As a paleoecologist, I primarily study fish otoliths to answer their taxonomic and ecological questions. Much of my current work focuses on conservation paleobiology. I use sea bottom materials as a study system and aim to understand how fish communities have changed over time in the latest fossil record. I also work on deep time fossil otoliths to address their paleoecological, biogeographical and evolutionary aspects.
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Hsin-Wei is responsible for all the fieldwork activities and research events in the lab. In addition, she manages workshops, research expeditions and helps to process and curate the fossil samples.
She also helps with our administrative work, managing personnel and funding.
Siao-Man has a biological background and received her master's degrees in NTHU and LMU (Munich). As a bird lover, she worked on avian evolution using specimens of Archaeopteryx in Germany.
She has a broad interest in natural history and will be studying fish fossils in the lab.
Yu-Chieh graduated from the Department of Biological Science at National Sun Yat-sen University. His current research focuses on the taxonomy and diversity of tetraodontiform fishes. He also conducts fundamental research on Taiwan's fish fauna, documenting new distributional records and recently introduced exotic species.
With a strong passion for scientific documentation, Yu-Chieh is skilled in preparing high-quality specimens and producing scientific photographs. He actively contributes to the lab through field collections, identification, and scientific photography.