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)

101 - 120 of 136 works

2014

Journal Article

Decreased hydrogen peroxide production and mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle but not cardiac muscle of the green-striped burrowing frog, a natural model of muscle disuse

Reilly, Beau D., Hickey, Anthony J. R., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2014). Decreased hydrogen peroxide production and mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle but not cardiac muscle of the green-striped burrowing frog, a natural model of muscle disuse. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (7), 1087-1093. doi: 10.1242/jeb.096834

Decreased hydrogen peroxide production and mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle but not cardiac muscle of the green-striped burrowing frog, a natural model of muscle disuse

2014

Journal Article

Temperature and UV-B-insensitive performance in tadpoles of the ornate burrowing frog: an ephemeral pond specialist

Kern, Pippa, Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2014). Temperature and UV-B-insensitive performance in tadpoles of the ornate burrowing frog: an ephemeral pond specialist. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (8), 1246-1252. doi: 10.1242/jeb.097006

Temperature and UV-B-insensitive performance in tadpoles of the ornate burrowing frog: an ephemeral pond specialist

2014

Journal Article

First line of defence: the role of sloughing in the regulation of cutaneous microbes in frogs

Cramp, Rebecca L., McPhee, Rebcca K., Meyer, Edward A., Ohmer, Michel E. and Franklin, Craig E. (2014). First line of defence: the role of sloughing in the regulation of cutaneous microbes in frogs. Conservation Physiology, 2 (1) cou012, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cou012

First line of defence: the role of sloughing in the regulation of cutaneous microbes in frogs

2014

Journal Article

Facilitating upstream passage of small-bodied fishes: linking the thermal dependence of swimming ability to culvert design

Rodgers, Essie M., Cramp, Rebecca L., Gordos, Matthew, Weier, Anna, Fairfall, Sarah, Riches, Marcus and Franklin, Craig E. (2014). Facilitating upstream passage of small-bodied fishes: linking the thermal dependence of swimming ability to culvert design. Marine and Freshwater Research, 65 (8), 710-719. doi: 10.1071/MF13170

Facilitating upstream passage of small-bodied fishes: linking the thermal dependence of swimming ability to culvert design

2013

Journal Article

Frogs and estivation: transcriptional insights into metabolism and cell survival in a natural model of extended muscle disuse

Reilly, Beau D., Schlipalius, David I., Cramp, Rebecca L., Ebert, Paul R. and Franklin, Craig E. (2013). Frogs and estivation: transcriptional insights into metabolism and cell survival in a natural model of extended muscle disuse. Physiological Genomics, 45 (10), 377-388. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00163.2012

Frogs and estivation: transcriptional insights into metabolism and cell survival in a natural model of extended muscle disuse

2013

Journal Article

Each to their own: skeletal muscles of different function use different biochemical strategies during aestivation at high temperature

Young, Karen M., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2013). Each to their own: skeletal muscles of different function use different biochemical strategies during aestivation at high temperature. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216 (6), 1012-1024. doi: 10.1242/jeb.072827

Each to their own: skeletal muscles of different function use different biochemical strategies during aestivation at high temperature

2013

Journal Article

Hot and steady: elevated temperatures do not enhance muscle disuse atrophy during prolonged aestivation in the ectotherm Cyclorana alboguttata

Young, K. M., Cramp, R. L. and Franklin, C. E. (2013). Hot and steady: elevated temperatures do not enhance muscle disuse atrophy during prolonged aestivation in the ectotherm Cyclorana alboguttata. Journal of Morphology, 274 (2), 165-174. doi: 10.1002/jmor.20080

Hot and steady: elevated temperatures do not enhance muscle disuse atrophy during prolonged aestivation in the ectotherm Cyclorana alboguttata

2013

Journal Article

Effect of opioids on tissue metabolism in aestivating and active Green-Striped Burrowing Frogs, Cyclorana alboguttata

Kayes, Sara M., Cramp, Rebecca L., Hudson, Nicholas J. and Franklin, Craig E. (2013). Effect of opioids on tissue metabolism in aestivating and active Green-Striped Burrowing Frogs, Cyclorana alboguttata. Journal of Herpetology, 47 (2), 369-377. doi: 10.1670/12-039

Effect of opioids on tissue metabolism in aestivating and active Green-Striped Burrowing Frogs, Cyclorana alboguttata

2012

Journal Article

Changes in cutaneous microbial abundance with sloughing: possible implications for infection and disease in amphibians

Meyer, Edward A., Cramp, Rebecca L., Hernando Bernal, Manuel and Franklin, Craig E. (2012). Changes in cutaneous microbial abundance with sloughing: possible implications for infection and disease in amphibians. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 101 (3), 235-242. doi: 10.3354/dao02523

Changes in cutaneous microbial abundance with sloughing: possible implications for infection and disease in amphibians

2012

Journal Article

Benefits of thermal acclimation in a tropical aquatic ectotherm, the Arafura filesnake, Acrochordus arafurae

Bruton, Melissa J., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2012). Benefits of thermal acclimation in a tropical aquatic ectotherm, the Arafura filesnake, Acrochordus arafurae. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology, 182 (4), 541-551. doi: 10.1007/s00360-011-0643-6

Benefits of thermal acclimation in a tropical aquatic ectotherm, the Arafura filesnake, Acrochordus arafurae

2011

Journal Article

Staying cool, keeping strong: Incubation temperature affects performance in a freshwater turtle

Micheli-Campbell, M. A., Campbell, H. A., Cramp, R. L., Booth, D. T. and Franklin, C. E. (2011). Staying cool, keeping strong: Incubation temperature affects performance in a freshwater turtle. Journal of Zoology, 285 (4), 266-273. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00840.x

Staying cool, keeping strong: Incubation temperature affects performance in a freshwater turtle

2011

Journal Article

Influence of elevated temperature on metabolism during aestivation : Implications for muscle disuse atrophy

Young, Karen M., Cramp, Rebecca L., White, Craig R. and Franklin, Craig E. (2011). Influence of elevated temperature on metabolism during aestivation : Implications for muscle disuse atrophy. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214 (22), 3782-3789. doi: 10.1242/jeb.054148

Influence of elevated temperature on metabolism during aestivation : Implications for muscle disuse atrophy

2011

Journal Article

Does simultaneous UV-B exposure enhance the lethal and sub-lethal effects of aquatic hypoxia on developing anuran embryos and larvae?

Bernal, Manuel Hernando, Alton, Lesley A., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2011). Does simultaneous UV-B exposure enhance the lethal and sub-lethal effects of aquatic hypoxia on developing anuran embryos and larvae?. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181 (7), 973-980. doi: 10.1007/s00360-011-0581-3

Does simultaneous UV-B exposure enhance the lethal and sub-lethal effects of aquatic hypoxia on developing anuran embryos and larvae?

2011

Journal Article

Branchial osmoregulation in the euryhaline bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas: A molecular analysis of ion transporters

Reilly, Beau D., Cramp, Rebecca L., Wilson, Jonathan M., Campbell, Hamish A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2011). Branchial osmoregulation in the euryhaline bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas: A molecular analysis of ion transporters. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 214 (17), 2883-2895. doi: 10.1242/jeb.058156

Branchial osmoregulation in the euryhaline bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas: A molecular analysis of ion transporters

2010

Journal Article

Hormone-dependent dissociation of blood flow and secretion rate in the lingual salt glands of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus

Cramp, Rebecca L., De Vries, Inga, Anderson, W. Gary and Franklin, Craig E. (2010). Hormone-dependent dissociation of blood flow and secretion rate in the lingual salt glands of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. Biochemical, Systematic and Environmental Physiology, 180 (6), 825-834. doi: 10.1007/s00360-010-0464-z

Hormone-dependent dissociation of blood flow and secretion rate in the lingual salt glands of the estuarine crocodile, Crocodylus porosus

2010

Journal Article

Activity, abundance, distribution and expression of Na+/K+-ATPase in the salt glands of Crocodylus porosus following chronic saltwater acclimation

Cramp, Rebecca L., Hudson, Nicholas J. and Franklin, Craig E. (2010). Activity, abundance, distribution and expression of Na+/K+-ATPase in the salt glands of Crocodylus porosus following chronic saltwater acclimation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213 (8), 1301-1308. doi: 10.1242/jeb.039305

Activity, abundance, distribution and expression of Na+/K+-ATPase in the salt glands of Crocodylus porosus following chronic saltwater acclimation

2010

Journal Article

Damage to the gills and integument of Litoria fallax larvae (Amphibia: Anura) associated with ionoregulatory disturbance at low pH

Meyer, Edward A., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2010). Damage to the gills and integument of Litoria fallax larvae (Amphibia: Anura) associated with ionoregulatory disturbance at low pH. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 155 (2), 164-171. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.10.032

Damage to the gills and integument of Litoria fallax larvae (Amphibia: Anura) associated with ionoregulatory disturbance at low pH

2009

Journal Article

Metabolic depression during aestivation in Cyclorana alboguttata

Kayes, S.M., Cramp, R. and Franklin, C.E. (2009). Metabolic depression during aestivation in Cyclorana alboguttata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 154 (4), 557-563. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.09.001

Metabolic depression during aestivation in Cyclorana alboguttata

2009

Journal Article

Ups and downs of intestinal function with prolonged fasting during aestivation in the burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata

Cramp, Rebecca L., Kayes, Sara M., Meyer, Edward A. and Franklin, Craig E. (2009). Ups and downs of intestinal function with prolonged fasting during aestivation in the burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212 (22), 3656-3663. doi: 10.1242/jeb.027748

Ups and downs of intestinal function with prolonged fasting during aestivation in the burrowing frog, Cyclorana alboguttata

2009

Journal Article

Skeletal muscle atrophy occurs slowly and selectively during prolonged aestivation in Cyclorana alboguttata (Gunther 1867)

Mantle, Beth L., Hudson, Nicholas J., Harper, Gregory S., Cramp, Rebecca L. and Franklin, Craig E. (2009). Skeletal muscle atrophy occurs slowly and selectively during prolonged aestivation in Cyclorana alboguttata (Gunther 1867). Journal of Experimental Biology, 212 (22), 3664-3672. doi: 10.1242/jeb.033688

Skeletal muscle atrophy occurs slowly and selectively during prolonged aestivation in Cyclorana alboguttata (Gunther 1867)

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

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