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Vera Weisbecker: A German biological scientist in Brisbane

Dr Vera Weisbecker Brisbane Adelaide SBS German

Dr. Weisbecker mit Koala "Steve" Source: Supplied

A new international study, co-led by German scientist Vera Weisbecker in Brisbane, reveals that wombat jaws appear to change in relation to their diets. But how, and why?


Wombats Vera Weisbecker QLD University Flinders University SBS German
Wombats sind Beutelsäuger, graben Höhlen und essen Pflanzen Source: SBS

Dr Vera Weisbecker is a Senior Lecturer in Brisbane. She studied in Tübingen, Sydney, Jena and Cambridge before joining the School of Biological Sciences at UQ in 2011. 


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