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Inferring kangaroo phylogeny from incongruent nuclear and mitochondrial genes [PDF]
, 2013 The marsupial genus Macropus includes three subgenera, the familiar large grazing kangaroos and wallaroos of M. (Macropus) and M. (Osphranter), as well as the smaller mixed grazing/browsing wallabies of M. (Notamacropus).
Bunce, M. +4 more
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Developmental constraints do not influence long-term phenotypic evolution of marsupial forelimbs as revealed by interspecific disparity and integration patterns [PDF]
, 2020 Marsupials show a smaller range of forelimb ecomorphologies than placental mammals, and it is hypothesized that this results from macroevolutionary constraints imposed by the specialized reproductive biology of marsupials.
Benson, Roger, Martin-Serra, A
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Cathemerality: a key temporal niche
Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 2, Page 329-347, April 2024.ABSTRACT Given the marked variation in abiotic and biotic conditions between day and night, many species specialise their physical activity to being diurnal or nocturnal, and it was long thought that these strategies were commonly fairly fixed and invariant.
Daniel T. C. Cox, Kevin J. Gaston
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The evolution of social monogamy in mammals. [PDF]
, 2013 The evolution of social monogamy has intrigued biologists for over a century. Here, we show that the ancestral condition for all mammalian groups is of solitary individuals and that social monogamy is derived almost exclusively from this social system ...
Clutton-Brock, TH, Lukas, D
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 29, Issue 3, Page 161-172, March 2024.Abstract Objectives Leptospira, the spirochaete causing leptospirosis, can be classified into >250 antigenically distinct serovars. Although knowledge of the animal host species and geographic distribution of Leptospira serovars is critical to understand the human and animal epidemiology of leptospirosis, current data are fragmented.
Nienke N. Hagedoorn +15 more
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Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome [PDF]
, 2018 The koala, the only extant species of the marsupial family Phascolarctidae, is classified as ‘vulnerable’ due to habitat loss and widespread disease. We sequenced the koala genome, producing a complete and contiguous marsupial reference genome, including
Chen, Zhiliang +9 more
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Review of hyperdispersal in wildlife translocations
Conservation Biology, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2024.Abstract Species translocation is a common tool to reverse biodiversity loss, but it has a high failure rate. One factor that contributes to failure is postrelease hyperdispersal, which we define as the long‐distance movement of individuals resulting in their failure to contribute to population establishment.
Jack Bilby, Katherine Moseby
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What factors influence the rediscovery of lost tetrapod species?
Global Change Biology, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2024.Lost species tend to be highly threatened, but we cannot protect them effectively because we do not know where they are, or even if they still exist. This study reveals patterns in their distribution, and factors that influence their rediscovery—it will help to prioritise search effort to find them.
Tim Lindken +26 more
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Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2009 ABSTRACT Partial crania of two fossil species of koala (family Phascolarctidae) from Oligo-Miocene deposits in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, one referable to Litokoala kutjamarpensis and another to Nimiokoala greystanesi, are described. Comparison with the extant koala Phascolarctos cinereus and other diprotodontian marsupials reveals a high ...
Louys, Julien +3 more
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Behaviour of the Pleistocene marsupial lion deduced from claw marks in a southwestern Australian cave [PDF]
, 2016 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the ...
Arman, Samuel D, Prideaux, Gavin John
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