Robyn hetem
Professor
School of Animal, Plant and Enviromental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
Biography
Robyn Hetem is currently a professor in School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences at University of the witswatersrand. Robyn is interested in the physiological and behavioural mechanisms employed by free-ranging mammals in order to cope with the extreme temperatures and habitat transformation likely to occur with global climate change.
Research Interest
Robyn mainly focuses on Physiological Plasticity, Climate Change, Conservation Physiology
Publications
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Murray IW, Fuller A, Lease HM, Mitchell D, Wolf BO, Hetem RS  (2014) Black wildebeest seek shade less and use solar orientation behaviour more than do blue wildebeest. Journal of Thermal Biology 45: 150-156
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Murray IW, Fuller A, Lease HM, Mitchell D, Wolf BO, Hetem RS (2014) The actively foraging desert lizard Pedioplanis husabensis behaviorally optimizes its energetic economy. Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 905–913
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Murray IW, Fuller A, Lease HM, Mitchell D, Wolf BO, Hetem RS (2015) Low field metabolic rates for geckos of the genus Rhoptropus may not be surprising. Journal of Arid Environments 113: 35-42
