Environmental DNA Reveals Habitat Variables Driving Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Distribution Across an Urbanised Landscape [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionFreshwater waterways, and species that depend on them, are threatened by urbanisation and the consequences of the urban stream syndrome. In south‐east Queensland, Australia, little is known about the impacts of the urban stream syndrome on the platypus ...
Tamielle Brunt +5 more
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A Retrospective Review of Wild and Zoo-Housed Platypus Medical Records (1991–2024) [PDF]
AnimalsUnderstanding platypus health and disease is made challenging by the cryptic nature of this unique and iconic species. The retrospective medical record review methodology offers a valuable tool to better understand platypus health.
Jessica Whinfield +4 more
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Insights into platypus crural gland transcriptomics – venom and beyond [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is one of 15 confirmed venomous mammals worldwide, and possesses a unique venom system, termed the crural system.
Adele Gonsalvez +3 more
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of the Japanese Zacco platypus for Comparative Genomics [PDF]
Scientific DataZacco platypus is a freshwater minnow widely distributed across East Asia, noted for its high environmental adaptability, strong reproductive capacity, and ability to hybridize across genera.
Jui-Hung Tai +7 more
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The Spleen Virome of Australia’s Endemic Platypus Is Dominated by Highly Diverse Papillomaviruses [PDF]
VirusesThe platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), a unique monotreme, represents a pivotal point in mammalian evolution with its distinctive traits, such as electroreception and venom production.
Subir Sarker +3 more
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From banks to burrows: Habitat preferences and nesting behaviours of platypuses in the Snowy River [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionPlatypuses are a unique freshwater mammal native to eastern Australia. They are semi‐aquatic, predominantly nocturnal, and nest in burrows dug into the banks of waterbodies.
Joseph Crane +4 more
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Annotation and Characterization of the Zacco platypus Genome
DiversityThe pale chub Zacco platypus (Cypriniformes; Xenocyprididae; Jordan & Evermann, 1902) is widely distributed across freshwater ecosystems in East Asia and has been recognized as a potential model fish species for ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring.
Sang-Eun Nam +2 more
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Ultrasonographic features of the platypus abdomen via a limited left pre-epipubic acoustic window from a series of 54 individuals. [PDF]
Aust Vet JIntroduction There are notable differences between the platypus and common species of domestic mammal in the location and structure of some abdominal organs. The aim of this study was to detail the size, position and relative locations of organs in the left side of the platypus abdomen, to assist evidence‐based decision‐making in a clinical setting ...
Macgregor JW +6 more
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Phanerozoic Large Igneous Province, Petroleum System, and Source Rock Links
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 191-228., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Steven C. Bergman +2 more
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Adaptive Immunity in Marsupials. [PDF]
J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr PhysiolComparison of the marsupial and eutherian adaptive immune systems. ABSTRACT Marsupials diverged from eutherian mammals 125–160 million years ago. Although evolutionarily distinct, both groups of mammals can produce complex adaptive immune responses to antigens with several key differences.
Jol CL, Stannard HJ, Old JM.
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