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Here is a list of published works that I have been primary author or a co-author. As you can see, my research experiences are widespread, but nothing recent as I now spend all my time on this website!

• Wood, R.J., 'The ergogenic effect of sodium bicarbonate ingestion on trained male 400 and 800 meter runners', honors Thesis, The University of Western Australia, 1991.
• Gore, C.J., Hahn, A.G., Campbell, D.P., Bellenger, S., Lawton, E., Watson, D.B., Emonson, D. L. Wood, R.J., Scroop, G.S., Norton, K.I., Ly, S. 'Preliminary results of VO_2max and arterial O₂ saturation at sea level versus 610m', Proceedings of the National Annual Scientific Conference in Sports Medicine, 1994.
• Wood, R.J., Hahn, A.G., McBride, M.E. 'The effect of 610 m altitude on rowing ergometer performance', Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(4), p98-102, 1995.
• Wood, R.J. and Morton, A.R., 'Arterial oxygen saturation and peak VO₂ during nasal and oral breathing', Proceedings of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Supplement to Vol 27(5), pS2, May 1995.
• Gore, C.J., Hahn, A.G., Watson, D.B., Norton, K.I., Campbell, D.P., Scroop, G.S., Emonson, D. L. Wood, R.J., Ly, S. Bellenger, S., Lawton, E., 'VO_2max and arterial O₂ saturation at sea level & 610 m', Proceedings of the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Conference, Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise, Supplement to Vol 27(5), pS7, May 1995.
• Wood, R.J. and Morton, A.R., 'Arterial oxygen saturation during running, cycling and arm-cranking', Proceedings of the Sports Medicine Australia State Conference, 1995.
• Gore, C.J., Hahn, A.G., Scroop, G.S., Watson, D.B., Norton, K.I., Wood, R.J., Campbell, D.P., Emonson, D. L. 'Increased arterial desaturation in trained cyclists during maximal exercise at 580m altitude', Journal of Applied Physiology, 80(6): 2204-2210, 1996.
• Wood, R.J., Gore C.J., Hahn A.G., Norton K.I., Scroop G.C., Campbell D.P., Watson D.B., Emonson D.L. 'Accuracy of two pulse oximeters during maximal cycling exercise.' Australian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol 29(2), p47-50, 1997.
• Wood, R.J. and Morton, A. R., 'Effect of hyperventilation on arterial oxygen saturation during exercise', Report to the Australian Sports Commission, Applied Sports Research Program, 1997. 
• Wilmore, J.H., Morton, A.R., Gilbey, H.J., Wood, R.J., 'The role of taste preference on fluid intake during and after 90-minutes of running at 60% of VO_2max in the heat', Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Vol 30(4) p587-595, 1998. 
• Wood, R.J., 'Role of ventilation on arterial oxygen saturation during exercise', PhD Thesis, The University of Western Australia, 1998.
• Wood, R.J., Marsden, J.F. Finn, J.P., Travar, A.L., Effect of environmental conditions on athlete physiological field test results, Proceedings of the 6th Applied Physiologist Conference, Canberra, Australia, Nov 1999.
• Finn, J.P., Wood, R.J., Travar, A.L., Marsden, J.F. The Effect of Increased Environmental Temperature during Anaerobic Activity in Heat Acclimatised Athletes. Proceedings of the 6th Applied Physiologist Conference, Canberra, Australia, Nov 1999.
• Marsden, J.F., and Wood, R.J., An Update on Agility. Proceedings of the 6th Applied Physiologist Conference, Canberra, Australia, Nov 1999.
• Finn, J.P., Marsden, J.F., Wood, R.J., Travar, A.L., Effect of environmental temperature on steady-state and maximal cycling, Proceedings of the International Conference on Physiological and Cognitive Performance in Extreme Environments, Edited by Lau, T., Cotter, J., Forbes-Ewan, C. Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence - Australia. Canberra March 2000, pp17-20.
• Finn, J.P., Marsden, J.F., Wood, R.J., Travar, A.L., Effect of environmental temperature on the anaerobic capacity of heat acclimatised athletes, Proceedings of the International Conference on Physiological and Cognitive Performance in Extreme Environments, Edited by Lau, T., Cotter, J., Forbes-Ewan, C. Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence - Australia. Canberra March 2000, pp183-185.

me conducting sport science research

• Wood, R.J., Marsden, J.F. and Finn, J.P., Comparison of size and performance characteristics of indigenous and non-indigenous Australian Football League players at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport, Proceedings of the 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: Sports medicine and Physical Education International Congress on Sport Science, 2000.
• Marsden, J.F., Williams, P., Wood, R.J., and Finn, J.P., The effect of training on the ability of the multi-stage test to predict the VO_2peak of professional AFL players, Proceedings of the 2000 Pre-Olympic Congress: Sports medicine and Physical Education International Congress on Sport Science, 2000.
• Finn, J.P., Marsden, J.F., Wood, R.J., Travar, A.L., Cycling in the tropics: Acute Responses of Acclimatised Cyclists to Intermittent Sprints in 20 and 30o Conditions. Proceedings of the 7th Applied Physiology Conference, Darwin, Australia, Dec 2000.
• Wood, R.J., Marsden, J.F. Finn, J.P., From the Tropics to Tassie: Investigations during a hockey tournament. Proceedings of the 7th Applied Physiology Conference, Darwin, Australia, Dec 2000.
• Finn, J.P., Marsden, J.F., Wood, R.J., Acute responses of heat acclimatised cyclists to intermittent sprints in temperate and warm conditions, Journal of Thermal Biology, 2001, 26, 365-370.
• Finn, JP; Marsden, JF; Wood, RJ (2001) Acute responses of heat acclimatised cyclists to intermittent sprints in temperate and warm conditions. Proceedings of the Australian Physiological and Pharmacological Society 32: 32P.
• Marsden, J.F., Finn, J.P., Wood, R.J., Australian football league in tropical Australia, Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2001: A Sports Medicine Odyssey challenges, controversies and change.
• Wood, R.J., Finn, J.P., Marsden, J.F., Pre-game hydration status of athletes competing at the 2001 Arafura games in Darwin, Proceedings of the Australian Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2001: A Sports Medicine Odyssey challenges, controversies and change.
• Anderson S.D., Lambert S., Brannan J.D., Wood R.J., Koskela H., Morton A.R., Fitch K.D. Laboratory protocol for exercise asthma to evaluate salbutamol given by two devices. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2001 Jun; 33(6): 893-900.
• Brearley, M.B., Finn J.P., Wood, R.J. Elite Hockey in a Tropical Environment. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 5:(supplement) p35, 2002.
• Finn, JP; Wood, RJ; Marsden, JF (2003) Effect of 30° heat on the anaerobic capacity of heat acclimatised athletes. Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 2:159-163.
• Finn, J.P., Wood, R.J., 'Incidence of pre-game hydration in athletes competing at an international event in dry tropical conditions.' Nutrition and Dietetics, Vol 61 p221-225, 2004.

Unpublished

• Wood, R.J., Physiological and performance measures during a simulated tenpin bowling tournament and their relationship to fitness, 2000.

Related Pages

• Publications by Clare Wood
• Calendar of sport science conferences
• Sport science journals
• Control Groups in Sport Science Research
• More about Rob Wood

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