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Perry Beasley-Hall
Perry Beasley-Hall (she/they) is an Australian Biological Resources Study Postdoctoral Fellow. Her current research focuses on teasing apart the Tree of Life for cave crickets, at-risk yet poorly understood subterranean insects, and assigning them formal taxonomic names. She has a background in insect systematics, molecular evolution, bioinformatics, and biogeography. Perry is passionate entomological outreach and advocates for queer and neurodivergent representation in STEMM.
Perry's work profile
Perry works in the following sector(s): University
Perry's primary institution is: The University of Adelaide
Perry's position is: Postdoctoral Fellow
Perry's work in taxonomy
Perry has the following roles: Collecting, Identification, Research, Information Management, Editing publishing and reviewing, Science Communication, Public Outreach
Perry's skills are in Species delimitation, Phylogenetics, Classification, Genetics & Genomics, Biogeography, Bioinformatics, Imaging
Perry works on the taxonomy of Animals, Insects, Orthoptera, Rhaphidophoridae, Macropathinae, Blattodea, Geoscapheinae, Panesthiinae, cave crickets, weta, camel crickets, giant burrowing cockroaches
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