A Comparative Anatomy of the Neck Region in Lizards

Dr. Amal Mubarak Al-Hassawi

Background:

• Bachelor of Science in Zoology (major) and Geology (minor), University of Kuwait, 1984.
• M.Sc./D.U.C. in Micropaleontology (Department of Geological Sciences), University College London, 1992/93.
• M.Phil/PhD. in Vertebrate Palaeontology (Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology), University College London, 2004.

Areas of research:

• M.Sc - Benthic foraminiferal response to the spring phytoplankton bloom. (Primary supervisor: Dr Michael A. Kaminski).
• PhD - Osteology and myology of the craniocervical (neck) region in Squamate reptiles: a comparative study. (Primary supervisor: Professor Susan E. Evans).

Publications

Al Hassawi, A.M. (2007) A Comparative Anatomy of the Neck Region in Lizards: A Research Study, Oxford: Trafford Publishing.

Available at http://www.trafford.com/06-3230

Kaminski, M.A., Al Hassawi, A. and Kuhnt, W. (1997) 'Seasonality in microhabitats of rose bengal stained deep-sea benthic foraminifera from the New Jersey continental margin', Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 5, 245-248.