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Biography
I aim to understand the functional basis of organismal and ecosystem resilience to climate change. I am specifically interested in how physiological traits and distributions are shaped by variation in climate in insect pollinators.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Biology , PhD, University of Queensland
13 Jun 2015 → 1 Apr 2019
Award Date: 24 Jun 2019
Biology, Bachelor of Science Honours, Flinders University
Feb 2014 → Nov 2014
Award Date: 9 Dec 2014
Biology, Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology), Flinders University
Award Date: 3 Dec 2013
Research area keywords
- Evolutionary physiology
- Thermal performance
- Plasticity
- Ecology
- Climate change
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Projects
- 1 Finished
Research output
- 9 Article
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Climate change and invasive species: a physiological performance comparison of invasive and endemic bees in Fiji
Da Silva, C., Beaman, J., Dorey, J., Barker, S., Congedi, N., Elmer, M., Galvin, S., Tuiwawa, M., Stevens, M., Alton, L., Schwarz, M. P. & Kellermann, V., 12 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 224, 9 p., jeb230326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Intertidal gobies acclimate rate of luminance change for background matching with shifts in seasonal temperature
da Silva, C. R. B., van den Berg, C. P., Condon, N. D., Riginos, C., Wilson, R. S. & Cheney, K. L., Jul 2020, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 7, p. 1735-1746 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
An intertidal fish shows thermal acclimation despite living in a rapidly fluctuating environment
da Silva, C. R. B., Riginos, C. & Wilson, R. S., 14 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 189, 3-4, p. 385-398 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Citations (Scopus) -
Oxygen limitation does not drive the decreasing heat tolerance of grasshoppers during development
Youngblood, J., da Silva, C. R. B., Angilletta, M. J. & VandenBrooks, J., 1 Nov 2019, In: Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 92, 6, p. 567-572 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Rapid larval growth is costly for post-metamorphic thermal performance in a Great Barrier Reef fish
Da Silva, C., Wilson, R. S. & Riginos, C., 1 Oct 2019, In: Coral Reefs. 38, 5, p. 895-907 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Company of Biologists Travelling Fellowship
Da Silva, Carmen (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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Endeavour Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Da Silva, Carmen (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
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The University of Queensland, Biological Sciences Travel Award
Da Silva, Carmen (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Competitive Fellowships