
Dr Tahlia Pollock
BA, BA, BA (Honours), PhD
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
School of Earth Sciences
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Research interests
My research seeks to address fundamental questions related to how animals have evolved to function within their ecosystems by investigating aspects of their morphology, biomechanics, and behaviour and integrating them in functional and evolutionary contexts.
Publications
Recent publications
03/02/2025Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme "saber-tooth" morphology
Current Biology
Is a blunt sword pointless? Tooth wear impacts puncture performance in Tasmanian devil canines
Journal of Experimental Biology
Traditional and digital examination of the baculum of a leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx)
Marine Mammal Science
Giant baleen whales emerged from a cold southern cradle
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Suction causes novel tooth wear in marine mammals, with implications for feeding evolution in baleen whales
Journal of Mammalian Evolution