Andrea Fuller
@andreafuller.bsky.social
Wildlife conservation physiology.
Thermal physiology.
Wits University, South Africa.
Editor-in-chief, Conservation Physiology.
Associate editor, Acta Physiologica.
Thermal physiology.
Wits University, South Africa.
Editor-in-chief, Conservation Physiology.
Associate editor, Acta Physiologica.
Pinned
Revisiting Concepts of Thermal Physiology: Understanding Feedback and Feedforward Control, and Local Temperature Regulation
Most experts agree that the dominant mechanism through which body temperature is regulated, under a thermal challenge, environmental or metabolic, is negative feedback control. However, some consider...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Pleased to have another paper out, for our series on revisiting concepts in thermal physiology: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
And pleased to publish in @actaphysiologica.bsky.social
And pleased to publish in @actaphysiologica.bsky.social
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With >2500 readers in the past month, it's nice to see our article making its way to peer reviewers!
If you're a student embarking on #peerreview, an educator teaching research skills, or a seasoned researcher looking to improve your peer review skills, check out our paper!
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
If you're a student embarking on #peerreview, an educator teaching research skills, or a seasoned researcher looking to improve your peer review skills, check out our paper!
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
With >2500 readers in the past month, it's nice to see our article making its way to peer reviewers!
If you're a student embarking on #peerreview, an educator teaching research skills, or a seasoned researcher looking to improve your peer review skills, check out our paper!
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
If you're a student embarking on #peerreview, an educator teaching research skills, or a seasoned researcher looking to improve your peer review skills, check out our paper!
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Welcome to our newest Associate Editor Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social!
Nicholas aims to understand how species respond to environmental & anthropogenic change by studying their physiology, ecology & evolution.
Nicholas aims to understand how species respond to environmental & anthropogenic change by studying their physiology, ecology & evolution.
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Welcome to our newest Associate Editor Nicholas Wu @nicholaswu.bsky.social!
Nicholas aims to understand how species respond to environmental & anthropogenic change by studying their physiology, ecology & evolution.
Nicholas aims to understand how species respond to environmental & anthropogenic change by studying their physiology, ecology & evolution.
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📣 Applications are open for the @conphysjournal.bsky.social Editorial Internship programme! Learn about the editorial process and gain valuable insights into manuscript handling and peer review.
Apply by the end of January! oxford.ly/4p554lc
Apply by the end of January! oxford.ly/4p554lc
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📣 Applications are open for the @conphysjournal.bsky.social Editorial Internship programme! Learn about the editorial process and gain valuable insights into manuscript handling and peer review.
Apply by the end of January! oxford.ly/4p554lc
Apply by the end of January! oxford.ly/4p554lc
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
#OceanWarming, #Acidification & #Hypoxia pose a triple threat to #Marine species ⚠️ Most studies on northern shrimp 🍤 look at single stressors, but Guscelli et al found a severe drop in survival 📉 when the shrimp faced all 3 threats together.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
January 8, 2026 at 3:06 PM
#OceanWarming, #Acidification & #Hypoxia pose a triple threat to #Marine species ⚠️ Most studies on northern shrimp 🍤 look at single stressors, but Guscelli et al found a severe drop in survival 📉 when the shrimp faced all 3 threats together.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
On behalf of all the Editors at #ConPhys we would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has reviewed for us in 2025. Your contributions are truly appreciated.
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 PM
On behalf of all the Editors at #ConPhys we would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who has reviewed for us in 2025. Your contributions are truly appreciated.
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
📢 Abstract submissions are officially OPEN for the #SEBconference - Florence 2026!
Submit your research for presentation at the SEB Annual Conference before 6 March 2026 (GMT).
More information:
www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html
Submit your research for presentation at the SEB Annual Conference before 6 March 2026 (GMT).
More information:
www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html
SEB Conference Florence 2026: Abstract submission is now open
Abstract submission deadline: Friday 6 March 2026 🗓️
www.sebiology.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:19 AM
📢 Abstract submissions are officially OPEN for the #SEBconference - Florence 2026!
Submit your research for presentation at the SEB Annual Conference before 6 March 2026 (GMT).
More information:
www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html
Submit your research for presentation at the SEB Annual Conference before 6 March 2026 (GMT).
More information:
www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html
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#CatchAndRelease angling is used for Atlantic tarpon 🐟 due to their threatened status, but is this technique actually protective? This study explores a possible role of air breathing for exercise recovery in the context of CAR angling 🎣.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
#CatchAndRelease angling is used for Atlantic tarpon 🐟 due to their threatened status, but is this technique actually protective? This study explores a possible role of air breathing for exercise recovery in the context of CAR angling 🎣.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Prey limitation poses a major risk for juvenile salmon survival under #ClimateChange. This study identified #BioMarkers for understanding the effects of food deprivation and factors driving mortality. 🐟
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Image credit: Madison Earhart
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Image credit: Madison Earhart
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Prey limitation poses a major risk for juvenile salmon survival under #ClimateChange. This study identified #BioMarkers for understanding the effects of food deprivation and factors driving mortality. 🐟
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Image credit: Madison Earhart
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Image credit: Madison Earhart
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Academia friendly peer-reviewed journals in EEB: academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
Time to publish responsibly: DAFNEE, a database of academia-friendly journals in ecology and evolutionary biology
Abstract. The current economics of scientific publishing reveal a profound imbalance: academia pays prices far exceeding the actual costs of publication. R
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January 2, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Academia friendly peer-reviewed journals in EEB: academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
10/10 paper describing ways to improve peer reviews by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social, @andreafuller.bsky.social, @sjcfishy.bsky.social & co
Highly recommend those who review, or who want to get into reviewing to give it a read!
🧪🌎
Highly recommend those who review, or who want to get into reviewing to give it a read!
🧪🌎
#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
doi.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
10/10 paper describing ways to improve peer reviews by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social, @andreafuller.bsky.social, @sjcfishy.bsky.social & co
Highly recommend those who review, or who want to get into reviewing to give it a read!
🧪🌎
Highly recommend those who review, or who want to get into reviewing to give it a read!
🧪🌎
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
"Bond’s work leaves behind an inconvenient lesson for an era of climate urgency: that speed is not a substitute for understanding, and that good intentions, applied without care, can erase ancient worlds as efficiently as neglect." A beautiful tribute to William Bond. Forever missed by many.
William Bond, defender of grasslands
In recent years, one of the loudest ideas in environmental policy has been that trees are the planet’s universal remedy. Plant enough of them, in enough places, and carbon will be soaked up, water wil...
www.butlernature.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
"Bond’s work leaves behind an inconvenient lesson for an era of climate urgency: that speed is not a substitute for understanding, and that good intentions, applied without care, can erase ancient worlds as efficiently as neglect." A beautiful tribute to William Bond. Forever missed by many.
Thanks to all the writers who contributed to Conservation Physiology in Action this year, and to @acdonaldson.bsky.social for editing the series.
academic.oup.com/conphys/sear...
academic.oup.com/conphys/sear...
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thanks to all the writers who contributed to Conservation Physiology in Action this year, and to @acdonaldson.bsky.social for editing the series.
academic.oup.com/conphys/sear...
academic.oup.com/conphys/sear...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
doi.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#ICYMI: Our latest paper in @conphysjournal.bsky.social provides "tips & tricks" for how to write constructive peer reviews
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
The paper provides directed guidance on how to write effective comments and highlights additional attributes of useful reviews
doi.org/10.1093/conp...
@sebiology.bsky.social
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
African clawless otters 🦦 face multiple stressors that can impact their health and reproductive success. This study compared stress hormone levels of otters in natural and disturbed environments to better understand the effects of #Anthropogenic stressors.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
African clawless otters 🦦 face multiple stressors that can impact their health and reproductive success. This study compared stress hormone levels of otters in natural and disturbed environments to better understand the effects of #Anthropogenic stressors.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
🚨 Using data from hundreds of wild pregnant meerkats, Thorley et al. show that gestational growth varies widely, is shaped by nutrition but not social conditions, and improves pup survival without shortening telomeres.
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/2k2dKwt
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/2k2dKwt
December 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 Using data from hundreds of wild pregnant meerkats, Thorley et al. show that gestational growth varies widely, is shaped by nutrition but not social conditions, and improves pup survival without shortening telomeres.
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/2k2dKwt
📖 Read the full paper here ➡️ buff.ly/2k2dKwt
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Freshwater fish face various man-made stressors, but how do the fish respond to combined stresses? Check out this study on the effects of angling 🎣 and temperature 🌡️ in brook trout 🐟 at the transcriptomic level.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
#Angling #Genomics #ThermalStress
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
#Angling #Genomics #ThermalStress
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Freshwater fish face various man-made stressors, but how do the fish respond to combined stresses? Check out this study on the effects of angling 🎣 and temperature 🌡️ in brook trout 🐟 at the transcriptomic level.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
#Angling #Genomics #ThermalStress
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
#Angling #Genomics #ThermalStress
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This is excellent: Tips and Tricks for Writing Constructive Peer Reviews
Perhaps the most excellent part is this subhead: "Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls". Right? Peer review should improve papers (and OK, gatekeep a little) - not make an author regret their career choices!
Perhaps the most excellent part is this subhead: "Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls". Right? Peer review should improve papers (and OK, gatekeep a little) - not make an author regret their career choices!
In my first Editorial as Associate Editor for @conphysjournal.bsky.social, we help combat this lack of training by providing some "tips and tricks" for writing constructive peer reviews, based on our collective experiences as editors for multiple scientific journals.
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
academic.oup.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is excellent: Tips and Tricks for Writing Constructive Peer Reviews
Perhaps the most excellent part is this subhead: "Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls". Right? Peer review should improve papers (and OK, gatekeep a little) - not make an author regret their career choices!
Perhaps the most excellent part is this subhead: "Remember that peer review is not meant to crush souls". Right? Peer review should improve papers (and OK, gatekeep a little) - not make an author regret their career choices!
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Adaptation to harshness is fundamentally different from the adaptive stress response: Results from a 20 years long case study in African striped mice
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Adaptation to harshness is fundamentally different from the adaptive stress response: Results from a 20‐year‐long case study in African striped mice
Animals in harsh environments rely on specialised adaptations. Two decades of field research on African striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) in the Succulent Karoo semi-desert reveal a distinct ‘harshnes...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Adaptation to harshness is fundamentally different from the adaptive stress response: Results from a 20 years long case study in African striped mice
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
How do we precisely track a bear's diet over time? 🐻 New research tests two #NonInvasive methods (dyeing & #StableIsotope tracing) to quantify hair growth rates in bears (Grizzly, Black, & Polar). This will help us understand bear seasonal diet data! 🧬📈
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
December 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
How do we precisely track a bear's diet over time? 🐻 New research tests two #NonInvasive methods (dyeing & #StableIsotope tracing) to quantify hair growth rates in bears (Grizzly, Black, & Polar). This will help us understand bear seasonal diet data! 🧬📈
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
How to write a constructive peer review - see our new editorial, led by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews
Peer review has been the cornerstone of scientific inquiry for centuries and is considered the backbone of scientific quality and rigour (Spier, 2002). Des
academic.oup.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
How to write a constructive peer review - see our new editorial, led by @biolumijeffence.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
With some of the team from @conphysjournal.bsky.social
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
We know a lot about how cold-water fish 🐟 adapt to warming conditions, but what about #FluctuatingConditions? This new paper in #ConPhys explores #Trout growth rates and thermal tolerance in response to fluctuating temperatures 🌡️❄️.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
December 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We know a lot about how cold-water fish 🐟 adapt to warming conditions, but what about #FluctuatingConditions? This new paper in #ConPhys explores #Trout growth rates and thermal tolerance in response to fluctuating temperatures 🌡️❄️.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Calling #EarlyCareerResearchers in the conservation physiology field!
We are seeking applications to join our editorial internship scheme. A great opportunity to gain experience of #PeerReview and the editorial process.
Full details here: academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
#Publishing #ECR
We are seeking applications to join our editorial internship scheme. A great opportunity to gain experience of #PeerReview and the editorial process.
Full details here: academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
#Publishing #ECR
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Calling #EarlyCareerResearchers in the conservation physiology field!
We are seeking applications to join our editorial internship scheme. A great opportunity to gain experience of #PeerReview and the editorial process.
Full details here: academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
#Publishing #ECR
We are seeking applications to join our editorial internship scheme. A great opportunity to gain experience of #PeerReview and the editorial process.
Full details here: academic.oup.com/conphys/page...
#Publishing #ECR
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
Interested in doing a PhD in biodiversity predictions 📈🐦🌸🪲📈? The Ciaxa Foundation has launched a call for PhD fellowships in 🇪🇸 Excellence Research Centers. @ebdonana.bsky.social is one of them: lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-... 🧪🌎
December 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Interested in doing a PhD in biodiversity predictions 📈🐦🌸🪲📈? The Ciaxa Foundation has launched a call for PhD fellowships in 🇪🇸 Excellence Research Centers. @ebdonana.bsky.social is one of them: lacaixafoundation.org/en/doctoral-... 🧪🌎
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
New research compares Arctic and Pacific cod metabolic responses to warming oceans. 🌊🔬 The results reveal differing sensitivities to ocean acidification between the species.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
New research compares Arctic and Pacific cod metabolic responses to warming oceans. 🌊🔬 The results reveal differing sensitivities to ocean acidification between the species.
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...
Reposted by Andrea Fuller
📢COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT📢
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🐻📊Join FatBear's Applied Movement Data Analysis in R courses for wildlife grad students & practitioners. Beginners & R users welcome 🌍📈
Info and registration: fatbearbio.weebly.com/workshops.html 🐾
Katima, Namibia, February 2026
🐻📊Join FatBear's Applied Movement Data Analysis in R courses for wildlife grad students & practitioners. Beginners & R users welcome 🌍📈
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Through our applied animal movement data analysis courses, both wildlife practitioners and research students receive immersive hands-on training in the utilization of state-of-the-art tools and...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📢COURSE ANNOUNCEMENT📢
Katima, Namibia, February 2026
🐻📊Join FatBear's Applied Movement Data Analysis in R courses for wildlife grad students & practitioners. Beginners & R users welcome 🌍📈
Info and registration: fatbearbio.weebly.com/workshops.html 🐾
Katima, Namibia, February 2026
🐻📊Join FatBear's Applied Movement Data Analysis in R courses for wildlife grad students & practitioners. Beginners & R users welcome 🌍📈
Info and registration: fatbearbio.weebly.com/workshops.html 🐾