About me
Dr Essie Rodgers is the Head of the Conservation Physiology and Aquaculture Lab in the School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences. Essie is a leader in the field of Conservation Physiology, which investigates the mechanistic underpinnings of species responses to a rapidly changing world and identifies novel conservation solutions. Her lab group primarily works on fish, reptiles and amphibians.
Dr Rodgers regularly collaborates with fish farms, conservation organisations, and government departments. The central goals of her research are to (1) understand how species cope with multiple interacting threats in a changing world and (2) discover novel mechanisms to increase the resilience of aquaculture species to changing climates. Essie’s research answers both fundamental and applied questions using a wide variety of cutting-edge tools.
At Murdoch University, Dr Rodgers teaches and coordinates Aquaculture (BIO380) and Foundations of the Environment (ENV102).
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Thesis title: Facilitating upstream passage of small-bodied fishes: linking the thermal dependence of swimming ability to culvert design