Dr Vera Weisbecker

Associate Professor in Evolutionary Biology College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University

Sciences & Technology

Tasmanian tigers start to look like dogs in the pouch

The Tasmanian tiger and wolf evolved similar genetic blueprints and lifestyle strategies, generating similar skull shapes even at the puppy stage, finds a new study

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