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Profile summary
I am a marine ecophysiologist interested in how aquatic ectotherms function under natural and anthropogenic environmental change. In particular, I am interested in how organisms deal with the challenge of multiple interacting stressors and apply a multidisciplinary approach combining genomics, biochemistry and physiology to address this question. I am currently a lecturer in Marine Biology where I teach across all stages of the undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. I previously completed a PhD in Marine Sciences at the University of Plymouth investigating integrated response of marine invertebrates to climate-driven hypoxia.
Professional memberships
2021. Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Teaching interests
LECTURER ON...
- Marine Molecular Biology
- Ecophysiology of Marine Animals
- Conservation Physiology
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):
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SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Research output
- 13 Article
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Metabolic Diversity of a Widely Distributed Tropical Freshwater Crab Is Not Underpinned by Genetic Differences
Turner, L., Thorpe, C., Collins, M., Raj, S., Shukla, T., Spicer, J., Knight, M., Sharma, D. & Kunte, K., 26 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Biogeography. 52, 7, e15147.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protective multi-stressor interactions in the Anthropocene: Key considerations for investigating cross-tolerance in a conservation context
Rodgers, E. M., Baldanzi, S., Collins, M., Dowd, W. W., Feugere, L., Mottola, G., Vermandele, F. & Isaza, D. F. G., 30 Jul 2025, In: Conservation Physiology. 13, 1, coaf052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acclimation to warming but not hypoxia alters thermal tolerance and metabolic sensitivity in an estuarine crustacean
Bridge, R., Truebano, M. & Collins, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Marine Environmental Research. 198, 106565.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heat hardening improves thermal tolerance in abalone, without the trade-offs associated with chronic heat exposure
Truebano, M., Collins, M., Spicer, J., Ellis, R. & Abbas, A. S. A., 30 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Thermal Biology. 124, 103963.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The environmental cellular stress response: the intertidal as a multistressor model
Collins, M., Clark, M. S. & Truebano, M., Sept 2023, In: Cell Stress and Chaperones. 28, 5, p. 467-475Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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