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Robbie Wilson, PhD

Lecturer

Research Interests

I find it difficult to sum up my research interests in a short paragraph, but probably the best clue to the variety of my interests can be gleaned from wading through the list of Lab Projects on this website. I'm fascinated by a huge plethora of questions and study systems, but my favorites centre around thermal acclimation responses in fish and amphibians and the behavioural ecology of fighting in crayfish. I ask ecological and evolutionary questions, but don't really care what tools I use to actually address these questions of interests. This makes for a varied and collaborator-rich research program. My research philosophy is easier to sum up and focuses on asking interesting questions with my mates. In other words doing science without feeling like you are slaving your guts out (although sometimes this is necessary).....for this, I tip my hat to my main parters in crime: Frank Seebacher, Mike Angilletta, Carlos Navas & Rob James.

Research Funding

2007-2009 ARC Linkage Grant  - $400,000

Conservation Biodiversity during urbanisation: effectiveness of green development practises in SE Queensland

2006 UQ Enabling Grant - $30,000

2005 UQ Early Career Research Grat - $25,000

2003-2006 ARC Discovery Grant - $290,000

Testing the Adaptive Benefits of Physiological Acclimation

Personal Interests

Apart from getting a strange enjoyment out of dressing up my postgrad students in variety of football team shirts, my main passions outside of work revolve around watching and playing the round the ball game (football to most people in this world), drinking cheap and nasty beer and playing happy families at home (with a beer in hand watching the footy, of course). My most impressive achievements in life are convincing my partner Amanda that I would make a worthwhile life partner and then together producing such a beautiful little girl (Nelle). Well done me, well done us.

Selected Publications