Marsupial cathelicidins: characterization, antimicrobial activity and evolution in this unique mammalian lineage [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyIntroductionCathelicidins are a family of antimicrobial peptides well-known for their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory functions in eutherian mammals such as humans.
Emma Peel +7 more
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Marsupial Ig genomics revisited and the potential role of retroelements in the limited number of heavy chain isotypes [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Marsupials have limited germline antibody heavy chain variable (VH) gene diversity and more complex light chain variable gene diversity. They also appear to have a limited repertoire of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) isotypes.
Jordan M. Sampson +3 more
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Marsupial and monotreme milk—a review of its nutrient and immune properties [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 All mammals are characterized by the ability of females to produce milk. Marsupial (metatherian) and monotreme (prototherian) young are born in a highly altricial state and rely on their mother’s milk for the first part of their life.
Hayley J. Stannard +2 more
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Glironia venusta (Thomas, 1912) (Didelphidae) reaches the Atlantic! New records in French Guiana, with notes on behaviour [PDF]
Check List, 2023 We report observations of Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912, Bushy-tailed Opossum, from coastal French Guiana, expanding the distribution of this species 300 km north of its previously known range.
Paul Alexandre, Benoit de Thoisy
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Evolution of the patella and patelloid in marsupial mammals [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 The musculoskeletal system of marsupial mammals has numerous unusual features beyond the pouch and epipubic bones. One example is the widespread absence or reduction (to a fibrous “patelloid”) of the patella (“kneecap”) sesamoid bone, but prior studies ...
Alice L. Denyer +2 more
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Movement of Free-Ranging Koalas in Response to Male Vocalisation Playbacks
Animals, 2022 Effective conservation strategies rely on knowledge of seasonal and social drivers of animal behaviour. Koalas are generally solitary and their social arrangement appears to rely on vocal and chemical signalling.
Alex Zijian Jiang +4 more
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Marsupial chromosome DNA content and genome size assessed from flow karyotypes: invariable low autosomal GC content [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Extensive chromosome homologies revealed by cross-species chromosome painting between marsupials have suggested a high level of genome conservation during evolution.
Fumio Kasai +3 more
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Pouch bacteria: an understudied and potentially important facet of marsupial reproduction [PDF]
Microbiology Australia, 2023 Australia is home to a rich biodiversity of marsupials that are found nowhere else. Unfortunately, many of these species are currently threatened with extinction due to introduced feral predators and other anthropogenic factors.
Raphael Eisenhofer, Toby Maidment
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Ciencia y Sociedad, 2023 This study focuses on the aesthetic analysis, iconographic variants, and symbolism of the common black-eared opossum (Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758) in ceramic ornaments of agro-ceramic origin of the Saladoid tradition with Barrancoid influence ...
Alfredo Bueno Jiménez
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The lumbosacral plexus in two Didelphis species (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia): origin and nerve distribution [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023 Morphological studies provide knowledge that allow us to understand how animals interact with the natural environment or the captivity. The goal of this study was to describe the origin and antimeric distribution of lumbosacral plexus nerves in Didelphis
T. M. Estruc +5 more
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