Global Change Biology, Volume 29, Issue 24, Page 6900-6911, December 2023., 2023 This study investigates the impact of habitat degradation on terrestrial mammal species. By comparing historic and current distribution maps for 475 species, we found that 59% of them have less available habitat in their lost ranges, suggesting habitat loss contributed to range declines.
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Thermal, Metabolic, and Hygric Physiology of the Little Red Kaluta,Dasykaluta rosamondae(Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae) [PDF]
Journal of Mammalogy, 2009 The little red kaluta (Dasykaluta rosamondae) is a small, insectivorous–carnivorous dasyurid marsupial found in arid spinifex grasslands of northwestern Australia. Kalutas resemble other dasyurids in many aspects of their physiology. Body temperature (Tb; 33.5uC; 1.5uC lower than predicted), wet thermal conductance (1.6 J g 21 h 21 uC 21 ;9 1 % of ...
Withers, Philip, Cooper, Christine
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A peculiar faunivorous metatherian from the early Eocene of Australia [PDF]
, 2013 I describe Archaeonothos henkgodthelpi gen. et. sp. nov., a small (estimated body mass ~40-80g) tribosphenic metatherian from the early Eocene Tingamarra Fauna of southeastern Queensland, Australia.
Beck, RMD
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Myrmecobius fasciatus (Dasyuromorphia: Myrmecobiidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2011 Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterhouse, 1836, is a small to medium-sized dasyuromorph marsupial known as the numbat. M. fasciatus is unusual among marsupials in that it is diurnal and feeds exclusively on termites, and it has a number of characteristic adaptations associated with this specialized niche. M.
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A new Miocene carnivorous marsupial, Barinya kutjamarpensis (Dasyuromorphia), from central Australia
Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology, 2016 Binfield, P., Archer, M., Hand, S.J., Black, K.H., Myers, T.J., Gillespie, A.K. & Arena, D.A., June 2016. A new Miocene carnivorous marsupial, Barinya kutjamarpensis (Dasyuromorphia), from central Australia. Alcheringa 41, xx–xx. ISSN 0311-5518.A new dasyuromorphian, Barinya kutjamarpensis sp.
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Mass estimation of Santacrucian sloths from the Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation of Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Miocene deposits of the Santa Cruz Formation, Patagonia, comprise a diverse and excellently preserved vertebrate fauna, allowing detailed paleobiological and paleoecological studies based on three ecological parameters: body mass, diet, and substrate ...
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On the development of the chondrocranium and the histological anatomy of the head in perinatal stages of marsupial mammals [PDF]
, 2017 An overview of the literature on the chondrocranium of marsupial mammals reveals a relative conservatism in shape and structures. We document the histological cranial anatomy of individuals representing Monodelphis domestica, Dromiciops gliroides ...
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A nearly complete juvenile skull of the marsupial Sparassocynus derivatus from the Pliocene of Argentina, the affinities of “sparassocynids”, and the diversification of opossums (Marsupialia; Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) [PDF]
, 2020 “Sparassocynids” are small, carnivorously-adapted marsupials known from the late Miocene and Pliocene of South America, thought to be relatives of living didelphid opossums but of otherwise uncertain phylogenetic relationships.
Beck, RMD, Taglioretti, ML
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Phylogenetic relationships withinDasyurus(Dasyuromorphia: Dasyuridae): quoll systematics based on molecular evidence and male characteristics [PDF]
Journal of Mammalogy, 2015 Phylogenetic relationships among the 6 species of quolls (Dasyurus) are resolved using DNA sequences from 4 mitochondrial and 5 nuclear loci (approximately 15 kb) sampled from 1 to 29 individuals per species. Our estimate of quoll phylogeny concurs with previous DNA-based estimates in placing Dasyurus hallucatus as sister to the remaining species, and ...
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Genomic Diversity as a Key Conservation Criterion: Proof-of-Concept From Mammalian Whole-Genome Resequencing Data. [PDF]
Evol ApplABSTRACT Many international, national, state, and local organizations prioritize the ranking of threatened and endangered species to help direct conservation efforts. For example, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assesses the Green Status of species and publishes the influential Red List of threatened species.
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