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Biography
Emma completed her BSc and Master of Science (MSc) in Zoology at Massey University, New Zealand. She is currently undertaking her PhD in Evolutionary Biology at the ANU. Emma's PhD research is developing 3D quantitative approaches for phylogenetic reconstruction, using postcranial bone morphology in the marsupial mammalian order Peramelemorphia (bandicoots and bilbies) as a case study.
Emma has a special interest in museum collections-based research and the application of statistical shape analysis to modern and fossil bone. Emma enjoys teaching and has worked as a lab demonstrator and course tutor/TA throughout her graduate studies.
Research Interests
- Biological systematics
- Collections-based research
- Evolutionary morphology of mammals and birds
- Statistical shape analysis
Education/Academic qualification
Zoology, Master, Massey University
Zoology, Biostatistics, Bachelor, Massey University
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Research output
- 4 Article
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Do morphometric data improve phylogenetic reconstruction? A systematic review and assessment
Holvast, E. J., Celik, M. A., Phillips, M. J. & Wilson, L. A. B., 2024, In: BMC Ecology and Evolution. 24, 1, 127.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Constructing a multiple-part morphospace using a multiblock method
Thomas, D. B., Harmer, A. M. T., Giovanardi, S., Holvast, E. J., McGoverin, C. M. & Tenenhaus, A., Jan 2023, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 14, 1, p. 65-76 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Taxonomic classification of seabird long bones using 3D shape: A method with wider potential in zooarchaeology
Holvast, E. J. & Thomas, D. B., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 45, 9 p., 103641.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Re-evaluating New Zealand's endemic Pliocene penguin genus
Thomas, D. B., Ksepka, D. T., Holvast, E. J., Tennyson, A. J. D. & Scofield, P., 2 Jul 2020, In: New Zealand Journal of Geology, and Geophysics. 63, 3, p. 324-330 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)