THE DIVING ECOLOGY OF THE FITZROY TURTLE, Rheodytes Leukops
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
MECHANISMS FOR SOFTWATER ACID TOLERANCE IN LARVAE OF ANURAN SPECIES NATIVE TO THE 'WALLUM' OF EAST AUSTRALIA
Principal Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
Effect of aestivation on skeletal muscle in C. alboguttata
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Physiological responses of freshwater fish to stressors in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rebecca Cramp
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Determining the Genetic and Mutational Contributions to a Complex, Environmentally Dependent, Phenotype
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Katrina McGuigan
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Decision-making for estuarine wetlands to facilitate species movements using remote sensing in coastal Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Professor Hugh Possingham
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Nest environment and hatchling fitness correlates in the sea turtles Caretta caretta and Natator depressus
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Multi-scale patterns of habitat use by reptiles in regenerating dryland landscapes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martine Maron
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The implications of variation in metabolism and discontinuous gas exchange exhibition in the speckled cockroach: consequences for life history
Associate Advisor
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2003
Doctor Philosophy
HIBERNATION IN ECHIDNAS
Associate Advisor
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2002
Doctor Philosophy
BIOLOGICAL ELECTRIC FIELD SENSORS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Craig Franklin directly for media enquiries about:
- Amphibians
- Antarctica - ecology
- Climate change
- Conservation biology
- Crocodiles
- Diving
- Environment and wildlife
- Evolution - fish and reptiles
- Fish
- Frogs
- Reptiles
- Sharks
- Turtles
- UV radiation
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