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Philip Withers

Professor, BSc Adel., PhD Calif.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4854-4088

  • The University of Western Australia (M092), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

  • 4955 Citations
  • 32 h-Index
1975 …2019

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Research expertise keywords

  • Comparative physiology
  • Amphibians and reptiles
  • Metabolism
  • Thermoregulation
  • Water and solute balance
  • Phylogenetic methods
  • Biostatistics

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Research Output

The Field Metabolic Rate, Water Turnover, and Feeding and Drinking Behavior of a Small Avian Desert Granivore During a Summer Heatwave

Cooper, C. E., Withers, P. C., Hurley, L. L. & Griffith, S. C., 20 Nov 2019, In : Frontiers in Physiology. 10, 1405.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
    • 2 Citations (Scopus)

    Geographical variation in the standard physiology of brushtail possums (Trichosurus): implications for conservation translocations

    Cooper, C. E., Withers, P. C., Munns, S. L., Geiser, F. & Buttemer, W. A., 17 Aug 2018, In : Conservation Physiology. 6, 12 p., 042.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    3 Citations (Scopus)

    Measuring metabolic rates of small terrestrial organisms by fluorescence-based closed-system respirometry

    Tomlinson, S., Dalziell, E. L., Withers, P. C., Lewandrowski, W., Dixon, K. W. & Merritt, D. J., 1 Apr 2018, In : Journal of Experimental Biology. 221, 7, jeb172874.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Adsorption and movement of water by skin of the Australian thorny devil (Agamidae Moloch horridus)

    Comanns, P., Esser, F. J., Kappel, P. H., Baumgartner, W., Shaw, J. & Withers, P. C., 13 Sep 2017, In : Royal Society Open Science. 4, 9, 170591.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    • 4 Citations (Scopus)

    Avian torpor or alternative thermoregulatory strategies for overwintering?

    Douglas, T. K., Cooper, C. E. & Withers, P. C., 1 Apr 2017, In : Journal of Experimental Biology. 220, 7, p. 1341-1349 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 6 Citations (Scopus)

    Projects

    Significance and mechanisms of evaporative water loss control by endotherms

    Withers, P. & Cooper, C.

    Australian Research Council

    1/01/16 → 31/12/18

    Project: Research

    How do echidnas handle the cold? Development and application of cutting edge technology to determine how echidnas exploit their environment for thermoregulation. (UQ Led)

    Withers, P. & Clemente, C.

    University of Queensland

    1/01/14 → 31/12/14

    Project: Research

    Comparative Ecophysiology of Two Australian Dunnarts - Sminthopsis sp

    Tomlinson, S., Withers, P. & Maloney, S.

    Ecological Society of Australia Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment

    1/01/08 → 31/12/08

    Project: Research

    Body Temperature Regulation by Small Marsupials and Birds

    Withers, P. & Cooper, C.

    UWA Research Grants Scheme

    1/01/08 → 31/12/08

    Project: Research

    Comparative Ecoyphysiology of Western Australian Dunnarts (Sminthopsis ssp.)

    Withers, P., Maloney, S. & Tomlinson, S.

    Ecological Society of Australia Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment

    1/01/07 → 31/12/09

    Project: Research