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How do you weigh an extinct amphibian?
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-student-forum/weighing-extinct-amphibians/

Body mass is strongly associated with physiology, ecology, and locomotory style in extant taxa, making it a key proxy for inferring the biology of extinct species.

Lessons from the sea urchin genus Tripneustes: the importance of taxonomy and museum collections in understanding species distributions in a changing ocean
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-student-forum/sea-urchin-genus/

Understanding how climate change is driving the redistribution of marine species is fundamental to conservation, however this must be underpinned by accurate species identification.

Flamingos in the Lake Eyre Basin: sympatry and sexual size dimorphism in Australian Pleistocene flamingos
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-student-forum/flamingos-sexual-dimorphism/

Sympatry is frequently observed in modern flamingos, where it is common for two genera to coexist in one colony.

The power of citizen science in investigating mass mortality events in wildlife
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-student-forum/citizen-science-mass-mortality-events/

Leveraging data from the citizen science project, FrogID, Megan Suthers investigates the impact of a mass frog mortality event that occurred across Australia in 2021.

Investigating the diet of Umoonasaurus demoscyllus using micro-CT imagery
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-student-forum/umoonasaurus-demoscyllus-diet/

Joshua White uses high resolution micro-computed Tomography (micro-CT) imaging techniques to provide the first detailed documentation of the stomach contents of Umoonasaurus demoscyllus.

The diverse and enigmatic Barracudina fish family Paralepididae
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-seminars-and-lectures/barracudina-fish-family/

Although the Barracudina family Paralepididae are found worldwide, the taxonomy of this group is especially difficult with adult morphology lacking for many species. The team examines specimens around the world and evaluated diagnostic characteristics for identifying species.

Species associations and parasitism risk factors between frogs and frog-biting flies
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-student-forum/parasitism-risk-factors-frogs/

Tim Cutajar's project delves into host-parasite relationships, which are interesting both from evolutionary and conservation perspectives.

NSW Department of Primary Industries: Sharks
https://australian.museum/get-involved/join/partners/department-primary-industries-sharks/

In 2022, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) partnered with the Australian Museum (AM) for the Sharks exhibition.

Fish shapes and scales
https://australian.museum/get-involved/amri/amri-seminars-and-lectures/fish-shapes-scales/

Dr Samantha Price presents the FishShapes, a project focused on quantifying body shape diversity across teleost fishes and investigating the ecological factors that influence it.

Dr John Yu - Collector and donor
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/international-collection/indonesia/john-yu-biography/

Read about Dr John Yu's introduction to Indonesian art and how his passion for collecting over the last forty years has been sustained by the diversity and creativity of Balinese textile producers.