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Biography
Alistair is a Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University.
Alistair's research areas of interest are:
- teeth and dentitions of mammals
- functional morphology and biomechanics
- 3D imaging and analysis
- morphological evolution
- evolution and development (evo-devo)
- body mass evolution
- vertebrate palaeontology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Functional morphology
- Evolution
- 3D imaging and analysis
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Universal Power Law for Growth and Diversity of Dinosaur and Bird Beaks
Evans, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Richman, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Field, D. (Partner Investigator (PI))
Australian Research Council (ARC)
12/10/23 → 11/10/26
Project: Research
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Evolutionary patterns, morphology and ecology of limb reduction in skinks
Camaiti, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Chapple, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Evans, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
19/03/20 → 18/03/21
Project: Research
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HolsworthC3: Effectiveness of a snake strike: Fang sharpness,physical performance and strike velocity
Cleuren, S. G. C. & Evans, A.
1/03/20 → 28/02/21
Project: Research
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Marsupial development on a megafaunal scale: seasonal and developmental records in the teeth of wombats and diprotodons
Evans, A., Parker, W. & Adams, J.
21/02/20 → 24/02/20
Project: Research
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Amber as The ‘Holy Grail’ in Palaeontology: Major New Fossil Discoveries Reveal the Origins of Modern Biotas
Stilwell, J. & Evans, A.
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
1/01/20 → 24/10/20
Project: Research
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Functional optimality underpins the repeated evolution of the extreme “saber-tooth” morphology
Pollock, T. I., Deakin, W. J., Chatar, N., Milla Carmona, P. S., Rovinsky, D. S., Panagiotopoulou, O., Parker, W. M. G., Adams, J. W., Hocking, D. P., Donoghue, P. C. J., Rayfield, E. J. & Evans, A. R., 3 Feb 2025, In: Current Biology. 35, 3, p. 455-467.e6 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Reveals Trace Elemental Indicators of Life History in Marsupial Teeth
Parker, W. M. G., Adams, J. W., Hocking, D. P., Fitzgerald, E. M. G., Shaw, G., Renfree, M. B. & Evans, A. R., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Biological Trace Element Research. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A megaraptorid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) frontal from the upper Strzelecki Group (Lower Cretaceous) of Victoria, Australia
Kotevski, J., Duncan, R. J., Pentland, A. H., Rule, J. P., Vickers-Rich, P., Rich, T. H., Fitzgerald, E. M. G., Evans, A. R. & Poropat, S. F., Feb 2024, In: Cretaceous Research. 154, 19 p., 105769.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Evergrowing incisors of diprotodont marsupials record age and life history
Parker, W. M. G., Adams, J. W., Campbell, E. J., Coulson, G., Sanson, G. D. & Evans, A. R., Sept 2024, In: Archives of Oral Biology. 165, 9 p., 106018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Experimental assessment of diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) protocols
Costello, L. F., Richards, H. L., Evans, A. R. & Adams, J. W., 5 Sept 2024, In: PeerJ. 12, 9, 20 p., e17919.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Poster Presentation Award
Richards, Hazel (Recipient), Adams, Justin (Recipient) & Evans, Alistair (Recipient), Sept 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 4 Contribution to conference
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International Congress of Vertebrate Morphology 2023
Tahlia Pollock (Invited speaker), JF William Deakin (Speaker), William Parker (Speaker), Narimane Chatar (Speaker), Olga Panagiotopoulou (Speaker), Douglass Rovinsky (Speaker), David Hocking (Speaker), Philip C J Donoghue (Speaker), Emily Rayfield (Speaker) & Alistair Evans (Speaker)
2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australasian Evolution Society Conference
Tahlia Pollock (Speaker), David Hocking (Speaker), Olga Panagiotopoulou (Speaker) & Alistair Evans (Speaker)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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67th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian Mammal Society (Virtual)
Tahlia Pollock (Speaker), David Hocking (Speaker), Olga Panagiotopoulou (Speaker) & Alistair Evans (Speaker)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology 82nd Meeting
Tahlia Pollock (Speaker), Olga Panagiotopoulou (Speaker), N Chatar (Speaker), Douglass Rovinsky (Speaker), David Hocking (Speaker) & Alistair Evans (Speaker)
2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Early humans breastfed their young for a year, study says
Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Ian Moffat, Justin Adams, Luca Fiorenza & Alistair Evans
15/07/19 → 16/07/19
18 items of Media coverage, 2 Media contributions
Press/Media: Article/Feature