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Sarah Andrewartha
Sarah Andrewartha
Lecturer in Animal Science
Room 306 , Life Sciences Building
+61 3 6226 6646 (phone)
Dr Sarah Andrewartha is a Lecturer in Animal Science with the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture. She explores how environmental and production stressors impact the physiology and life history of adult and developing animals. She has worked with a wide range of animal models including poultry and aquaculture production animals.
Biography
Before joining the University of Tasmania, Sarah was a postdoctoral fellow at the CSIRO in Hobart using innovative biosensor technology to determine the wellbeing of aquaculture production animals in real time. Sarah was also an honourary lecturer with the University of Tasmania and supervised 3 PhD students examining how production stressors impact Atlantic salmon and abalone. Prior to this, Sarah studied epigenetic inheritance of hypoxia tolerance and how chicken embryos maintain acid-base homeostasis as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of North Texas in Denton (USA). Sarah was awarded her PhD from La Trobe University in Melbourne where she examined how wallabies, rats, crocodiles and goannas regulate their blood acid-base balance and meet their oxygen demands during acute thermal challenges.
Career summary
Qualifications
Degree | Thesis title | University | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PhD | The effect of variations in body temperature on oxygen delivery and acid-base balance: ectotherms versus endotherms. | La Trobe University | Australia | 2010 |
BSc (Animal Science) (1st Class Hons) | The effect of incubation water potential on the morphology and physiology of the terrestrial embryos of the Victorian smooth froglet, Geocrinia victoriana | La Trobe University | Australia | 2004 |
MSciComm (Outreach) | Australian National University | Australia | 2012 |
Administrative expertise
Sarah has managed research projects for external clients, acted as laboratory custodian, and coordinated seminar programs.
Teaching
Biology, Animal Science, Physiology, Reproductive biology, Digestive biology, Respiratory physiology, Entomology, Zoology, Animal ecology, Research methods, Science communication
Teaching expertise
Sarah has taught undergraduate (1-3 rd year) and postgraduate (graduate certificate, masters and PhD) university students across a range of subjects and disciplines including animal science, biology, physiology, ecology, entomology, research methods and science communication.
Teaching responsibility
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Expertise
- Production stress
- Comparative physiology
- Metabolic physiology
- Developmental physiology
- Cardiovascular physiology
- Thermal physiology
- Aquaculture physiology
- Biologgers / biosensors
- Science communication
Research Themes
Sarah’s research aligns to the University’s research theme of Environment, Resources and Sustainability. She studies how animals cope with production and environmental stress in our changing climate. She uses biologger/biosensor technologies to measure real-time physiology and studies how stress events can change the phenotype of developing animals. Ultimately, understanding how historic and real-time stress events impact the physiology of production animals will help growers form strategies for mitigating the effects of stressors and contribute to improved production sustainability.
Fields of Research
- Comparative Physiology (060604)
- Animal Developmental and Reproductive Biology (060803)
- Animal Growth and Development (070202)
Research Objectives
- Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences (970106)
- Climate Change Adaptation Measures (960301)
- Expanding Knowledge in the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (970107)
Publications
Sarah’s publications focus on understanding how animals respond to environmental and production stress.
Total publications
19
Journal Article
(18 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wood AT, Clark TD, Elliott NG, Frappell PB, Andrewartha SJ, 'Physiological effects of dissolved oxygen are stage-specific in incubating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)', Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 189, (1) pp. 109-120. ISSN 0174-1578 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00360-018-1199-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Elliott NG; Frappell PB | |
| 2018 | Bowden AJ, Andrewartha SJ, Elliott NG, Frappell PB, Clark TD, 'Negligible differences in metabolism and thermal tolerance between diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)', Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 Article jeb.166975. ISSN 0022-0949 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.166975 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Elliott NG; Frappell PB; Clark TD | |
| 2017 | Alter K, Andrewartha SJ, Clark TD, Elliott NG, 'Thermal preference increases during larval development of pure and hybrid abalone', Journal of Shellfish Research, 36, (1) pp. 141-149. ISSN 0730-8000 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2983/035.036.0114 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Alter K; Clark TD | |
| 2017 | Alter K, Andrewartha SJ, Morash AJ, Clark TD, Hellicar AD, et al., 'Hybrid abalone are more robust to multi-stressor environments than pure parental species', Aquaculture, 478 pp. 25-34. ISSN 0044-8486 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.04.035 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Alter K; Clark TD; Leon RI | |
| 2017 | Wood AT, Clark TD, Andrewartha SJ, Elliott NG, Frappell PB, 'Developmental hypoxia has negligible effects on long-term hypoxia tolerance and aerobic metabolism of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 90, (4) pp. 494-501. ISSN 1522-2152 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/692250 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Clark TD; Frappell PB | |
| 2016 | Alter K, Andrewartha SJ, Elliott NG, 'Hatchery conditions do not negatively impact respiratory response of early life-stage development in Australian hybrid abalone', Journal of Shellfish Research, 35, (3) pp. 585-591. ISSN 0730-8000 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2983/035.035.0303 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Alter K | |
| 2016 | Andrewartha SJ, Munns SL, Edwards A, 'Calibration of the HemoCue point-of-care analyser for determining hemoglobin concentration in a lizard and a fish', Conservation Physiology, 4, (1) pp. 1-6. ISSN 2051-1434 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cow006 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Edwards A | |
| 2015 | Hellicar AD, Rahman A, Smith DV, Smith G, McCulloch J, et al., 'An algorithm for the automatic analysis of signals from an oyster heart rate sensor', IEEE Sensors Journal, 15, (8) pp. 4480-4487. ISSN 1530-437X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2015.2422375 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Morash A | |
| 2014 | Andrewartha SJ, Cummings KJ, Frappell PB, 'Acid-base balance in the developing marsupial: from ectotherm to endotherm', Journal of Applied Physiology, 116, (9) pp. 1210-1219. ISSN 8750-7587 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00996.2013 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Frappell PB | |
| 2014 | Andrewartha SJ, Tazawa H, Burggren WW, 'Acute regulation of hematocrit and acid-base balance in chicken embryos in response to severe intrinsic hypercapnic hypoxia', Respiration Physiology and Neurobiology, 195 pp. 1-10. ISSN 1569-9048 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2014.01.019 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2012 | Andrewartha SJ, Burggren WW, 'Transgenerational variation in metabolism and life-history traits induced by maternal hypoxia in Daphnia magna', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 85, (6) pp. 625-634. ISSN 1522-2152 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/666657 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 13 | |
| 2012 | Burggren WW, Andrewartha SJ, Tazawa H, 'Interactions of acid-base balance and hematocrit regulation during environmental respiratory gas challenges in developing chicken embryos (Gallus gallus)', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 183, (2) pp. 135-148. ISSN 1569-9048 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.06.011 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2012 | Munns SL, Owerkowicz T, Andrewartha SJ, Frappell PB, 'The accessory role of the diaphragmaticus muscle in lung ventilation in the estuarine crocodile Crocodylus porosus', Journal of Experimental Biology, 215, (5) pp. 845-852. ISSN 0022-0949 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061952 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Frappell PB | |
| 2012 | Tazawa H, Andrewartha SJ, Burggren WW, 'Acute regulation of hematocrit and blood acid-base balance during severe hypoxic challenges in late chicken embryos (Gallus gallus)', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 184, (1) pp. 86-96. ISSN 1569-9048 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.08.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 15 | |
| 2011 | Andrewartha SJ, Tazawa H, Burggren WW, 'Hematocrit and blood osmolality in developing chicken embryos (Gallus gallus): In vivo and in vitro regulation', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 179, (2-3) pp. 142-150. ISSN 1569-9048 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.07.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2011 | Tazawa H, Andrewartha SJ, Burggren WW, 'Development of hematological respiratory variables in late chicken embryos: The relative importance of incubation time and embryo mass', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 159, (3) pp. 225-233. ISSN 1095-6433 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.02.024 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 | |
| 2010 | Andrewartha SJ, Mitchell NJ, Frappell PB, 'Does incubation temperature fluctuation influence hatchling phenotypes in reptiles? A test using parthenogenetic geckos', Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83, (4) pp. 597-607. ISSN 1522-2152 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1086/652245 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Frappell PB | |
| 2008 | Andrewartha SJ, Mitchell NJ, Frappell P, 'Phenotypic differences in terrestrial frog embryos: Effect of water potential and phase', Journal of Experimental Biology, 211 pp. 3800-3807. ISSN 0022-0949 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1242/jeb.017913 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Frappell P |
Review
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Andrewartha SJ, Tazawa H, Burggren WW, 'Embryonic control of heart rate: Examining developmental patterns and temperature and oxygenation influences using embryonic avian models', Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 178, (1) pp. 84-96. ISSN 1569-9048 (2011) [Substantial Review] DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2011.04.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 21 |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
1
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- This project will investigate the benefits to production and sustainability in the adoption and application of advanced management technologies (AMTs), such as the AWI SmartTags, in several high performing wool producing properties in Tasmania. The objective of this project is to (1) create national and global visibility of the on-farm adoption of AMTs, and (2) demonstrate the use of AMTs in supporting practices associated with high quality, sustainable and socially acceptable wool and sheep production systems. This phase 1 project will support a potentially longer-term commitment between contributing parties and broader collaboration with a range of supply chain stakeholders
- Funding
- Australian Wool Innovation Limited ($50,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research and Development Open Call
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Horton BJ; Chang Fung Martel J; Andrewartha SJ; Kang BH
- Year
- 2020
Research Supervision
Completed
3
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | The Effects of Temperature on the Metabolism and Energetics of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Infected With Amoebic Gill Disease Candidate: Alyssa Jean Bowden | 2018 |
| PhD | The Effects of Oxygen Variability During Early Development on the Physiology of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Candidate: Andrew Thomas Wood | 2018 |
| PhD | Physiological and Behavioural Responses to Environmental Stress in Abalones: Why is being a hybrid an advantage? Candidate: Katharina Alter | 2017 |