Dr Rebecca Cramp
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Rebecca Cramp

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Background

I am a comparative and environmental physiologist based at the University of Queensland. My research focuses primarily how the environment constrains the physiology of invertebrates, fish, amphibians and reptiles. I have a highly diverse research program that incorporates fundamental, curiosity-driven research and increasingly, a more applied research agenda in the emerging field of conservation physiology. Conservation physiology explores the responses of organisms to anthropogenic threats and attempts to determine the ecophysiological constraints dictated by current conditions and future environmental change. My research interests encompass the general areas of osmo- and ion-regulation, digestive and thermal physiology, environmental drivers of physiological function (specifically immune function and disease susceptibility) and animal performance in anthropogenically modified environments.

Availability

Dr Rebecca Cramp is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences Animal immunology Animal physiological ecology Animal physiology - biophysics Animal physiology - cell Animal physiology - systems Aquaculture Biological Sciences Comparative physiology Fish pests and diseases Fisheries management Fisheries sciences Vertebrate biology Zoology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Conservation Physiology

    Conservation physiology explores the responses of organisms to anthropogenic threats and attempts to determine the ecophysiological constraints dictated by current conditions and future environmental change. By taking a conservation physiology approach to studies of the impacts of environmental change on organisms, we can determine not only the degree of threat but most importantly an organisms’ capacity for acclimatisation/adaptation to these changes.

  • Integrative Physiology

Research impacts

My research program, incorporates fundamental, curiosity-driven research and increasingly, a more applied research agenda in the emerging field of conservation physiology. By taking a conservation physiology approach to studies of the impacts of environmental change on organisms, we can determine not only the degree of threat but most importantly an organisms’ capacity for acclimatisation/adaptation to these changes. Exploring how organisms cope at environmental extremes and predicting how they respond to environmental change is becoming increasingly important as ecosystems are modified and threatened by human activity and climate change.

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136 works between 1999 and 2025
All (136) Journal Article (95) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (6) Other Outputs (32)

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2020

Journal Article

Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan

Cooke, Steven J., Madliger, Christine L., Cramp, Rebecca L., Beardall, John, Burness, Gary, Chown, Steven L., Clark, Timothy D., Dantzer, Ben, de la Barrera, Erick, Fangue, Nann A., Franklin, Craig E., Fuller, Andrea, Hawkes, Lucy A., Hultine, Kevin R., Hunt, Kathleen E., Love, Oliver P., MacMillan, Heath A., Mandelman, Johnw., Mark, Felix C., Martin, Lynn B., Newman, Amy E. M., Nicotra, Adrienne B., Robinson, Sharon A., Ropert-Coudert, Yan, Rummer, Jodie L., Seebacher, Frank and Todgham, Anne E. (2020). Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1) coaa016, coaa016. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa016

Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan

2020

Other Outputs

Swimming performance traits of twenty-one fish species: a fish passage management tool for use in modified freshwater systems

Watson, J. R., Cramp, R. L., Franklin, C. E. and Gordos, M. A. (2020). Swimming performance traits of twenty-one fish species: a fish passage management tool for use in modified freshwater systems. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Threatened Species Recovery Hub.

Swimming performance traits of twenty-one fish species: a fish passage management tool for use in modified freshwater systems

2020

Journal Article

Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?

Parisi, M. A., Cramp, R. L., Gordos, M. A. and Franklin, C. E. (2020). Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1) coaa005, coaa005. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa005

Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?

2020

Journal Article

Salt-water acclimation of the estuarine crocodile crocodylus porosus involves enhanced ion transport properties of the urodaeum and rectum

Grosell, Martin, Heuer, Rachael M., Wu, N. C., Cramp, Rebecca L., Wang, Yadong, Mager, Edward M., Dwyer, Ross G. and Franklin, Craig E. (2020). Salt-water acclimation of the estuarine crocodile crocodylus porosus involves enhanced ion transport properties of the urodaeum and rectum. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223 (4) jeb210732, jeb210732. doi: 10.1242/jeb.210732

Salt-water acclimation of the estuarine crocodile crocodylus porosus involves enhanced ion transport properties of the urodaeum and rectum

2020

Journal Article

Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on physiology, immune function and survival is dependent on temperature: implications for amphibian declines

Lundsgaard, Niclas U., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2020). Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on physiology, immune function and survival is dependent on temperature: implications for amphibian declines. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1) coaa002, coaa002. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa002

Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on physiology, immune function and survival is dependent on temperature: implications for amphibian declines

2020

Other Outputs

Dataset associated with 'Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish'

Gomez Isaza, Daniel F, Cramp, Rebecca L and Franklin, Craig E (2020). Dataset associated with 'Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish'. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/80b3353

Dataset associated with 'Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish'

2020

Journal Article

Frogs seek hypoxic microhabitats that accentuate metabolic depression during dormancy

Rossi, Giulia S., Cramp, Rebecca L., Wright, Patricia A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2020). Frogs seek hypoxic microhabitats that accentuate metabolic depression during dormancy. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 223 (2) jeb218743, jeb218743. doi: 10.1242/jeb.218743

Frogs seek hypoxic microhabitats that accentuate metabolic depression during dormancy

2020

Other Outputs

Dataset associated with "Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?"

Parisi, M. A., Cramp, R. L., Gordos, M. A. and Franklin, C. E. (2020). Dataset associated with "Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/762a2da

Dataset associated with "Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?"

2020

Journal Article

Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish

Gomez Isaza, Daniel F., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2020). Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish. Conservation Physiology, 8 (1) coz092, 1-15. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz092

Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish

2019

Other Outputs

Swimming performance traits of twenty-one Australian fish species: a fish passage management tool for use in modified freshwater systems

Watson, Jabin R., Goodrich, Harriet R., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew A., Yan, Yulian, Ward, Patrick J. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Swimming performance traits of twenty-one Australian fish species: a fish passage management tool for use in modified freshwater systems. doi: 10.1101/861898

Swimming performance traits of twenty-one Australian fish species: a fish passage management tool for use in modified freshwater systems

2019

Other Outputs

Dataset for 'Assessment of the effects of microPIT tags on the swimming performance of small-bodied and juvenile fish'

Watson, Jabin R. , Goodrich, Harriet R , Cramp, Rebecca L. , Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Dataset for 'Assessment of the effects of microPIT tags on the swimming performance of small-bodied and juvenile fish'. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/3f9d440

Dataset for 'Assessment of the effects of microPIT tags on the swimming performance of small-bodied and juvenile fish'

2019

Journal Article

Assessment of the effects of microPIT tags on the swimming performance of small-bodied and juvenile fish

Watson, Jabin R., Goodrich, Harriet R., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Assessment of the effects of microPIT tags on the swimming performance of small-bodied and juvenile fish. Fisheries Research, 218, 22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.fishres.2019.04.019

Assessment of the effects of microPIT tags on the swimming performance of small-bodied and juvenile fish

2019

Journal Article

Cooler temperatures slow the repair of DNA damage in tadpoles exposed to ultraviolet radiation: implications for amphibian declines at high altitude

Morison, Samuel A., Cramp, Rebecca L., Alton, Lesley A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Cooler temperatures slow the repair of DNA damage in tadpoles exposed to ultraviolet radiation: implications for amphibian declines at high altitude. Global Change Biology, 26 (3) gcb.14837, 1225-1234. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14837

Cooler temperatures slow the repair of DNA damage in tadpoles exposed to ultraviolet radiation: implications for amphibian declines at high altitude

2019

Journal Article

Do frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis avoid water while sloughing?

Doody, Kathleen A., Ohmer, Michel E. B., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Do frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis avoid water while sloughing?. Herpetologica, 75 (2), 108-113. doi: 10.1655/D-18-00014

Do frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis avoid water while sloughing?

2019

Journal Article

Mechanistic basis for the loss of water balance in green tree frogs infected with a fungal pathogen

Wu, Nicholas C., McKercher, Callum, Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Mechanistic basis for the loss of water balance in green tree frogs infected with a fungal pathogen. American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 317 (2) ajpregu.00355.2018, R301-R311. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00355.2018

Mechanistic basis for the loss of water balance in green tree frogs infected with a fungal pathogen

2019

Journal Article

Coping with climatic extremes: Dietary fat content decreased the thermal resilience of barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Gomez Isaza, Daniel F., Cramp, Rebecca L., Smullen, Richard, Glencross, Brett D. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Coping with climatic extremes: Dietary fat content decreased the thermal resilience of barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 230, 64-70. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.01.004

Coping with climatic extremes: Dietary fat content decreased the thermal resilience of barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

2019

Journal Article

Phylogenetic investigation of skin sloughing rates in frogs: relationships with skin characteristics and disease-driven declines

Ohmer, Michel E. B., Cramp, Rebecca L., White, Craig R., Harlow, Peter S., McFadden, Michael S., Merino-Viteri, Andrés, Pessier, Allan P., Wu, Nicholas C., Bishop, Phillip J. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Phylogenetic investigation of skin sloughing rates in frogs: relationships with skin characteristics and disease-driven declines. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286 (1896) 20182378, 20182378. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2378

Phylogenetic investigation of skin sloughing rates in frogs: relationships with skin characteristics and disease-driven declines

2019

Journal Article

A lethal fungal pathogen directly alters tight junction proteins in the skin of a susceptible amphibian

Gauberg, J., Wu, N., Cramp, R. L., Kelly, S. P. and Franklin, C. E. (2019). A lethal fungal pathogen directly alters tight junction proteins in the skin of a susceptible amphibian. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 222 (3) jeb192245, jeb.192245. doi: 10.1242/jeb.192245

A lethal fungal pathogen directly alters tight junction proteins in the skin of a susceptible amphibian

2019

Journal Article

Erratum to: Making culverts great again: efficacy of a common culvert remediation strategy across sympatric fish species

Goodrich, Harriet R., Watson, Jabin R., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Erratum to: Making culverts great again: efficacy of a common culvert remediation strategy across sympatric fish species. Ecological Engineering, 127, 591-591. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.04.004

Erratum to: Making culverts great again: efficacy of a common culvert remediation strategy across sympatric fish species

2019

Journal Article

Epidermal epidemic: unravelling the pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis

Wu, Nicholas C., Cramp, Rebecca L., Ohmer, Michel E. B. and Franklin, Craig E. (2019). Epidermal epidemic: unravelling the pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 222 (2) jeb191817, jeb191817. doi: 10.1242/jeb.191817

Epidermal epidemic: unravelling the pathogenesis of chytridiomycosis

Past funding

  • 2022
    Fish response to chronic hypoxia
    Queensland Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Between and Hot Place and Hypoxia: Modelling to support climate adaptation of Queensland's inland river waterholes (Qld Department of Environment and Science grant administered by UWA)
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    ResTeach 2011 0.1 TFE School of Biological Sciences
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Rebecca Cramp is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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