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Professor Frank Seebacher

Professor of Biology
School of Life and Environmental Sciences

A08 - Heydon-Laurence Building
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9351 2779
Fax +61 2 9351 4119

Website Evolutionary & Ecological Physiology Lab
Room 415, A08 - Heydon-Laurence Building

Research interests

Leader of the EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL PHYSIOLOGY LAB, focusing on responses of animals to changing environments, and how these responses have evolved in space and time.

Areas of Interest: - Physiological Ecology - Evolutionary Physiology - Thermal Biology - Heat transfer - Ectothermy, Endothermy - Cardiac Function, Heart Rate - Reptiles - Crocodilians - Dinosaurs - Lizards

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Themes

Ecology and Evolution; Animal behavior and ecophysiology

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PhD and master's project opportunities

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Selected grants

2019

  • Plastic pollution: new driver altering responses to variable environments; Seebacher F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2018

  • The role of epigenetics in conferring resilience to environmental change; Seebacher F, Metcalfe N; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2016

  • The physiological dimension of animal group and population dynamics; Seebacher F, Ward A, Sumpter D, James R; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2014

  • How does the interaction between environmental drivers determine the impact of global change on animals; Seebacher F, Franklin C; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2012

  • Does physiological plasticity of individuals render populations resilient to climate change; Seebacher F, Wilson R, Clobert J; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2011

  • Differential accumulation of algal biotoxins within diploid and triploid Pacific Oysters and Sydney Rock Oysters; Murray S, O'Connor W, Seebacher F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP).
  • LNK: LP110100516 Differential accumulation of algal biotoxins within diploid and triploid Pacific Oy; Hirshorn J, Seebacher F.

2010

  • Metabolic regulation in variable environments; Seebacher F; DVC Research/Bridging Support Grant.

2008

  • Video analysis suite for the integrative analysis of resource acquisition behaviour in animals; Simpson S, Shine R, Thompson M, Seebacher F, Pile A, McArthur C, Coleman R, Beekman M, Ward A, Sword G, Brooks R, Poore A, Bonduriansky R, Cassis G, Olsson M, Williams S, Booth D; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).
  • Video analysis suite for the integrative analysis of resource acquisition behaviour in animals; Simpson S, Shine R, Thompson M, Seebacher F, Pile A, McArthur C, Coleman R, Beekman M, Ward A, Sword G, Brooks R, Poore A, Bonduriansky R, Cassis G, Olsson M, Booth D, Williams S; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF).

2007

  • Genetic mechanisms of metabolic control and thermal sensing during thermoregulation; Seebacher F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2005

  • Physiological thermoregulation and cardiovascular function in reptiles; Franklin C, Seebacher F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).

2004

  • Responses of reptiles to fluctuating thermal environments: behaviour or biochemistry?; Robinson J, Seebacher F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
  • The integrated gene analysis facility; et al V, Seebacher F, Jermiin L; University of Sydney/Equipment Grant.

2003

  • How do crocodiles respond to their environment: is metabolic acclimatisation important for Australian crocodiles; Seebacher F; Australian Geographic Society/Research Grant.
  • Not known; Seebacher F; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D).

2002

  • Evolutionary physiology: did nocturnal reptiles evolve a physiological mechanism of thermoregulation?; Seebacher F; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Newly Appointed Staff (NAS).
  • Metabolic Enzyme Activity in Reptiles: Do Turtles Show Seasonal Acclimatisation?; Seebacher F; DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D).
  • The effect of frequency of fire on frog populations (for honours student Amy Gye); Seebacher F; World Conservation Union (Switzerland)/Research Grant.
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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Simmonds, A., Miln, C., Seebacher, F. (2019). Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model for Sprint Exercise Training. Zebrafish, 16(1), 1-7. [More Information]
  • Kausumovic, M., Seebacher, F. (2018). Casual movement speed but not maximal locomotor capacity predicts mate searching success. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 31(3), 438-445. [More Information]
  • Krause, J., Seebacher, F. (2018). Collective Behaviour: Physiology Determines Position. Current Biology, 28(8), R351-R354. [More Information]
  • Jutfelt, F., Norin, T., Ern, R., Overgaard, J., Wang, T., McKenzie, D., Lefevre, S., Nilsson, G., Metcalfe, N., Hickey, A., Seebacher, F., et al (2018). Oxygen- and capacity-limited thermal tolerance: Blurring ecology and physiology. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(1), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., James, R., Seebacher, F. (2018). The effects of obesity on skeletal muscle contractile function. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(13), jeb163840. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2018). The evolution of metabolic regulation in animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 224, 195-203. [More Information]
  • Ward, A., Herbert-Read, J., Schaerf, T., Seebacher, F. (2018). The physiology of leadership in fish shoals: leaders have lower maximal metabolic rates and lower aerobic scope. Journal of Zoology, 305(2), 73-81. [More Information]
  • Le Roy, A., Seebacher, F. (2018). Transgenerational effects and acclimation affect dispersal in guppies. Functional Ecology, 32(7), 1819-1831. [More Information]
  • Le Roy, A., Loughland, I., Seebacher, F. (2017). Differential effects of developmental thermal plasticity across three generations of guppies (Poecilia reticulata): canalization and anticipatory matching. Scientific Reports, 7, 4313. [More Information]
  • Simmonds, A., Seebacher, F. (2017). Histone deacetylase activity modulates exercise-induced skeletal muscle plasticity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 313(1), R35-R43. [More Information]
  • Krause, J., Herbert-Read, J., Seebacher, F., Domenici, P., Wilson, A., Marras, S., Svendsen, M., Strombom, D., Steffensen, J., Krause, S., et al (2017). Injury-mediated decrease in locomotor performance increases predation risk in schooling fish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372, 20160232. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2017). Living in flowing water increases resistance to ultraviolet B radiation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 582-587. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Tallis, J., McShea, K., James, R. (2017). Obesity-induced decreases in muscle performance are not reversed by weight loss. International Journal of Obesity, 41(8), 1271-1278. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2017). Parental exposure modulates the effects of UV-B on offspring in guppies. Functional Ecology, 31, 1082-1090. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Krause, J. (2017). Physiological mechanisms underlying animal social behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372(1727), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Little, A. (2017). Plasticity of performance curves can buffer reaction rates from body temperature variation in active endotherms. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., Hill, C., James, R., Cox, V., Seebacher, F. (2017). The effect of obesity on the contractile performance of isolated mouse soleus, EDL, and diaphragm muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(1), 170-181. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., Higgins, M., Seebacher, F., Cox, V., Duncan, M., James, R. (2017). The effects of 8 weeks voluntary wheel running on the contractile performance of isolated locomotory (soleus) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle during early ageing. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(20), 3733-3741. [More Information]
  • Ceccato, E., Cramp, R., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2016). Early exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation decreases immune function later in life. Conservation Physiology, 4(1), 1-10. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Borg, J., Schlotfeldt, K., Yan, Z. (2016). Energetic cost determines voluntary movement speed only in familiar environments. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(11), 1625-1631. [More Information]
  • Beaman, J., White, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). Evolution of Plasticity: Mechanistic Link between Development and Reversible Acclimation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31(3), 237-249. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Seebacher, F., Lathlean, J., Coleman, R. (2016). Facing the Heat: Does Desiccation and Thermal Stress Explain Patterns of Orientation in an Intertidal Invertebrate? PloS One, 11(3), 1-16. [More Information]
  • Bonneaud, C., Wilson, R., Seebacher, F. (2016). Immune-Challenged Fish Up-Regulate Their Metabolic Scope to Support Locomotion. PloS One, 11(11), 1-14. [More Information]
  • Farrell, H., O'Connor, W., Seebacher, F., Harwood, D., Murray, S. (2016). Molecular detection of the SXTA gene from Saxitocin-producing Alexandrium Minutum in commercial oysters. The Journal of Shellfish Research, 35(1), 169-177. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Webster, M., James, R., Tallis, J., Ward, A. (2016). Morphological differences between habitats are associated with physiological and behavioural trade-offs in stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Royal Society Open Science, 3(6), 1-12. [More Information]
  • Grigaltchik, V., Webb, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). Temperature modulates the effects of predation and competition on mosquito larvae. Ecological Entomology, 41, 668-675. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2016). Thermal conditions experienced during differentiation affect metabolic and contractile phenotypes of mouse myotubes. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 311(3), R457-R465. [More Information]
  • James, R., Little, A., Tallis, J., Seebacher, F. (2016). Thyroid hormone influences muscle mechanics in carp (Cyprinus carpio) independently from SERCA activity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(18), 2806-2808. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C. (2016). Ultraviolet B radiation alters movement and thermal selection of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Biology Letters, 12(8), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). UV-B exposure reduces locomotor performance by impairing muscle function but not mitochondrial ATP production. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(1), 96-102. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). UV-B radiation interacts with temperature to determine animal performance. Functional Ecology, 30(4), 584-595. [More Information]
  • Bywater, C., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2015). Building a dishonest signal: the functional basis of unreliable signals of strength in males of the two-toned fiddler crab, Uca vomeris. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218, 3077-3082. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Post, E. (2015). Climate change impacts on animal migration. Climate Change Responses, 2(5), 1-2. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Grigaltchik, V. (2015). Developmental thermal plasticity of prey modifies the impact of predation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(9), 1402-1409. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Ducret, V., Little, A., Adriaenssens, B. (2015). Generalist-specialist trade-off during thermal acclimation. Royal Society Open Science, 2(1), 1-9. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2015). Inter-individual variation partially explains patterns of orientation on steeply sloped substrata in a keystone grazer, the limpet Cellana tramoserica. Aquatic Ecology, 49, 189-197. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2015). It's not where you are, it's what you do after that matters: Tide-in patterns of orientation do not predict where or when limpets forage. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 471, 119-125. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2015). Orientation in a keystone grazer: interactions between habitat and individual identity drive patterns of resting behaviour. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 522, 145-156. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., White, C., Franklin, C. (2015). Physiological plasticity increases resilience of ectothermic animals to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5(1), 61-66. [More Information]
  • Kern, P., Cramp, R., Seebacher, F., Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C. (2015). Plasticity of protective mechanisms only partially explains interactive effects of temperature and UVR on upper thermal limits. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 190, 75-82. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Little, A., James, R. (2015). Skeletal muscle contractile function predicts activity and behaviour in zebrafish. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(24), 3878-3884. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2015). Temperature determines toxicity: Bisphenol A reduces thermal tolerance in fish. Environmental Pollution, 197, 84-89. [More Information]
  • Farrell, H., Seebacher, F., O'Connor, W., Zammitt, A., Harwood, D., Murray, S. (2015). Warm temperature acclimation impacts metabolism of paralytic shellfish toxins from Alexandrium minutum in commercial oysters. Global Change Biology, 21(9), 3402-3413. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., James, R., Little, A., Cox, V., Duncan, M., Seebacher, F. (2014). Early effects of ageing on the mechanical performance of isolated locomotory (EDL) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle using the work-loop technique. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 307(6), R670-R684. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Grigaltchik, V. (2014). Embryonic developmental temperatures modulate thermal acclimation of performance curves in tadpoles of the frog Limnodynastes peronii. PloS One, 9(9), 1-11. [More Information]
  • Walter, E., De Souza, C., Ward, A., Seebacher, F. (2014). Exercise changes behaviour. Functional Ecology, 28, 652-659. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Beaman, J., Little, A. (2014). Regulation of thermal acclimation varies between generations of the short-lived mosquitofish that developed in different environmental conditions. Functional Ecology, 28(1), 137-148. [More Information]
  • Cramp, R., Reid, S., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2014). Synergistic interaction between UVB radiation and temperature increases susceptibility to parasitic infection in a fish. Biology Letters, 10(9), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Tallis, J., James, R. (2014). The cost of muscle power production: Muscle oxygen consumption per unit work increases at low temperatures in Xenopus laevis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(11), 1940-1945. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2014). The evolution of endothermy is explained by thyroid hormonemediated responses to cold in early vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(10), 1642-1648. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2014). Thyroid hormone regulates cardiac performance during cold acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(5), 718-725. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2014). Trying to fit in: are patterns of orientation of a keystone grazer set by behavioural responses to ecosystem engineers or wave action? Oecologia, 174(1), 67-75. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Ward, A., Wilson, R. (2013). Increased aggression during pregnancy comes at a higher metabolic cost. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(5), 771-776. [More Information]
  • Kasumovic, M., Seebacher, F. (2013). The active metabolic rate predicts a male spider's proximity to females and expected fitness. Biology Letters, 9(2), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Kunisue, T., Kannan, K., Seebacher, F. (2013). Thyroid hormone actions are temperature-specific and regulate thermal acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC Biology, 11(26), 1-15. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2013). Thyroid hormone regulates muscle function during cold acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(18), 3514-3521. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Holmes, S., Roosen, N., Nouvian, M., Wilson, R., Ward, A. (2012). Capacity for thermal acclimation differs between populations and phylogenetic lineages within a species. Functional Ecology, 26(6), 1418-1428. [More Information]
  • Tattersall, G., Sinclair, B., Withers, P., Fields, P., Seebacher, F., Cooper, C., Maloney, S. (2012). Coping with thermal challenges: Physiological adaptations to environmental temperatures. Comprehensive Physiology, 2(3), 2151-2202. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2012). Determining environmental causes of biological effects: The need for a mechanistic physiological dimension in conservation biology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 367(1596), 1607-1614. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Walter, I. (2012). Differences in locomotor performance between individuals: Importance of parvalbumin, calcium handling and metabolism. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215, 663-670. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Pollard, S., James, R. (2012). How well do muscle biomechanics predict whole-animal locomotor performance? The role of Ca 2+ handling. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(11), 1847-1853. [More Information]
  • Adriaenssens, B., van Damme, R., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2012). Sex cells in changing environments: Can organisms adjust the physiological function of gametes to different temperatures? Global Change Biology, 18, 1797-1803. [More Information]
  • Grigaltchik, V., Ward, A., Seebacher, F. (2012). Thermal acclimation of interactions: Differential responses to temperature change alter predator-prey relationship. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1744), 4058-4064. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Murray, S., Seebacher, F. (2012). Thermal adaptation in endotherms: climate and phylogeny interact to determine population-level responses in a wild rat. Functional Ecology, 26, 390-398. [More Information]
  • Boyles, J., Seebacher, F., Smit, B., McKechnie, A. (2011). Adaptive Thermoregulation in Endotherms May Alter Responses to Climate Change. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 51(5), 676-690. [More Information]
  • Walter, E., Ward, A., Seebacher, F. (2011). Aggression-induced fin damage modulates trade-offs in burst and endurance swimming performance of mosquitofish. Journal of Zoology, 283(4), 243-248. [More Information]
  • James, R., Tallis, J., Seebacher, F., Storey, K. (2011). Daily torpor reduces mass and changes stress and power output of soleus and EDL muscles in the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, 2896-2902. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2011). Physiology of invasion: cane toads are constrained by thermal effects on physiological mechanisms that support locomotor performance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(9), 1437-1444. [More Information]
  • Niehaus, A., Wilson, R., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2011). Striped marsh frog (limnodynastes peronii) tadpoles do not acclimate metabolic performance to thermal variability. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(11), 1965-1970. [More Information]
  • Guderley, H., Seebacher, F. (2011). Thermal acclimation, mitochondrial capacities and organ metabolic profiles in a reptile (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 181(1), 53-64. [More Information]
  • James, R., Walter, I., Seebacher, F. (2011). Variation in expression of calcium-handling proteins is associated with inter-individual differences in mechanical performance of rat (Rattus norvegicus) skeletal muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(21), 3542-3548. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Seebacher, F. (2010). Advantage to lower body temperatures for a small mammal (Rattus fuscipes) experiencing chronic cold. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(5), 1197-1204. [More Information]
  • Walter, I., Hegarty, B., Seebacher, F. (2010). AMP-activated protein kinase controls metabolism and heat production during embryonic development in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(18), 3167-3176. [More Information]
  • Reid, A., Seebacher, F., Ward, A. (2010). Learning to hunt: the role of experience in predator success. Behaviour, 147, 223-233. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Glanville, E. (2010). Low Levels of Physical Activity Increase Metabolic Responsiveness to Cold in a Rat (Rattus fuscipes). PloS One, 5(9), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Lowe, K., FitzGibbon, S., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2010). Physiological and behavioural responses to seasonal changes in environmental temperature in the Australian spiny crayfish Euastacus sulcatus. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 180, 653-660. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Seebacher, F. (2010). Plasticity in body temperature and metabolic capacity sustains winter activity in a small endotherm (Rattus fuscipes). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 155, 383-391. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Brand, M., Else, P., Guderley, H., Hulbert, A., Moyes, C. (2010). Plasticity of Oxidative Metabolism in Variable Climates: Molecular Mechanisms. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 83(5), 721-732. [More Information]
  • Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2009). Adapting to Climate Change. Science, 323(5916), 876-876.
  • Wilson, R., James, R., Bywater, C., Seebacher, F. (2009). Costs and benefits of increased weapon size differ between sexes of the slender crayfish, Cherax dispar. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(6), 853-858. [More Information]
  • Walter, I., Seebacher, F. (2009). Endothermy in birds: underlying molecular mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(15), 2328-2336. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2009). Responses to temperature variation: integration of thermoregulation and metabolism in vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(18), 2885-2891. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Murray, S., Else, P. (2009). Thermal Acclimation and Regulation of Metabolism in a Reptile (Crocodylus porosus): The Importance of Transcriptional Mechanisms and Membrane Composition. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 82(6), 766-775. [More Information]
  • Schnell, A., Seebacher, F. (2008). Can Phenotypic Plasticity Facilitate the Geographic Expansion of the Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 81(6), 733-742. [More Information]
  • Schwartz, T., Murray, S., Seebacher, F. (2008). Novel reptilian uncoupling proteins: molecular evolution and gene expression during cold acclimation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275(1637), 979-985. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., James, R. (2008). Plasticity of muscle function in a thermoregulating ectotherm (Crocodylus porosus): biomechanics and metabolism. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 294(3), R1024-R1032. [More Information]
  • Franklin, C., Davison, W., Seebacher, F. (2007). Antarctic fish can compensate for rising temperatures: thermal acclimation of cardiac performance in Pagothenia borchgrevinki. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210(17), 3068-3074. [More Information]
  • Rogers, K., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2007). Beneficial acclimation: sex specific thermal acclimation of metabolic capacity in the striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii). Journal of Experimental Biology, 210(16), 2932-2938. [More Information]
  • Wilson, R., Angilletta, M., James, R., Navas, C., Seebacher, F. (2007). Dishonest signals of strength in male slender crayfish (Cherax dispar) during agonistic encounters. The American Naturalist, 170(2), 284-291. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2007). Individual recognition in crayfish (Cherax dispar): the roles of strength and experience in deciding aggressive encounters. Biology Letters, 3(5), 471-474. [More Information]
  • Walter, I., Seebacher, F. (2007). Molecular mechanisms underlying the development of endothermy in birds (Gallus gallus): a new role of PGC-1 {alpha} ? American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 293(6), 2315-2322. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2007). Redistribution of blood within the body is important for thermoregulation in an ectothermic vertebrate (Crocodylus porosus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 177(8), 841-848. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Murray, S. (2007). Transient receptor potential ion channels control thermoregulatory behaviour in reptiles. PloS One, 2(3), 1-7. [More Information]
  • Angilletta, M., Bennett, A., Guderley, H., Navas, C., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2006). Coadaptation: A unifying principle in evolutionary thermal biology. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 79(2), 282-294. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Seebacher, F. (2006). Compensation for environmental change by complementary shifts of thermal sensitivity and thermoregulatory behaviour in an ectotherm. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(24), 4869-4877. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2006). Fighting fit: thermal plasticity of metabolic function and fighting success in the crayfish Cherax destructor. Functional Ecology, 20(6), 1045-1053. [More Information]
  • Walter, E., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2006). Phenotypic flexibility in the metabolic response of the limpet Cellana tramoserica to thermally different microhabitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 335(1), 131-141. [More Information]
  • Robert, K., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2006). Thermal biology of a viviparous lizard with temperature-dependant sex determination. Journal of Thermal Biology, 31(4), 292-301. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Schwartz, T., Thompson, M. (2006). Transition from ectothermy to endothermy: the development of metabolic capacity in a bird (Gallus gallus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1586), 565-570. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Davison, W., Lowe, C., Franklin, C. (2005). A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes. Biology Letters, 1(2), 151-154. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2005). A review of thermoregulation and physiological performance in reptiles: what is the role of phenotypic flexibility? Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175(7), 453-461. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C., Read, M. (2005). Diving behaviour of a reptile (Crocodylus johnstoni) in the wild: Interactions with heart rate and body temperature. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 78(1), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2005). Physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation in reptiles: a review. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175(8), 533-541. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Lowe, C., Davison, W. (2005). Thermal sensitivity of heart rate and insensitivity of blood pressure in the Antarctic notothenlid fish Pagothenia borckgrevinki. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175(2), 97-105. [More Information]
  • Rogers, K., Seebacher, F., Thompson, M. (2004). Biochemical Acclimation Of Metabolic Enzymes In Response To Lowered Temperature In Tadpoles Of Limnodynastes Peronii. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 137(4), 731-738. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2004). Cardiovascular Mechanisms During Thermoregulation In Reptiles. International Congress Series, 1275, 242-249. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Shine, R. (2004). Evaluating Thermoregulation In Reptiles: The Fallacy Of The Inappropriately Applied Method. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 77(4), 688-695. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2004). Integration Of Autonomic And Local Mechanisms In Regulating Cardiovascular Responses To Heating And Cooling In A Reptile (Crocodylus Porosus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 174(7), 577-585. [More Information]
  • Goudkamp, J., Seebacher, F., Ahern, M., Franklin, C. (2004). Physiological Then-Noregulation In A Crustacean? Heart Rate Hysteresis In The Freshwater Crayfish Cherax Destructor. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 138(3), 399-403. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Sparrow, J., Thompson, M. (2004). Turtles (Chelodina Longicollis) Regulate Muscle Metabolic Enzyme Activity In Response To Seasonal Variation In Body Temperature. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 174(3), 205-210. [More Information]
  • Wroe, S., Myers, T., Seebacher, F., Kear, B., Gillespie, A., Crowther, M., Salisbury, S. (2003). An alternative method for predicting body mass: the case of the Pleistocence marsupial lion. Paleobiology, 29(3), 403-411.
  • Seebacher, F., Elsey, R., Trosclair, P. (2003). Body temperature null distributions in reptiles with nonzero heat capacity: Seasonal thermoregulation in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 76(3), 348-359. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2003). Dinosaur body temperatures: the occurrence of endothermy and ectothermy. Paleobiology, 29(1), 105-122.
  • Iglesias, S., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2003). Energetic cost of a meal in a frequent feeding lizard. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 135(3), 377-382. [More Information]
  • Robert, K., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2003). Facultative sex allocation in the viviparous lizard Eulamprus tympanum, a species with temperature-dependent sex determination. Australian Journal of Zoology, 51(4), 367-370. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Elsworth, P., Franklin, C. (2003). Ontogenetic changes of swimming kinematics in a semi-aquatic reptile (Crocodylus porosus). Australian Journal of Zoology, 51(1), 15-24. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2003). Prostaglandins are important in thermoregulation of a reptile (Pogona vitticeps). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(aug 7), S50-S53.
  • Seebacher, F., Guderley, H., Elsey, R., Trosclair, P. (2003). Seasonal acclimatisation of muscle metabolic enzymes in a reptile (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Experimental Biology, 206(7), 1193-1200. [More Information]
  • Elsworth, P., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2003). Sustained swimming performance in crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus): effects of body size and temperature. Journal of Herpetology, 37(2), 363-368.
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2003). The effect of heat transfer mode on heart rate responses and hysteresis during heating and cooling in the estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206(7), 1143-1151. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Alford, R. (2002). Shelter microhabitats determine body temperature and dehydration rates of a terrestrial amphibian (Bufo marinus). Journal of Herpetology, 36(1), 69-75.
  • Seebacher, F. (2001). A new method to calculate allometric length-mass relationships of dinosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 21, 51-60.
  • Seebacher, F., Grigg, G. (2001). Changes in heart rate are important for thermoregulation in the varanid lizard Varanus varius. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 171, 395-400. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2001). Control of heart rate during thermoregulation in the heliothermic lizard Pogona barbata: importance of cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Biology, 204, 4361-4366.

Edited Journals

  • Seebacher, F., Krause, J. (2017). Physiological determinants of social behaviour in animals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372(1727).
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2012). Conservation physiology: integrating physiological mechanisms with ecology and evolution to predict responses of organisms to environmental change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

Conferences

  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2007). How important are changes in blood flow distribution for thermoregulation in a reptile (Crocodylus porosus)?
  • Seebacher, F. (2007). Thermoregulation and physiological performance in reptiles: What is the role of reversible phenotypic plasticity?

2019

  • Simmonds, A., Miln, C., Seebacher, F. (2019). Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model for Sprint Exercise Training. Zebrafish, 16(1), 1-7. [More Information]

2018

  • Kausumovic, M., Seebacher, F. (2018). Casual movement speed but not maximal locomotor capacity predicts mate searching success. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 31(3), 438-445. [More Information]
  • Krause, J., Seebacher, F. (2018). Collective Behaviour: Physiology Determines Position. Current Biology, 28(8), R351-R354. [More Information]
  • Jutfelt, F., Norin, T., Ern, R., Overgaard, J., Wang, T., McKenzie, D., Lefevre, S., Nilsson, G., Metcalfe, N., Hickey, A., Seebacher, F., et al (2018). Oxygen- and capacity-limited thermal tolerance: Blurring ecology and physiology. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(1), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., James, R., Seebacher, F. (2018). The effects of obesity on skeletal muscle contractile function. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(13), jeb163840. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2018). The evolution of metabolic regulation in animals. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 224, 195-203. [More Information]
  • Ward, A., Herbert-Read, J., Schaerf, T., Seebacher, F. (2018). The physiology of leadership in fish shoals: leaders have lower maximal metabolic rates and lower aerobic scope. Journal of Zoology, 305(2), 73-81. [More Information]
  • Le Roy, A., Seebacher, F. (2018). Transgenerational effects and acclimation affect dispersal in guppies. Functional Ecology, 32(7), 1819-1831. [More Information]

2017

  • Le Roy, A., Loughland, I., Seebacher, F. (2017). Differential effects of developmental thermal plasticity across three generations of guppies (Poecilia reticulata): canalization and anticipatory matching. Scientific Reports, 7, 4313. [More Information]
  • Simmonds, A., Seebacher, F. (2017). Histone deacetylase activity modulates exercise-induced skeletal muscle plasticity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 313(1), R35-R43. [More Information]
  • Krause, J., Herbert-Read, J., Seebacher, F., Domenici, P., Wilson, A., Marras, S., Svendsen, M., Strombom, D., Steffensen, J., Krause, S., et al (2017). Injury-mediated decrease in locomotor performance increases predation risk in schooling fish. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372, 20160232. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2017). Living in flowing water increases resistance to ultraviolet B radiation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220, 582-587. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Tallis, J., McShea, K., James, R. (2017). Obesity-induced decreases in muscle performance are not reversed by weight loss. International Journal of Obesity, 41(8), 1271-1278. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2017). Parental exposure modulates the effects of UV-B on offspring in guppies. Functional Ecology, 31, 1082-1090. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Krause, J. (2017). Physiological determinants of social behaviour in animals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372(1727).
  • Seebacher, F., Krause, J. (2017). Physiological mechanisms underlying animal social behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372(1727), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Little, A. (2017). Plasticity of performance curves can buffer reaction rates from body temperature variation in active endotherms. Frontiers in Physiology, 8, 1-8. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., Hill, C., James, R., Cox, V., Seebacher, F. (2017). The effect of obesity on the contractile performance of isolated mouse soleus, EDL, and diaphragm muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(1), 170-181. [More Information]
  • Tallis, J., Higgins, M., Seebacher, F., Cox, V., Duncan, M., James, R. (2017). The effects of 8 weeks voluntary wheel running on the contractile performance of isolated locomotory (soleus) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle during early ageing. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(20), 3733-3741. [More Information]

2016

  • Ceccato, E., Cramp, R., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2016). Early exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation decreases immune function later in life. Conservation Physiology, 4(1), 1-10. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Borg, J., Schlotfeldt, K., Yan, Z. (2016). Energetic cost determines voluntary movement speed only in familiar environments. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(11), 1625-1631. [More Information]
  • Beaman, J., White, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). Evolution of Plasticity: Mechanistic Link between Development and Reversible Acclimation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31(3), 237-249. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Seebacher, F., Lathlean, J., Coleman, R. (2016). Facing the Heat: Does Desiccation and Thermal Stress Explain Patterns of Orientation in an Intertidal Invertebrate? PloS One, 11(3), 1-16. [More Information]
  • Bonneaud, C., Wilson, R., Seebacher, F. (2016). Immune-Challenged Fish Up-Regulate Their Metabolic Scope to Support Locomotion. PloS One, 11(11), 1-14. [More Information]
  • Farrell, H., O'Connor, W., Seebacher, F., Harwood, D., Murray, S. (2016). Molecular detection of the SXTA gene from Saxitocin-producing Alexandrium Minutum in commercial oysters. The Journal of Shellfish Research, 35(1), 169-177. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Webster, M., James, R., Tallis, J., Ward, A. (2016). Morphological differences between habitats are associated with physiological and behavioural trade-offs in stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Royal Society Open Science, 3(6), 1-12. [More Information]
  • Grigaltchik, V., Webb, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). Temperature modulates the effects of predation and competition on mosquito larvae. Ecological Entomology, 41, 668-675. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2016). Thermal conditions experienced during differentiation affect metabolic and contractile phenotypes of mouse myotubes. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 311(3), R457-R465. [More Information]
  • James, R., Little, A., Tallis, J., Seebacher, F. (2016). Thyroid hormone influences muscle mechanics in carp (Cyprinus carpio) independently from SERCA activity. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(18), 2806-2808. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C. (2016). Ultraviolet B radiation alters movement and thermal selection of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Biology Letters, 12(8), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). UV-B exposure reduces locomotor performance by impairing muscle function but not mitochondrial ATP production. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(1), 96-102. [More Information]
  • Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2016). UV-B radiation interacts with temperature to determine animal performance. Functional Ecology, 30(4), 584-595. [More Information]

2015

  • Bywater, C., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2015). Building a dishonest signal: the functional basis of unreliable signals of strength in males of the two-toned fiddler crab, Uca vomeris. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218, 3077-3082. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Post, E. (2015). Climate change impacts on animal migration. Climate Change Responses, 2(5), 1-2. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Grigaltchik, V. (2015). Developmental thermal plasticity of prey modifies the impact of predation. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(9), 1402-1409. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Ducret, V., Little, A., Adriaenssens, B. (2015). Generalist-specialist trade-off during thermal acclimation. Royal Society Open Science, 2(1), 1-9. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2015). Inter-individual variation partially explains patterns of orientation on steeply sloped substrata in a keystone grazer, the limpet Cellana tramoserica. Aquatic Ecology, 49, 189-197. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2015). It's not where you are, it's what you do after that matters: Tide-in patterns of orientation do not predict where or when limpets forage. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 471, 119-125. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2015). Orientation in a keystone grazer: interactions between habitat and individual identity drive patterns of resting behaviour. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 522, 145-156. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., White, C., Franklin, C. (2015). Physiological plasticity increases resilience of ectothermic animals to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 5(1), 61-66. [More Information]
  • Kern, P., Cramp, R., Seebacher, F., Ghanizadeh Kazerouni, E., Franklin, C. (2015). Plasticity of protective mechanisms only partially explains interactive effects of temperature and UVR on upper thermal limits. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 190, 75-82. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Little, A., James, R. (2015). Skeletal muscle contractile function predicts activity and behaviour in zebrafish. Journal of Experimental Biology, 218(24), 3878-3884. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2015). Temperature determines toxicity: Bisphenol A reduces thermal tolerance in fish. Environmental Pollution, 197, 84-89. [More Information]
  • Farrell, H., Seebacher, F., O'Connor, W., Zammitt, A., Harwood, D., Murray, S. (2015). Warm temperature acclimation impacts metabolism of paralytic shellfish toxins from Alexandrium minutum in commercial oysters. Global Change Biology, 21(9), 3402-3413. [More Information]

2014

  • Tallis, J., James, R., Little, A., Cox, V., Duncan, M., Seebacher, F. (2014). Early effects of ageing on the mechanical performance of isolated locomotory (EDL) and respiratory (diaphragm) skeletal muscle using the work-loop technique. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 307(6), R670-R684. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Grigaltchik, V. (2014). Embryonic developmental temperatures modulate thermal acclimation of performance curves in tadpoles of the frog Limnodynastes peronii. PloS One, 9(9), 1-11. [More Information]
  • Walter, E., De Souza, C., Ward, A., Seebacher, F. (2014). Exercise changes behaviour. Functional Ecology, 28, 652-659. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Beaman, J., Little, A. (2014). Regulation of thermal acclimation varies between generations of the short-lived mosquitofish that developed in different environmental conditions. Functional Ecology, 28(1), 137-148. [More Information]
  • Cramp, R., Reid, S., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2014). Synergistic interaction between UVB radiation and temperature increases susceptibility to parasitic infection in a fish. Biology Letters, 10(9), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Tallis, J., James, R. (2014). The cost of muscle power production: Muscle oxygen consumption per unit work increases at low temperatures in Xenopus laevis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(11), 1940-1945. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2014). The evolution of endothermy is explained by thyroid hormonemediated responses to cold in early vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(10), 1642-1648. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2014). Thyroid hormone regulates cardiac performance during cold acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(5), 718-725. [More Information]
  • Fraser, C., Coleman, R., Seebacher, F. (2014). Trying to fit in: are patterns of orientation of a keystone grazer set by behavioural responses to ecosystem engineers or wave action? Oecologia, 174(1), 67-75. [More Information]

2013

  • Seebacher, F., Ward, A., Wilson, R. (2013). Increased aggression during pregnancy comes at a higher metabolic cost. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(5), 771-776. [More Information]
  • Kasumovic, M., Seebacher, F. (2013). The active metabolic rate predicts a male spider's proximity to females and expected fitness. Biology Letters, 9(2), 1-4. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Kunisue, T., Kannan, K., Seebacher, F. (2013). Thyroid hormone actions are temperature-specific and regulate thermal acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). BMC Biology, 11(26), 1-15. [More Information]
  • Little, A., Seebacher, F. (2013). Thyroid hormone regulates muscle function during cold acclimation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Biology, 216(18), 3514-3521. [More Information]

2012

  • Seebacher, F., Holmes, S., Roosen, N., Nouvian, M., Wilson, R., Ward, A. (2012). Capacity for thermal acclimation differs between populations and phylogenetic lineages within a species. Functional Ecology, 26(6), 1418-1428. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2012). Conservation physiology: integrating physiological mechanisms with ecology and evolution to predict responses of organisms to environmental change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.
  • Tattersall, G., Sinclair, B., Withers, P., Fields, P., Seebacher, F., Cooper, C., Maloney, S. (2012). Coping with thermal challenges: Physiological adaptations to environmental temperatures. Comprehensive Physiology, 2(3), 2151-2202. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2012). Determining environmental causes of biological effects: The need for a mechanistic physiological dimension in conservation biology. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 367(1596), 1607-1614. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Walter, I. (2012). Differences in locomotor performance between individuals: Importance of parvalbumin, calcium handling and metabolism. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215, 663-670. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Pollard, S., James, R. (2012). How well do muscle biomechanics predict whole-animal locomotor performance? The role of Ca 2+ handling. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(11), 1847-1853. [More Information]
  • Adriaenssens, B., van Damme, R., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2012). Sex cells in changing environments: Can organisms adjust the physiological function of gametes to different temperatures? Global Change Biology, 18, 1797-1803. [More Information]
  • Grigaltchik, V., Ward, A., Seebacher, F. (2012). Thermal acclimation of interactions: Differential responses to temperature change alter predator-prey relationship. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1744), 4058-4064. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Murray, S., Seebacher, F. (2012). Thermal adaptation in endotherms: climate and phylogeny interact to determine population-level responses in a wild rat. Functional Ecology, 26, 390-398. [More Information]

2011

  • Boyles, J., Seebacher, F., Smit, B., McKechnie, A. (2011). Adaptive Thermoregulation in Endotherms May Alter Responses to Climate Change. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 51(5), 676-690. [More Information]
  • Walter, E., Ward, A., Seebacher, F. (2011). Aggression-induced fin damage modulates trade-offs in burst and endurance swimming performance of mosquitofish. Journal of Zoology, 283(4), 243-248. [More Information]
  • James, R., Tallis, J., Seebacher, F., Storey, K. (2011). Daily torpor reduces mass and changes stress and power output of soleus and EDL muscles in the Djungarian hamster, Phodopus sungorus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, 2896-2902. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2011). Physiology of invasion: cane toads are constrained by thermal effects on physiological mechanisms that support locomotor performance. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(9), 1437-1444. [More Information]
  • Niehaus, A., Wilson, R., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2011). Striped marsh frog (limnodynastes peronii) tadpoles do not acclimate metabolic performance to thermal variability. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(11), 1965-1970. [More Information]
  • Guderley, H., Seebacher, F. (2011). Thermal acclimation, mitochondrial capacities and organ metabolic profiles in a reptile (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 181(1), 53-64. [More Information]
  • James, R., Walter, I., Seebacher, F. (2011). Variation in expression of calcium-handling proteins is associated with inter-individual differences in mechanical performance of rat (Rattus norvegicus) skeletal muscle. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214(21), 3542-3548. [More Information]

2010

  • Glanville, E., Seebacher, F. (2010). Advantage to lower body temperatures for a small mammal (Rattus fuscipes) experiencing chronic cold. Journal of Mammalogy, 91(5), 1197-1204. [More Information]
  • Walter, I., Hegarty, B., Seebacher, F. (2010). AMP-activated protein kinase controls metabolism and heat production during embryonic development in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213(18), 3167-3176. [More Information]
  • Reid, A., Seebacher, F., Ward, A. (2010). Learning to hunt: the role of experience in predator success. Behaviour, 147, 223-233. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Glanville, E. (2010). Low Levels of Physical Activity Increase Metabolic Responsiveness to Cold in a Rat (Rattus fuscipes). PloS One, 5(9), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Lowe, K., FitzGibbon, S., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2010). Physiological and behavioural responses to seasonal changes in environmental temperature in the Australian spiny crayfish Euastacus sulcatus. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 180, 653-660. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Seebacher, F. (2010). Plasticity in body temperature and metabolic capacity sustains winter activity in a small endotherm (Rattus fuscipes). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 155, 383-391. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Brand, M., Else, P., Guderley, H., Hulbert, A., Moyes, C. (2010). Plasticity of Oxidative Metabolism in Variable Climates: Molecular Mechanisms. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 83(5), 721-732. [More Information]

2009

  • Franklin, C., Seebacher, F. (2009). Adapting to Climate Change. Science, 323(5916), 876-876.
  • Wilson, R., James, R., Bywater, C., Seebacher, F. (2009). Costs and benefits of increased weapon size differ between sexes of the slender crayfish, Cherax dispar. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(6), 853-858. [More Information]
  • Walter, I., Seebacher, F. (2009). Endothermy in birds: underlying molecular mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(15), 2328-2336. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2009). Responses to temperature variation: integration of thermoregulation and metabolism in vertebrates. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212(18), 2885-2891. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Murray, S., Else, P. (2009). Thermal Acclimation and Regulation of Metabolism in a Reptile (Crocodylus porosus): The Importance of Transcriptional Mechanisms and Membrane Composition. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 82(6), 766-775. [More Information]

2008

  • Schnell, A., Seebacher, F. (2008). Can Phenotypic Plasticity Facilitate the Geographic Expansion of the Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 81(6), 733-742. [More Information]
  • Schwartz, T., Murray, S., Seebacher, F. (2008). Novel reptilian uncoupling proteins: molecular evolution and gene expression during cold acclimation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 275(1637), 979-985. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., James, R. (2008). Plasticity of muscle function in a thermoregulating ectotherm (Crocodylus porosus): biomechanics and metabolism. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 294(3), R1024-R1032. [More Information]

2007

  • Franklin, C., Davison, W., Seebacher, F. (2007). Antarctic fish can compensate for rising temperatures: thermal acclimation of cardiac performance in Pagothenia borchgrevinki. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210(17), 3068-3074. [More Information]
  • Rogers, K., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2007). Beneficial acclimation: sex specific thermal acclimation of metabolic capacity in the striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii). Journal of Experimental Biology, 210(16), 2932-2938. [More Information]
  • Wilson, R., Angilletta, M., James, R., Navas, C., Seebacher, F. (2007). Dishonest signals of strength in male slender crayfish (Cherax dispar) during agonistic encounters. The American Naturalist, 170(2), 284-291. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2007). How important are changes in blood flow distribution for thermoregulation in a reptile (Crocodylus porosus)?
  • Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2007). Individual recognition in crayfish (Cherax dispar): the roles of strength and experience in deciding aggressive encounters. Biology Letters, 3(5), 471-474. [More Information]
  • Walter, I., Seebacher, F. (2007). Molecular mechanisms underlying the development of endothermy in birds (Gallus gallus): a new role of PGC-1 {alpha} ? American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, 293(6), 2315-2322. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2007). Redistribution of blood within the body is important for thermoregulation in an ectothermic vertebrate (Crocodylus porosus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 177(8), 841-848. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2007). Thermoregulation and physiological performance in reptiles: What is the role of reversible phenotypic plasticity?
  • Seebacher, F., Murray, S. (2007). Transient receptor potential ion channels control thermoregulatory behaviour in reptiles. PloS One, 2(3), 1-7. [More Information]

2006

  • Angilletta, M., Bennett, A., Guderley, H., Navas, C., Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2006). Coadaptation: A unifying principle in evolutionary thermal biology. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 79(2), 282-294. [More Information]
  • Glanville, E., Seebacher, F. (2006). Compensation for environmental change by complementary shifts of thermal sensitivity and thermoregulatory behaviour in an ectotherm. Journal of Experimental Biology, 209(24), 4869-4877. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Wilson, R. (2006). Fighting fit: thermal plasticity of metabolic function and fighting success in the crayfish Cherax destructor. Functional Ecology, 20(6), 1045-1053. [More Information]
  • Walter, E., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2006). Phenotypic flexibility in the metabolic response of the limpet Cellana tramoserica to thermally different microhabitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 335(1), 131-141. [More Information]
  • Robert, K., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2006). Thermal biology of a viviparous lizard with temperature-dependant sex determination. Journal of Thermal Biology, 31(4), 292-301. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Schwartz, T., Thompson, M. (2006). Transition from ectothermy to endothermy: the development of metabolic capacity in a bird (Gallus gallus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 273(1586), 565-570. [More Information]

2005

  • Seebacher, F., Davison, W., Lowe, C., Franklin, C. (2005). A falsification of the thermal specialization paradigm: compensation for elevated temperatures in Antarctic fishes. Biology Letters, 1(2), 151-154. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2005). A review of thermoregulation and physiological performance in reptiles: what is the role of phenotypic flexibility? Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175(7), 453-461. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C., Read, M. (2005). Diving behaviour of a reptile (Crocodylus johnstoni) in the wild: Interactions with heart rate and body temperature. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 78(1), 1-8. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2005). Physiological mechanisms of thermoregulation in reptiles: a review. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175(8), 533-541. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Lowe, C., Davison, W. (2005). Thermal sensitivity of heart rate and insensitivity of blood pressure in the Antarctic notothenlid fish Pagothenia borckgrevinki. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 175(2), 97-105. [More Information]

2004

  • Rogers, K., Seebacher, F., Thompson, M. (2004). Biochemical Acclimation Of Metabolic Enzymes In Response To Lowered Temperature In Tadpoles Of Limnodynastes Peronii. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 137(4), 731-738. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2004). Cardiovascular Mechanisms During Thermoregulation In Reptiles. International Congress Series, 1275, 242-249. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Shine, R. (2004). Evaluating Thermoregulation In Reptiles: The Fallacy Of The Inappropriately Applied Method. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 77(4), 688-695. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2004). Integration Of Autonomic And Local Mechanisms In Regulating Cardiovascular Responses To Heating And Cooling In A Reptile (Crocodylus Porosus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 174(7), 577-585. [More Information]
  • Goudkamp, J., Seebacher, F., Ahern, M., Franklin, C. (2004). Physiological Then-Noregulation In A Crustacean? Heart Rate Hysteresis In The Freshwater Crayfish Cherax Destructor. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 138(3), 399-403. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Sparrow, J., Thompson, M. (2004). Turtles (Chelodina Longicollis) Regulate Muscle Metabolic Enzyme Activity In Response To Seasonal Variation In Body Temperature. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 174(3), 205-210. [More Information]

2003

  • Wroe, S., Myers, T., Seebacher, F., Kear, B., Gillespie, A., Crowther, M., Salisbury, S. (2003). An alternative method for predicting body mass: the case of the Pleistocence marsupial lion. Paleobiology, 29(3), 403-411.
  • Seebacher, F., Elsey, R., Trosclair, P. (2003). Body temperature null distributions in reptiles with nonzero heat capacity: Seasonal thermoregulation in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology: ecological and evolutionary approaches, 76(3), 348-359. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F. (2003). Dinosaur body temperatures: the occurrence of endothermy and ectothermy. Paleobiology, 29(1), 105-122.
  • Iglesias, S., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2003). Energetic cost of a meal in a frequent feeding lizard. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 135(3), 377-382. [More Information]
  • Robert, K., Thompson, M., Seebacher, F. (2003). Facultative sex allocation in the viviparous lizard Eulamprus tympanum, a species with temperature-dependent sex determination. Australian Journal of Zoology, 51(4), 367-370. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Elsworth, P., Franklin, C. (2003). Ontogenetic changes of swimming kinematics in a semi-aquatic reptile (Crocodylus porosus). Australian Journal of Zoology, 51(1), 15-24. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2003). Prostaglandins are important in thermoregulation of a reptile (Pogona vitticeps). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(aug 7), S50-S53.
  • Seebacher, F., Guderley, H., Elsey, R., Trosclair, P. (2003). Seasonal acclimatisation of muscle metabolic enzymes in a reptile (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Experimental Biology, 206(7), 1193-1200. [More Information]
  • Elsworth, P., Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2003). Sustained swimming performance in crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus): effects of body size and temperature. Journal of Herpetology, 37(2), 363-368.
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2003). The effect of heat transfer mode on heart rate responses and hysteresis during heating and cooling in the estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206(7), 1143-1151. [More Information]

2002

  • Seebacher, F., Alford, R. (2002). Shelter microhabitats determine body temperature and dehydration rates of a terrestrial amphibian (Bufo marinus). Journal of Herpetology, 36(1), 69-75.

2001

  • Seebacher, F. (2001). A new method to calculate allometric length-mass relationships of dinosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 21, 51-60.
  • Seebacher, F., Grigg, G. (2001). Changes in heart rate are important for thermoregulation in the varanid lizard Varanus varius. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 171, 395-400. [More Information]
  • Seebacher, F., Franklin, C. (2001). Control of heart rate during thermoregulation in the heliothermic lizard Pogona barbata: importance of cholinergic and adrenergic mechanisms. Journal of Experimental Biology, 204, 4361-4366.
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