Louise Tomsett

Biography

Employment history

2004 - current   Curator, Mammal Group, Zoology Department

2002- 2004         Darwin Centre Tour guide / Assistant Curator, Zoology Department

1997 - 1998        Volunteer, Palaeontology Department

 

 

 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Open (Zoology, Palaeontology & Ecology)

MSc Wildlife Biology & Conservation (current study)

Curation

Collections

Personal interests

Carnivora, conservation, historic collections, exploration & expeditions, taxidermy, specimen preparation.

 

Special projects

Seba Collection & Linnean Type specimen project

Curation & data-basing of Carnivora collection

 

Preparation of backlog material for incorporation into the reference collection, including use of dermestarium

Responsibilities

Within Zoology:

KE Emu (vertebrate rep), IPM (Integrated Pest Management) co-ordinator, Environmental Focus Group (curation rep).

Within Mammal Group (MG):

Academic visitor appointments, KE Emu development, assist with sampling & dispatch for molecular loans, liaison for exhibition loans, MG web pages, MG enquiries co-ordinator, specimen preparation, IPM rep. 

Publications

Acknowledgements

2009

• Koyabu, D.B. and Endo, H. ( 2009 ) Craniofacial variation and dietary adaptations of African colobines Journal of Human Evolution 56 : 525–536 .

2008

• Asher, R.J. and Lehmann, T. ( 2008 ) Dental eruption in afrotherian mammals BMC Biology 6 : 14 .
• Barnett, R., Yamaguchi, N., Shapiro, B. and Sabin, R. ( 2008 ) Ancient DNA analysis indicates the first English lions originated from North Africa Contributions to Zoology 77 (1) : .
• Meegaskumbura, S. and Schneider, C.J. ( 2008 ) A taxonomic evaluation of the shrew Suncus montanus (Sorcidae:Crocidurinae) of Sri Lanka and India Cey. J. Sci. (Bio. Sci.) 37 (2) : 129-136 .

2005

• Chakrabarty, P. and Ng, H.H. ( 2005 ) The identity of catfishes identified as Mystus cavasius (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Bagridae), with a description of a new species from Myanmar Zootaxa 1093 : 1-24 .