Brian Kearney

Short- and long-term consequences of developmental saline stress: impacts on anuran respiration and behaviour

Brian D Kearney, Phillip G Byrne, Richard D Reina

Journal article  |  2016  |  Royal Society Open Science

Secondary salinization has been identified as a major stressor to amphibians. Exposure to elevated salinity necessitates physiolog..

Anuran developmental plasticity loss: the cost of constant salinity stress

Brian D Kearney, Phillip G Byrne, Richard D Reina

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australian Journal of Zoology

In animals with a complex life cycle, changes in biotic and abiotic conditions during development can alter growth and maturation ..

Anuran Larval Developmental Plasticity and Survival in Response to Variable Salinity of Ecologically Relevant Timing and Magnitude

Brian D Kearney, Rebecca J Pell, Phillip G Byrne, Richard D Reina

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Salinity in affected freshwater ecosystems fluctuates with seasonal rainfall, tidal flux, rates of evaporation, chemical runoff an..

Larval Tolerance to Salinity in Three Species of Australian Anuran: An Indication of Saline Specialisation in Litoria aurea

Brian D Kearney, Phillip G Byrne, Richard D Reina

Journal article  |  2012  |  PLOS ONE

Recent anthropogenic influences on freshwater habitats are forcing anuran populations to rapidly adapt to high magnitude changes i..