Robine HJ Leeuwis
Research
CLIMEVOLVE
How will animals adapt to climate change? I'm involved in the ERC-funded CLIMEVOLVE project led by Prof. Fredrik Jutfelt, where we study the physiology of ectothermic animals. Specifically, we investigate the evolution of thermal performance in zebrafish.
Our project won a prize!
At the Society for Experimental Biology conference in Prague this summer, I presented a poster about the goals and first results of the CLIMEVOLVE project. For this, I received the Irene Manton Poster Prize, which is a big honour and really exciting!
Publications
Climate change can impair bacterial pathogen defences in sablefish via hypoxia-mediated effects on adaptive immunity
In this research article, we investigated the effect of chronic hypoxia on sablefish immunity. We used newly developed methods for this study species, and Aeromonas salmonicida bacterin injections to mimic infection.
Effects of climate warming
This book chapter in the new edition of the Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology provides an overview of climate change effects on fishes. We distinguish between acute and chronic warming impacts, and describe underlying molecular mechanisms and acclimation.
Adaptations and plastic phenotypic responses of marine animals to the environmental challenges of the high intertidal zone
The intertidal zone is home to an incredible variety of marine animals, however, it is also a challenging environment with many stressors. This book chapter summarizes the state of knowledge of ecophysiological adaptations in intertidal animals.