PAST RESEARCH
NICHOLAS WU
Ecological Physiologist at Western Sydney University, Australia
0000-0002-7130-1279
Tuatara near experimental scTuatara in a semi-natural enclosure at the Otorohanga Kiwi House, New Zealand. Image by N. Wu. | Litoria gracilentaA graceful tree frog from Karawatha. Image by N. Wu. | Me and perentieMe with a large male perentie in Central Australia. Image by C. Derez. |
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Amphibolurus muricatus | Larval fishMicroscopic photograph of various larval fish. Image by N. Wu | Me with panoptesImage by K. Berry |
Desert skinkA desert skink (Liopholis inornata). Image by N. Wu. | Radio tracking animalsRadio tracking perenties in Central Australia. Image by N. Wu. | WCH8 opening ceremonyWorld Congress of Herpetology 8 conference, Hangzhou, China opening ceremony. |
Glemorgan tripLizard team. Image by Drone. | Boat electrofishingElectrofishing at the University of Waikato campus Knighton lake. Image by N. Guest. | Litoria tyleriA laughing tree frog found in one of our herp trips. Image by N. Wu. |
Eastern water dragonEastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) from Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Image by N. Wu. | Large longfin eelA large female longfin eel caught in the Serpentine lakes, New Zealand. Image by J. Garret-Walker. | Sample collectionPreparation for sample collection from Crocodylus porosus. Image by R. Heurer. |
Black-headed pythonA black-headed python (Aspidites melanocephalus) from Taronga Zoo, Sydney. Image by N. Wu |
I am broadly interested in the diversity of form and function from an ecological and evolutionary framework, particularly in species with unique biology. However, my main research drive is on how changing environments constrain the physiology and life history of organisms while understanding the mechanisms for how they cope with environmental stressors. My work primarily utilise vertebrates like reptiles, amphibians, fish and bats as model systems, and I approach my research from an integrative perspective, from molecular to whole-organism to macroecological responses.
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PhD in Ecological Physiology, The University of Queensland (2019)
BSc (Hons) in Zoology, The University of Queensland (2013)
BSc (Tech) in Biological Sciences, The University of Waikato (2012)