Dr Emma Sherratt
Research fellow on the DVC early career research fellowship scheme.
I am an internationally-known expert in the statistical analysis of organismal form, which I apply to the study of morphological evolution at macroevolutionary scales. I am co-author of the widely used R package geomorph (http://geomorphr.github.io/geomorph/) for statistical analysis of multivariate and multidimensional data. Reptiles and amphibians are my passion, but I have worked on a diverse array of taxa including rabbits and mice, caecilian amphibians, Anolis lizards, bivalved scallops, and larval frogs.
Contact me for collaboration opportunities and geomorph training information
Appointments
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 - 2017 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | Australian National University, Canberra |
| 2014 - 2016 | Lecturer in Zoology | University of New England |
| 2013 - 2014 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | Iowa State University, Ames |
| 2011 - 2013 | Postdoctoral Research Assistant | Harvard University, Cambridge |
| 2006 - 2007 | Research Technician | University of Manchester, Manchester |
Awards and Achievements
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2018 | Early Career Research Fellowship | The University of Adelaide | ||
| 2012 | Postdoctoral Award for Professional Development | Harvard University | ||
| 2007 - 2011 | PhD Scholarship, National Environmental Research Council (NERC) industrial collaborative awards in science and engineering (CASE) | University of Manchester | ||
| 2006 | Zoology Prize of Excellence | University of Manchester |
Language Competencies
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| French | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| German | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
Education
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 - 2011 | University of Manchester, Manchester | United Kingdom | Ph.D. Animal Biology |
| 2002 - 2006 | University of Manchester, Manchester | United Kingdom | B.Sc. Zoology with Industrial Experience |
Keywords
Anatomy & Morphology, Animal Structure and Function, Biostatistics, Evolutionary Biology
Journals
| Date | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Serb,JM, Sherratt,E, Alejandrino,A, Adams,DC, 2017, Phylogenetic convergence and multiple shell shape optima for gliding scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae)., Journal of evolutionary biology, - 10.1111/jeb.13137 |
| 2017 | Garland,K, Marcy,A, Sherratt,E, Weisbecker,V, 2017, Out on a limb: bandicoot limb co-variation suggests complex impacts of development and adaptation on marsupial forelimb evolution, Evolution and Development, 19, 2, 69-84 10.1111/ede.12220 |
| 2016 | Sherratt,E, Alejandrino,A, Kraemer,A, Serb,J, Adams,D, 2016, Trends in the sand: Directional evolution in the shell shape of recessing scallops (Bivalvia: Pectinidae), Evolution, 70, 9, 2061-2073 10.1111/evo.12995 |
| 2016 | Klaczko,J, Sherratt,E, Setz,E, 2016, Are diet preferences associated to skulls shape diversification in xenodontine snakes?, PLoS ONE, 11, 2, 1-12 10.1371/journal.pone.0148375 |
| 2016 | Kraatz,B, Sherratt,E, 2016, Evolutionary morphology of the rabbit skull, PeerJ, 2016, 9, 1-23 10.7717/peerj.2453 |
| 2016 | Marcy,A, Hadly,E, Sherratt,E, Garland,K, Weisbecker,V, 2016, Getting a head in hard soils: Convergent skull evolution and divergent allometric patterns explain shape variation in a highly diverse genus of pocket gophers (Thomomys), BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16, 1, 1-16 10.1186/s12862-016-0782-1 |
| 2015 | Sherratt,E, Del Rosario Castañeda,M, Garwood,R, Mahler,D, Sanger,T, Herrel,A, De Queiroz,K, Losos,J, Hillis,D, 2015, Amber fossils demonstrate deep-time stability of Caribbean lizard communities, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112, 32, 9961-9966 10.1073/pnas.1506516112 |
| 2015 | Kraatz,B, Sherratt,E, Bumacod,N, Wedel,M, 2015, Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha), PeerJ, 2015, 3, 1-20 10.7717/peerj.844 |
| 2015 | Leamy,L, Klingenberg,C, Sherratt,E, Wolf,J, Cheverud,J, 2015, The genetic architecture of fluctuating asymmetry of mandible size and shape in a population of mice: Another look, Symmetry, 7, 1, 146-163 10.3390/sym7010146 |
| 2015 | Hetherington,A, Sherratt,E, Ruta,M, Wilkinson,M, Deline,B, Donoghue,P, 2015, Do cladistic and morphometric data capture common patterns of morphological disparity?, Palaeontology, 58, 3, 393-399 10.1111/pala.12159 |
| 2014 | Wilkinson,M, Presswell,B, Sherratt,E, Papadopoulou,A, Gower,D, 2014, A new species of striped Ichthyophis Fitzinger, 1826 (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Ichthyophiidae) from Myanmar, Zootaxa, 3785, 1, 45-58 10.11646/zootaxa.3785.1.4 |
| 2014 | Maddin,H, Sherratt,E, 2014, Influence of fossoriality on inner ear morphology: Insights from caecilian amphibians, Journal of Anatomy, 225, 1, 83-93 10.1111/joa.12190 |
| 2014 | Del Rosario Castañeda,M, Sherratt,E, Losos,J, 2014, The Mexican amber anole, Anolis electrum, within a phylogenetic context: Implications for the origins of Caribbean anoles, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 172, 1, 133-144 10.1111/zoj.12159 |
| 2014 | Sherratt,E, Gower,D, Klingenberg,C, Wilkinson,M, 2014, Evolution of Cranial Shape in Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), Evolutionary Biology, 41, 4, 528-545 10.1007/s11692-014-9287-2 |
| 2014 | Tschopp,P, Sherratt,E, Sanger,T, Groner,A, Aspiras,A, Hu,J, Pourquié,O, Gros,J, Tabin,C, 2014, A relative shift in cloacal location repositions external genitalia in amniote evolution, Nature, 516, 7531, 391-394 10.1038/nature13819 |
| 2013 | Wilkinson,M, Sherratt,E, Starace,F, Gower,D, 2013, A new species of skin-feeding caecilian and the first report of reproductive mode in Microcaecilia (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Siphonopidae), PLoS ONE, 8, 3, e57756-1-e57756-11 10.1371/journal.pone.0057756 |
| 2013 | Sanger,T, Sherratt,E, Mcglothlin,J, Brodie,E, Losos,J, Abzhanov,A, 2013, Convergent Evolution Of Sexual Dimorphism In Skull Shape Using Distinct Developmental Strategies, Evolution, 67, 8, 2180-2193 10.1111/evo.12100 |
| 2012 | Sherratt,E, 2012, They've Kept On Keeping On, Science, 338, 6103, 46-46 10.1126/science.1228913 |
| 2012 | Kamei,R, Mauro,D, Gower,D, Van Bocxlaer,I, Sherratt,E, Thomas,A, Babu,S, Bossuyt,F, Wilkinson,M, Biju,S et al, 2012, Discovery of a new family of amphibians from northeast India with ancient links to Africa., Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 279, 1737, 2396-2401 10.1098/rspb.2012.0150 |
| 2011 | Wilkinson,M, Mauro,D, Sherratt,E, Gower,D, 2011, A nine-family classification of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona), Zootaxa, 2874, 41-64 |
| 2010 | Gower,D, Wilkinson,M, Sherratt,E, Kok,P, 2010, A new species of Rhinatrema Duméril & Bibron (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Rhinatrematidae) from Guyana, Zootaxa, 2391, 47-60 |
| 2008 | Leamy,L, Klingenberg,C, Sherratt,E, Wolf,J, Cheverud,J, 2008, A search for quantitative trait loci exhibiting imprinting effects on mouse mandible size and shape, Heredity, 101, 6, 518-526 10.1038/hdy.2008.79 |
| 2007 | Poynton,J, Loader,S, Sherratt,E, Clarke,B, 2007, Amphibian diversity in East African biodiversity hotspots: Altitudinal and latitudinal patterns, Biodiversity and Conservation, 16, 4, 1103-1118 10.1007/s10531-006-9074-1 |
Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
Phone
83133946
Campus
North Terrace
Building
Darling Building
Room Number
2 12
Org Unit
Genetics & Evolution