Supervising postgraduates is the best part of my job and when they are as talented as @shelbymiddleton.bsky.social and the team includes @kennytravouillon.bsky.social @planigale.bsky.social @annajmhopkins.bsky.social and Harriet Mills, it’s as good as it gets! Go well Shelby.

We're not playing (dead), you'll enjoy this! New research by Shelby Middleton reveals a revised taxonomy & new sub-species of Australia's brush-tailed possum! Could you possumbly get more cute? Impossumable! 🌍🧪👇 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a... @linneansociety.bsky.social @pezoporus.bsky.social

Australia’s common brushtail possum has long been neglected in terms of its taxonomy. My amazing PhD student Shelby Middleton along with a stellar supervisor team has attempted to resolve this species. Check it here: academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...