Dr Rebecca Cramp
Dr

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.

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Dr Rebecca Cramp is:
Not available for supervision
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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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2018

Journal Article

Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations

Watson, Jabin R., Goodrich, Harriet R., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations. Ecological Engineering, 122, 286-294. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.08.008

Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations

2018

Other Outputs

Datafiles for 'Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations'

Watson, Jabin R., Goodrich, Harriet R., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). Datafiles for 'Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations'. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/7115884

Datafiles for 'Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations'

2018

Other Outputs

Mitigating and managing barriers to fish passage and improving river connectivity

Franklin, Craig, Cramp, Rebecca and Watson, Jabin (2018). Mitigating and managing barriers to fish passage and improving river connectivity. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Threatened Species Recovery Hub.

Mitigating and managing barriers to fish passage and improving river connectivity

2018

Journal Article

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. (2018). Making culverts great again: efficacy of a common culvert remediation strategy across sympatric fish species. Ecological Engineering, 116, 143-153. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.03.006

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

2018

Other Outputs

Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations

Watson, Jabin R., Goodrich, Harriet R., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations. doi: 10.1101/332338

Utilising the boundary layer to help restore the connectivity of fish habitats and populations

2018

Journal Article

A pathogenic skin fungus and sloughing exacerbate cutaneous water loss in amphibians

Russo, Catherine J. M., Ohmer, Michel E. B., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). A pathogenic skin fungus and sloughing exacerbate cutaneous water loss in amphibians. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 (9) jeb167445, jeb167445. doi: 10.1242/jeb.167445

A pathogenic skin fungus and sloughing exacerbate cutaneous water loss in amphibians

2018

Journal Article

Negative impacts of elevated nitrate on physiological performance are not exacerbated by low pH

Gomez Isaza, Daniel F., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). Negative impacts of elevated nitrate on physiological performance are not exacerbated by low pH. Aquatic Toxicology, 200, 217-225. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.05.004

Negative impacts of elevated nitrate on physiological performance are not exacerbated by low pH

2018

Journal Article

Body size influences energetic and osmoregulatory costs in frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Wu, Nicholas C., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). Body size influences energetic and osmoregulatory costs in frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Scientific reports, 8 (1) 3739, 3739. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22002-8

Body size influences energetic and osmoregulatory costs in frogs infected with Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

2018

Journal Article

Measuring Ucrit and endurance: equipment choice influences estimates of fish swimming performance

Kern, P., Cramp, R. L., Gordos, M. A., Watson, J. R. and Franklin, C. E. (2018). Measuring Ucrit and endurance: equipment choice influences estimates of fish swimming performance. Journal of Fish Biology, 92 (1), 237-247. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13514

Measuring Ucrit and endurance: equipment choice influences estimates of fish swimming performance

2018

Journal Article

Exploring the link between ultraviolet B radiation and immune function in amphibians: implications for emerging infectious diseases

Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2018). Exploring the link between ultraviolet B radiation and immune function in amphibians: implications for emerging infectious diseases. Conservation Physiology, 6 (1) coy035, coy035. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coy035

Exploring the link between ultraviolet B radiation and immune function in amphibians: implications for emerging infectious diseases

2017

Journal Article

Skin sloughing in susceptible and resistant amphibians regulates infection with a fungal pathogen

Ohmer, Michel E. B., Cramp, Rebecca L., Russo, Catherine J. M., White, Craig R. and Franklin, Craig E. (2017). Skin sloughing in susceptible and resistant amphibians regulates infection with a fungal pathogen. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 3529, 3529. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-03605-z

Skin sloughing in susceptible and resistant amphibians regulates infection with a fungal pathogen

2017

Journal Article

Living with a leaky skin: upregulation of ion transport proteins during sloughing

Wu, Nicholas C., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2017). Living with a leaky skin: upregulation of ion transport proteins during sloughing. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 (11), 2026-2035. doi: 10.1242/jeb.151738

Living with a leaky skin: upregulation of ion transport proteins during sloughing

2017

Journal Article

Substrate roughening improves swimming performance in two small-bodied riverine fishes: implications for culvert remediation and design

Rodgers, Essie M., Heaslip, Breeana M., Cramp, Rebecca L., Riches, Marcus, Gordos, Matthew A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2017). Substrate roughening improves swimming performance in two small-bodied riverine fishes: implications for culvert remediation and design. Conservation Physiology, 5 (1) cox034, cox034. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cox034

Substrate roughening improves swimming performance in two small-bodied riverine fishes: implications for culvert remediation and design

2016

Journal Article

Early exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation decreases immune function later in life

Ceccato, Emma, Cramp, Rebecca L., Seebacher, Frank and Franklin, Craig E. (2016). Early exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation decreases immune function later in life. Conservation Physiology, 4 (1) cow037, cow037. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cow037

Early exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation decreases immune function later in life

2015

Journal Article

Plasticity of protective mechanisms only partially explains interactive effects of temperature and UVR on upper thermal limits

Kern, Pippa, Cramp, Rebecca L., Seebacher, Frank, Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, Ensiyeh and Franklin, Craig E. (2015). Plasticity of protective mechanisms only partially explains interactive effects of temperature and UVR on upper thermal limits. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 190, 75-82. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.09.007

Plasticity of protective mechanisms only partially explains interactive effects of temperature and UVR on upper thermal limits

2015

Journal Article

Physiological responses of ectotherms to daily temperature variation

Kern, Pippa, Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2015). Physiological responses of ectotherms to daily temperature variation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218 (19), 3068-3076. doi: 10.1242/jeb.123166

Physiological responses of ectotherms to daily temperature variation

2015

Journal Article

Osmoregulation by juvenile brown-banded bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium punctatum, in hypo- and hyper-saline waters

Cramp, R. L., Hansen, M. J. and Franklin, C. E. (2015). Osmoregulation by juvenile brown-banded bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium punctatum, in hypo- and hyper-saline waters. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 185, 107-114. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2015.04.001

Osmoregulation by juvenile brown-banded bamboo sharks, Chiloscyllium punctatum, in hypo- and hyper-saline waters

2015

Journal Article

Activity, abundance and expression of Ca2+-activated proteases in skeletal muscle of the aestivating frog, Cyclorana alboguttata

Reilly, Beau D., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2015). Activity, abundance and expression of Ca2+-activated proteases in skeletal muscle of the aestivating frog, Cyclorana alboguttata. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 185 (2), 243-255. doi: 10.1007/s00360-014-0880-6

Activity, abundance and expression of Ca2+-activated proteases in skeletal muscle of the aestivating frog, Cyclorana alboguttata

2014

Journal Article

Skin sloughing rate increases with chytrid fungus infection intensity in a susceptible amphibian

Ohmer, Michel E. B., Cramp, Rebecca L., White, Craig R. and Franklin, Craig E. (2014). Skin sloughing rate increases with chytrid fungus infection intensity in a susceptible amphibian. Functional Ecology, 29 (5), 674-682. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12370

Skin sloughing rate increases with chytrid fungus infection intensity in a susceptible amphibian

2014

Journal Article

Synergistic interaction between UV-B and temperature increases susceptibility to parasitic infection in a fish

Cramp, Rebecca L., Reid, Stefanie, Seebacher, Frank and Franklin, Craig E. (2014). Synergistic interaction between UV-B and temperature increases susceptibility to parasitic infection in a fish. Biology Letters, 10 (9) 20140449, 20140449. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0449

Synergistic interaction between UV-B and temperature increases susceptibility to parasitic infection in a fish

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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