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Personal profile
Personal profile
Dr James Turner is an ecophysiologist fascinated by the physiological, ecological and behavioural responses of small mammals to different environmental constraints. He has used a range of non-model systems to investigate broad ecological patterns and their underlying physiological mechanisms using field- and laboratory-based techniques. He received his PhD in 2010 from the University of New England after examining pygmy-possum thermoregulatory biology and torpor use. He then worked for two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Winnipeg, Canada, where he studied the hibernation patterns, behaviour and pathophysiology of microbats affected by the fungal disease white-nose syndrome. From 2012-2017 he worked as an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation postdoctoral fellow and a research associate at the University of Hamburg, Germany, on projects related to the energetic and spatial ecology of Eurasian red squirrels and European hedgehogs.
Research Interests
- Wildlife functional ecology, comparative physiology and conservation
- Torpor, thermal biology and energetic ecology
- Spatial ecology, behaviour and habitat use
- Urbanisation, climate change and environmental influence on small mammal biology
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (Zoology), University of New England
Award Date: 20 Sep 2010
Bachelor of Science (Zoology) (Hons), The University of New South Wales
Award Date: 17 May 2005
External positions
Casual Lecturer/Instructor, University of Hamburg
Jun 2014 → Nov 2017Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hamburg
Oct 2012 → Nov 2017Casual Lecturer, University of Manitoba
Nov 2010 → Nov 2011Laboratory Instructor, University of Winnipeg
Nov 2010 → Aug 2012Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Winnipeg
Aug 2010 → Aug 2012Laboratory Demonstrator, University of New England
Mar 2007 → Oct 2009Fingerprint Dive into the research topics where James Turner is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
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Research Output
Artificial refuges to combat habitat loss for an endangered marsupial predator: How do they measure up?
Cowan, M., Dunlop, J., Turner, J., Moore, H. & Nimmo, D., 29 Apr 2020, In : Conservation Science and Practice. 2, 6, e204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Facultative hyperthermia during a heatwave delays injurious dehydration of an arboreal marsupial
Turner, J., 2020, In : Journal of Experimental Biology. 223, 5, jeb219378.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citation
(Scopus)
The interrelationship between torpor expression and nest site use of western and eastern pygmy-possums (Cercartetus spp.)
Turner, J. M., 2020, In : Australian Mammalogy. 42, 1, p. 85-95Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
A Bat's End: The Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Extinction in Australia by John Woinarski
Turner, J., 22 May 2019, In : Ecological Management and Restoration. 20, 2, p. 171-172 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Animal movements in fire-prone landscapes
Nimmo, D., Avitabile, S., Banks, S. C., Bliege Bird, R., Callister, K., Clarke, M. F., Dickman, C. R., Doherty, T., Driscoll, D. A., Greenville, A. C., Haslem, A., Kelly, L. T., Kenny, S., Lahoz-Monfort, J. J., Lee, C., Leonard, S. W. J., Moore, H., Newsome, T., Parr, C., Ritchie, E. & 7 others, , Jun 2019, In : Biological Reviews. 94, 3, p. 981-998 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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(Scopus)
Press / Media
Research finds ringtail possums tackle heatwaves by letting body temperature rise to conserve water
03/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media