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  1. Ultraviolet B radiation alters movement and thermal selection of zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  2. Morphological differences between habitats are associated with physiological and behavioural trade-offs in stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, June 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  3. Temperature determines toxicity: Bisphenol A reduces thermal tolerance in fish

    Article • Environmental Pollution, February 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  4. Generalist-specialist trade-off during thermal acclimation

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, January 2015, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Bart Adriaenssens, Professor Frank Seebacher

  5. Physiological plasticity increases resilience of ectothermic animals to climate change

    Article • Nature Climate Change, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  6. Addressing new challenges in climate change research by highlighting biological complexity

    Article • Climate Change Responses, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  7. Synergistic interaction between UVB radiation and temperature increases susceptibility to parasitic infection in a fish

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, September 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Rebecca L Cramp, Professor Frank Seebacher

  8. Embryonic Developmental Temperatures Modulate Thermal Acclimation of Performance Curves in Tadpoles of the Frog Limnodynastes peronii

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  9. Early effects of ageing on the mechanical performance of isolated locomotory (EDL) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle using the work-loop technique

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, July 2014, American Physiological Society

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  10. The evolution of endothermy is explained by thyroid hormone-mediated responses to cold in early vertebrates

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  11. The cost of muscle power production: muscle oxygen consumption per unit work increases at low temperatures in Xenopus laevis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, March 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  12. Exercise changes behaviour

    Article • Functional Ecology, December 2013, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  13. Thyroid hormone regulates cardiac performance during cold acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, November 2013, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  14. Trying to fit in: are patterns of orientation of a keystone grazer set by behavioural responses to ecosystem engineers or wave action?

    Article • Oecologia, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  15. Regulation of thermal acclimation varies between generations of the short-lived mosquitofish that developed in different environmental conditions

    Article • Functional Ecology, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  16. Thyroid hormone regulates muscle function during cold acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, August 2013, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  17. Thyroid hormone actions are temperature-specific and regulate thermal acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

    Article • BMC Biology, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  18. The active metabolic rate predicts a male spider's proximity to females and expected fitness

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, February 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  19. Increased aggression during pregnancy comes at a higher metabolic cost

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, February 2013, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  20. Capacity for thermal acclimation differs between populations and phylogenetic lineages within a species

    Article • Functional Ecology, September 2012, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  21. Thermal acclimation of interactions: differential responses to temperature change alter predator-prey relationship

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  22. Coping with Thermal Challenges: Physiological Adaptations to Environmental Temperatures

    Article • July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  23. How well do muscle biomechanics predict whole-animal locomotor performance? The role of Ca2+ handling

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  24. Determining environmental causes of biological effects: the need for a mechanistic physiological dimension in conservation biology

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, May 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  25. Changing climate can affect fish fertility

    Article • Global Change Biology, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Bart Adriaenssens, Professor Frank Seebacher

  26. Differences in locomotor performance between individuals: importance of parvalbumin, calcium handling and metabolism

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  27. Thermal adaptation in endotherms: climate and phylogeny interact to determine population‐level responses in a wild rat

    Article • Functional Ecology, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  28. Variation in expression of calcium-handling proteins is associated with inter-individual differences in mechanical performance of rat (Rattus norvegicus) skeletal muscle

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2011, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  29. Daily torpor reduces mass and changes stress and power output of soleus and EDL muscles in the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, August 2011, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  30. Adaptive Thermoregulation in Endotherms May Alter Responses to Climate Change

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  31. Striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii) tadpoles do not acclimate metabolic performance to thermal variability

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2011, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  32. Physiology of invasion: cane toads are constrained by thermal effects on physiological mechanisms that support locomotor performance

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2011, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  33. Aggression‐induced fin damage modulates trade‐offs in burst and endurance swimming performance of mosquitofish

    Article • Journal of Zoology, January 2011, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  34. Advantage to lower body temperatures for a small mammal (Rattus fuscipes) experiencing chronic cold

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, October 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  35. Low Levels of Physical Activity Increase Metabolic Responsiveness to Cold in a Rat (Rattus fuscipes)

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2010, PLOS

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  36. Plasticity of Oxidative Metabolism in Variable Climates: Molecular Mechanisms*

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, September 2010, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  37. AMP-activated protein kinase controls metabolism and heat production during embryonic development in birds

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, August 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  38. Thermal acclimation, mitochondrial capacities and organ metabolic profiles in a reptile (Alligator mississippiensis)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, August 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  39. Plasticity in body temperature and metabolic capacity sustains winter activity in a small endotherm (Rattus fuscipes)

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  40. Physiological and behavioural responses to seasonal changes in environmental temperature in the Australian spiny crayfish Euastacus sulcatus

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  41. Learning to hunt: the role of experience in predator success

    Article • Behaviour, January 2010, Brill

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  42. Thermal Acclimation and Regulation of Metabolism in a Reptile ( Crocodylus porosus ): The Importance of Transcriptional Mechanisms and Membrane Composition

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, November 2009, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  43. Endothermy in birds: underlying molecular mechanisms

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, July 2009, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  44. Mechanisms underlying the sprint-endurance trade-off in rat lateral gastrocnemius muscle mechanics

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  45. Costs and benefits of increased weapon size differ between sexes of the slender crayfish, Cherax dispar

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, February 2009, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  46. Adapting to Climate Change

    Article • Science, February 2009, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  47. Can Phenotypic Plasticity Facilitate the Geographic Expansion of the Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus ?

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, November 2008, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  48. Novel reptilian uncoupling proteins: molecular evolution and gene expression during cold acclimation

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2008, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  49. Plasticity of muscle function in a thermoregulating ectotherm (Crocodylus porosus): biomechanics and metabolism

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, January 2008, American Physiological Society

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  50. Molecular mechanisms underlying the development of endothermy in birds (Gallus gallus): a new role of PGC-1 ?

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, October 2007, American Physiological Society

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  51. Antarctic fish can compensate for rising temperatures: thermal acclimation of cardiac performance in Pagothenia borchgrevinki

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, September 2007, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  52. Dishonest Signals of Strength in Male Slender Crayfish ( Cherax dispar ) during Agonistic Encounters

    Article • The American Naturalist, August 2007, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  53. Redistribution of blood within the body is important for thermoregulation in an ectothermic vertebrate (Crocodylus porosus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  54. Individual recognition in crayfish (Cherax dispar): the roles of strength and experience in deciding aggressive encounters

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, July 2007, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  55. Transient Receptor Potential Ion Channels Control Thermoregulatory Behaviour in Reptiles

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2007, PLOS

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  56. Compensation for environmental change by complementary shifts of thermal sensitivity and thermoregulatory behaviour in an ectotherm

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, December 2006, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  57. Fighting fit: thermal plasticity of metabolic function and fighting success in the crayfishCherax destructor

    Article • Functional Ecology, November 2006, Wiley

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  58. Phenotypic flexibility in the metabolic response of the limpet Cellana tramoserica to thermally different microhabitats

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, July 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  59. Thermal biology of a viviparous lizard with temperature-dependant sex determination

    Article • Journal of Thermal Biology, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  60. Transition from ectothermy to endothermy: the development of metabolic capacity in a bird (Gallus gallus)

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  61. Coadaptation: A Unifying Principle in Evolutionary Thermal Biology*

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, March 2006, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  62. Physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation in reptiles: a review

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  63. A review of thermoregulation and physiological performance in reptiles: what is the role of phenotypic flexibility?

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  64. A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2005, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  65. Diving Behaviour of a Reptile ( Crocodylus johnstoni ) in the Wild: Interactions with Heart Rate and Body Temperature

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, January 2005, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  66. Thermal sensitivity of heart rate and insensitivity of blood pressure in the Antarctic nototheniid fish Pagothenia borchgrevinki

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, December 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  67. Cardiovascular mechanisms during thermoregulation in reptiles

    Article • International Congress Series, December 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  68. Integration of autonomic and local mechanisms in regulating cardiovascular responses to heating and cooling in a reptile (Crocodylus porosus)

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, August 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  69. Evaluating Thermoregulation in Reptiles: The Fallacy of the Inappropriately Applied Method

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, July 2004, University of Chicago Press

    Rick Shine, Professor Frank Seebacher

  70. Physiological thermoregulation in a crustacean? Heart rate hysteresis in the freshwater crayfish Cherax destructor

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, July 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  71. Biochemical acclimation of metabolic enzymes in response to lowered temperature in tadpoles of Limnodynastes peronii

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, April 2004, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  72. Turtles ( Chelodina longicollis ) regulate muscle metabolic enzyme activity in response to seasonal variation in body temperature

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, April 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  73. An alternative method for predicting body mass: the case of the Pleistocene marsupial lion

    Article • Paleobiology, September 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  74. Prostaglandins are important in thermoregulation of a reptile (Pogona vitticeps)

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2003, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  75. Energetic cost of a meal in a frequent feeding lizard

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, July 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  76. Body Temperature Null Distributions in Reptiles with Nonzero Heat Capacity: Seasonal Thermoregulation in the American Alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis )

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, May 2003, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  77. Sustained Swimming Performance in Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus): Effects of Body Size and Temperature

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, April 2003, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  78. Dinosaur body temperatures: the occurrence of endothermy and ectothermy

    Article • Paleobiology, January 2003, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  79. Facultative sex allocation in the viviparous lizard Eulamprus tympanum, a species with temperature-dependent sex determination

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2003, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  80. Ontogenetic changes of swimming kinematics in a semi-aquatic reptile (Crocodylus porosus)

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 2003, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  81. Shelter Microhabitats Determine Body Temperature and Dehydration Rates of a Terrestrial Amphibian (Bufo marinus)

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, March 2002, JSTOR

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  82. Shelter Microhabitats Determine Body Temperature and Dehydration Rates of a Terrestrial Amphibian (Bufo marinus)

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, March 2002, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  83. Changes in heart rate are important for thermoregulation in the varanid lizard Varanus varius

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, June 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  84. A new method to calculate allometric length-mass relationships of dinosaurs

    Article • Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, March 2001, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  85. Heat Transfer in a Microvascular Network: the Effect of Heart Rate on Heating and Cooling in Reptiles (Pogona barbata and Varanus varius)

    Article • Journal of Theoretical Biology, March 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  86. Field test of a paradigm: hysteresis of heart rate in thermoregulation by a free-ranging lizard (Pogona barbata)

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, June 1999, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  87. Movement and Microhabitat Use of a Terrestrial Amphibian (Bufo marinus) on a Tropical Island: Seasonal Variation and Environmental Correlates

    Article • Journal of Herpetology, June 1999, JSTOR

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  88. Behavioural Postures and the Rate of Body Temperature Change in Wild Freshwater Crocodiles, Crocodylus johnstoni

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, January 1999, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Frank Seebacher

  89. Patterns of Body Temperature in Wild Freshwater Crocodiles, Crocodylus johnstoni: Thermoregulation versus Thermoconformity, Seasonal Acclimatization, and the Effect of Social Interactions

    Article • Copeia, August 1997, JSTOR

    Professor Frank Seebacher