Vera Weisbecker: A German biological scientist in Brisbane

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?

Dr. Weisbecker mit Koala "Steve" Source: Supplied

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.