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.
Chieh-Hsuan, who received her master’s degree from James Cook University (Australia), possesses a robust foundation in marine biology and field ecology.
Within our lab, she is engaged in the geochemical facet of the NSTC project. Her work involves the application of trace element analysis and strontium isotope analysis to study fish fossils.
Liang-Hsuan graduated received her Bachelor’s degree in Life Science from National Taiwan University. Deeply passionate about marine fishes, she is particularly interested in fish vocalizations and the anatomical structures related to sound production and reception.
Within the lab, her work focuses on the stomach contents of large fish and the extraction of fish otoliths. If not found in the lab, she is likely at home playing video games or out scuba diving.