Resting disparity in quoll semelparity: examining the sex-linked behaviours of wild roaming northern quolls (Dasyurus hallucatus) during breeding season [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Semelparity is a breeding strategy whereby an individual invests large amounts of resources into a single breeding season, leading to the death of the individual.
Joshua L. Gaschk +3 more
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Postnatal development in a marsupial model, the fat-tailed dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata; Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2021 Cook, Pask and colleagues describe the ossification of the skull and forelimbs in the developing postnatal fat-tailed dunnart. As one of the most altricial marsupials at birth with a short reproductive cycle and simple lab husbandry, this species is a ...
Laura E. Cook +3 more
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The mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed dusky antechinus (Antechinus arktos) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 In this study, we report the mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed antechinus (Antechinus arktos), a recently-discovered, endangered carnivorous marsupial inhabiting a caldera that straddles the border of Australia’s mid-east coast.
Yuepan Geng +8 more
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Meiotic dynamics in a unique Australian marsupial provide new insights into the evolution of neo-sex chromosomes in the early stages of differentiation [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyUnderstanding the origin and fate of sex chromosomes has been one of the most intriguing questions in biology. In therian (marsupial and eutherian) mammals, most species are characterized by a heteromorphic XX female XY male sex chromosome system.
Laia Marín-Gual +8 more
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The mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed dasyure (Murexia melanurus) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019 In this study, we report the mitochondrial genome of the black-tailed dasyure (Murexia melanurus) of New Guinea. The circular genome is 17,736 bp in length and has an AT content of 60.5%.
Ran Tian +7 more
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Invasion and Amplification of Endogenous Retroviruses in Dasyuridae Marsupial Genomes. [PDF]
Mol Biol EvolAbstract Retroviruses are an ancient viral family that have globally coevolved with vertebrates and impacted their evolution. In Australia, a continent that has been geographically isolated for millions of years, little is known about retroviruses in wildlife, despite the devastating impacts of a retrovirus on endangered koala ...
Harding EF +4 more
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Total evidence phylogeny and evolutionary timescale for Australian faunivorous marsupials (Dasyuromorphia) [PDF]
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 Background The order Dasyuromorphia is a diverse radiation of faunivorous marsupials, comprising >80 modern species in Australia and New Guinea. It includes dasyurids, the numbat (the myrmecobiid Myrmecobius fasciatus) and the recently extinct thylacine (
Shimona Kealy, Robin Beck
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Cryptic Kultarr: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Unrecognized Species of Carnivorous Marsupial (Dasyuridae: Antechinomys) in Arid Australia [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionGlobally, mammal species are experiencing unprecedented rates of extinction. Despite this, many small mammals remain understudied and even undescribed, posing a major barrier to effective conservation planning.
Cameron S. Dodd +5 more
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Spontaneous Lesions of Endangered Geriatric Julia Creek Dunnarts (Sminthopsis douglasi, Archer 1979) with Emphasis in Reproductive Pathology [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesJulia Creek dunnarts are an endangered species of carnivorous marsupials and the focus of multiple conservation strategies involving significant resources such as captive breeding programs.
Viviana Gonzalez-Astudillo +6 more
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Comparing Methods of Detecting an Elusive Dasyurid Marsupial, the Threatened Julia Creek Dunnart (Sminthopsis douglasi), in Central Western Queensland, Australia [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Julia Creek dunnart, Sminthopsis douglasi, is a small, threatened carnivorous marsupial occurring in scattered populations in the grasslands of central and northwestern Queensland, Australia.
Alice H. Bakker +4 more
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