Nicholas Wu

Nicholas earned his BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Waikato, followed by a PhD in Ecological Physiology at the University of Queensland. After completing his PhD, Nicholas was appointed a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Sydney, followed by a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at Western Sydney University.

His overall research program integrates physiological principles with ecological and evolutionary theory to understand how species respond to environmental and anthropogenic change across space and time. He combines experiments, field observations, data synthesis with simulation and statistical models to help inform conservation practices.

Example taxonomic groups studied:

• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Fish
• Microbats

At Murdoch, Nicholas coordinates the unit Research Methods in Ecology (ECS200) and teaches into the Animal Diversity (BIO244) and Wildlife Biology (BIO376) unit. Nicholas is also an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, where he applies current teaching practices to all units he teaches in.

Nicholas is also an Associate Editor for two not-for-profit, society-based journals, Conservation Physiology and Biology Open.