And that's a wrap for the 70th scientific meeting of AMS! A big thank you from the outgoing Perth council to all our speakers, attendees and the new Melbourne council #AusMammSoc24
This years special logo highlighting AMS’s 70th anniversary with Victoria’s Faunal emblem - Leadbeaters Possum. Created by Darcy_Watchorn
Remember to submit your abstract by the 31st of May and register to attend (early bird prices until 3rd June) https://t.co/B5KojhMgdq
Join us for our May seminar! Dr Loukas Koungoulos from ANU- A Late Quaternary faunal sequence from Lachitu Cave: Advances in understanding biodiversity & human subsistence in the northern New Guinea lowlands. Seminars open to the public but register at: https://t.co/QDYwWW42l9
Fresh ink!
We look at how the skulls of rock-wallabies change with size and how size influences jaw anatomy and biting ability
The tiniest species seem to be particularly good at biting
@WeisbeckerLab@MegL_Martin
https://t.co/fqORChHolm
📣 SAVE THE DATE – AMS CONFERENCE 2024! 📣
📅 1 - 4 July 2024
📍 Leopard Lodge, Melbourne Zoo, Victoria
With workshops and icebreaker on 30 June and post-conference tours TBC
But this review isn't just about skulls. We show how phylogenetic tests of allometry can be a problem when size correlates with phylogeny. As one reviewer said, it's like throwing the baby out with the bathwater! @DrEmSherratt@WeisbeckerLab
https://t.co/uwul5lVshp
Several years in the making with two of the biggest brains in the field! @WeisbeckerLab@DrEmSherratt
We unpack the who, the what, the where, the when, and the how of mammalian skull proportions and how they change with size across species.
https://t.co/uwul5lVshp
Join us for our last seminar for 2023 next Friday! Emily Scicluna will be discussing fat-tailed dunnart's: phenotypic changes in captivity and relevance to reintroduction outcomes.
Seminars are open to the public but please register: https://t.co/TVVLF8otFO
Very excited to share this paper, very many years in the making! Skull shape in carnivorous marsupials with Prof Withers and @MegL_Martin and very special thanks to @DrEmSherratt@MUniResearch
https://t.co/UQrn3NzvOS
Join us for the November Seminar this Friday! Dr Frederik Saltre who will present a new multidimensional method to identify global relationships between mammal trait variation and ecosystem stability.
Seminars are open to the public but please register: https://t.co/zMOo1O28z3
Join us for the October Seminar! Featuring Dr Isaac Kerr & Jacob van Zoelen giving us some insight into the researching happening in the Flinders University palaeontology department
Seminars are open to the public but please register at: https://t.co/5rpaiA1jFJ
Join us for the @AusMammals September Seminar! Featuring Dr Steve Unwin and Dr Fiona Knox giving us an introduction to wildlife disease risk analyses.
Seminars are open to the public, please register at https://t.co/5f2MCACuJi
@AusMammals More mid-conference tours!! Bookings open now
#2 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year @ the SA Museum
#3 Brookfield Conservation Park
#4 Barossa Valley
More info and bookings here:
https://t.co/ddt1tvD3N8
@AusMammals Mid-Conference Tour #1 - Tour of the SA Museum Cetacean and Skeleton Preparation Facility 🐋🐬
See the SA Museum's purpose built facility for large skeleton preparation and part of their large collection of Cetaceans! Book here:
https://t.co/GRlPHiGSu5
@AusMammals Australasian mammal taxonomy consortium (AMTC) steering committee is needing some new members. If you wish to be a part of the committee send your nomination to Andrew Baker ([email protected]) with a short summary of your taxonomy experience. Due 31 Aug 🦘
@AusMammals Abstract submission extended to 25th August for 2023 conference in Adelaide 🎉
See website for submission guidelines
https://t.co/7bYmOGD69J
@AusMammals is extending their logo competition! Open to all and winner receives free registration to AMS conference 2023 in Adelaide, and a 1-year membership. Comp extended to 31st August. See website for more details: https://t.co/c6r5srBtZW