Marine Biologist, TEDx Speaker, and Fish Physiologist studying how fish are responding to climate change
Watch my TEDx talk: Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef
With over 400 million years of evolution, fish represent one of the most successful adaptive radiation events in vertebrate history. Yet, we do not fully understand how fish are responding to environmental and human-induced stress and their capacity to adapt to global climate change.
New #sharkscience from Alex McInturf, @physiologyfish.bsky.social and others. Can you use catch data to provide information on aggregation and group behaviour in sharks? Yes you can. Thoughtful article with a nice case study on the amazing blacktip reef shark onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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🦈 New paper in Ecology & Evolution 📑 via our Physioshark research (ongoing since 2013 in French Polynesia🌺)! Fisheries catch data can be used to unravel elasmobranch aggregation dynamics, social structures, & group behaviours. Case study: newborn blacktip reef sharks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ece3...
Neonatal sharks have a secret superpower: injury healing! 🦈💥 In my latest Outside @jexpbiol.bsky.social on @shamildebaere.bsky.social's study from @physiologyfish.bsky.social's lab at @jcuofficial.bsky.social see how temperature boosts healing and how this ability could improve fishing practices! 🌊
Not all nurseries have a crib and rocking chair; some are underwater. Shark nurseries can be found in shallow pools among reef habitats. Several species of sharks give birth to their babies, which are...
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New paper led by Alexandra McInturf & @physiologyfish.bsky.social We present a methodological framework for analysing catch data to infer aggregation behaviour. We outline key metrics to explore and apply this framework in a case study of juvenile sharks. 🦈 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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One of my amazing PhD students (Joel Gayford) - grateful we can have a week of brainstorming with his secondary supervisor - @duncanirschick.bsky.social - nature therapy for the win!
We’re super lucky to have Prof @sjcfishy.bsky.social speaking with our JCU evidence & controversy in marine science class re: catch-and-release fishing today!
Huge success… seminar and interactive workshop at JCU, full house for both!!!
Very excited to be giving a seminar and workshop at James Cook University in Australia this Wed, March 19th and Th, March 20th! Special thx to @physiologyfish.bsky.social and Joel Gayford for facilitating this seminar!
We’re so excited to have you and honoured you are giving our visiting distinguished professor seminar at JCU this week!
The Trump administration’s interference in Australia’s universities is an attack on academic freedom, scientific integrity, & national sovereignty. Australia must not cave to ideological bullying from a disgraced US president. #standupforscience 🧬 🧪 🧫 🐠 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate
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Interviewed w/ Oceanographic Magazine for #IWD2025 & feature on women in ocean science – my journey, incredible resilience of sharks, & why advocating for our oceans is more important than ever. 🌊🪸🦈 🔗 Full interview: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/jod... #womeninstem #oceanconservation #sharks
We chat to Dr Jodie Rummer, a marine biologist who investigates how climate change impacts the physiology of juvenile reef sharks.
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We're 4 weeks into trimester 1 at my Univ. A student emailed, addressing me as "Sir".🫠 Clearly this student has NOT been coming to class, because if they had, they'd know not to address me as "Sir". How should I respond? Bonus points for creativity. 🤔💡 #AcademicLife #WomenInSTEM #ProfessorNotSir
ALT: a woman in a black strapless dress is sitting down and says no sir
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🌏✨Amidst climate news doom & gloom, wins are happening. We should be talking about clean energy surges & policy breakthroughs. They're often overlooked in media but crucial for momentum.💡Hope fuels action. Celebrate climate wins. Push 4 more!💪 🔗 tinyurl.com/464hwtu4 #SustainableFuture #ClimateAction
Research shows we’re drawn to bad news. Still, there are hard-fought climate victories worth celebrating in the United States and beyond.
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