Craig E. Franklin – The Conversation

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February 12, 2025

Nocturnal basking and deep diving may not be enough to keep crocodiles cool in a warming world

Kaitlin Barham, The University of Queensland; Craig E. Franklin, The University of Queensland, and Ross Dwyer, University of the Sunshine Coast

Climate change is pushing crocodiles outside their comfort zone, and there may be a limit to how much their natural cooling behaviours can help them beat the heat.

When a stream enters a culvert, the flow can be concentrated so much that water flows incredibly fast. So fast, in fact, that small and juvenile fish are unable to swim against the flow and are prevented from reaching where they need to go to eat, reproduce or find safety. Shutterstock

September 25, 2018

How did the fish cross the road? Our invention helps them get to the other side of a culvert

Jabin Watson, The University of Queensland; Craig E. Franklin, The University of Queensland; Harriet Goodrich, University of Exeter; Jaana Dielenberg, The University of Queensland, and Rebecca L. Cramp, The University of Queensland

Our new invention tackles one of the greatest impediments to fish migration in Australia: culverts, those tunnels or drains often found under roads.

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