Lesley A. Alton

The University of Queensland — Australia

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

19h-index1.5kcitations71works3.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Physiological and biochemical adaptations(24), Amphibian and Reptile Biology(23), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(21), Species Distribution and Climate Change(8), Diet and metabolism studies(8)

Publications71 total

On the replicability of physiological responses
Journal of Experimental Biology·2026Open Access
Local Adaptation in Climate Tolerance at a Small Geographic Scale Contrasts With Broad Latitudinal Patterns
Ecology Letters·2026
Local adaptation in climate tolerance at a small geographic scale contrasts with broad latitudinal patterns
2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Temperature and precipitation explain variation in metabolic rate but not frequency of gas exchange in Fijian bees
Journal of Experimental Biology·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Reporting guidelines for terrestrial respirometry: Building openness, transparency of metabolic rate and evaporative water loss data
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Impacts of Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation and an Agricultural Pollutant on Morphology and Behavior of Tadpoles (<i>Limnodynastes tasmaniensis</i>)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Reporting guidelines for terrestrial respirometry: Building openness, transparency of metabolic and evaporative water loss data
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Temperature and nutrition do not interact to shape the evolution of metabolic rate
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Impacts of exposure to UV radiation and an agricultural pollutant on morphology and behaviour of tadpoles (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis)
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Thermoregulatory strategies of songbird nestlings reveal limited capacity for cooling and high risk of dehydration
Journal of Thermal Biology·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
No evidence that the widespread environmental contaminant caffeine alters energy balance or stress responses in fish
Ethology·2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Exposure to ultraviolet‐B radiation increases the susceptibility of mosquitoes to infection with dengue virus
Global Change Biology·2023· 5 citedOpen Access
Data for "Exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation increases the susceptibility of mosquitoes to infection with dengue virus"
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Long-term effects of incubation temperature on growth and thermal physiology in a small ectotherm
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Bigger and bolder: Widespread agricultural pollutant 17β-trenbolone increases growth and alters behaviour in tadpoles (Litoria ewingii)
Aquatic Toxicology·2023· 7 cited
Response to Comments on “Metabolic scaling is the product of life-history optimization”
Science·2023· 3 cited
Thermoregulatory strategies of songbird nestlings reveal limited capacity for cooling and high risk of dehydration
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
Thermoregulatory strategies of songbird nestlings reveal limited capacity for cooling and high risk of dehydration
2023· 1 cited
Widespread psychoactive pollutant augments daytime restfulness and disrupts diurnal activity rhythms in fish
Chemosphere·2023· 11 citedOpen Access
‘Let’s get real’: scientists discover a new way climate change threatens cold-blooded animals
2023
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Frequent Co-authors

Craig R. White(21), Craig E. Franklin(11), Bob B. M. Wong(9), Julian E. Beaman(9), Candice L. Bywater(8), Jake M. Martin(8), Hung Tan(7), Pieter A. Arnold(6), Robbie S. Wilson(5), Vanessa Kellermann(5), Jack T. Orford(5), Emily J. Lombardi(4), Hugh Winwood-Smith(4), Christen K. Mirth(4), Carla M. Sgrò(4), Dustin J. Marshall(3), Jack A. Brand(3), Nicholas C. Wu(3), Rebecca L. Cramp(3), Carmen R. B. da Silva(3)