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Emma completed a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science (MSc) in Zoology at Massey University, New Zealand, and is currently undertaking a PhD in Evolutionary Biology at the Australian National University. Her PhD research focuses on developing 3D quantitative approaches to phylogenetic reconstruction, particularly using postcranial bone morphology in a case study involving the marsupial mammalian order Peramelemorphia, which includes bandicoots and bilbies. Emma has a special interest in museum collections-based research and the application of statistical shape analysis to modern fossil bone. Her research interests encompass biodiversity, systematics, collections-based research, evolutionary morphology, birds, mammals, and statistical shape analysis.
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