September Scientist of the month: Dr. Nicola Mitchell
September 2013
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What made you decide to study the effect of climate change on animals?
"I have studied animals in some fairly extreme environments, and as a physiologist it was obvious that temperature and water availability are key drivers of their life history. Now that evidence of rapid changes in our climate is indisputable, the ability to predict how species will respond will be critical to deciding the optimum strategy for their conservation."
Dr. Nicki Mitchell has research expertise in amphibians, reptiles, environmental physiology, temperature-dependent sex determination, assisted colonization, modelling. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Western Australia and is on the ClimateWatch Science Advisory Panel.
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