Do frogs hydroregulate? Regulation versus tolerance of thermal and hydric states

两栖动物在澳大利亚和全世界都在减少。青蛙是陆地和水生食物链的中间环节（作为捕食者和猎物），因此对澳大利亚生物多样性的可持续性很重要，也是环境问题的指标。关于澳大利亚青蛙与自然环境相互作用以平衡身体水分和温度的方式的基础研究对于预测气候变化或栖息地改变对青蛙的影响至关重要。这些基本信息是制定有效的本地青蛙保护计划和入侵蔗蜍管理计划所必需的。我们将培养学生在生态学、保护生物学和动物生理学方面的技术和概念。

Amphibians are in decline in Australia and worldwide. Frogs are a middle link in terrestrial and aquatic food chains (as predators and prey) so are important for the sustainability of Australia's biodiversity and as indicators of environmental problems. Basic research about the ways Australian frogs interact with the physical environment to balance body water and temperature is crucial to predicting the effects of climate change or habitat modification on frogs. This basic information is needed to produce effective conservation plans for native frogs and management plans for invasive cane toads. We will train students in techniques and concepts in ecology, conservation biology, and animal physiology.