Advances in dating and systematics have prompted a revision of monotreme evolution to
refine the timing of adaptative trends affecting body size and craniodental morphology. The …

The current literature on marsupial phylogenetics includes numerous studies based on
analyses of morphological data with limited sampling of Recent and fossil taxa, and many …

Bandicoots and bilbies (Marsupialia: Peramelemorphia) represent the dominant omnivorous
clade of Australasian marsupials and, as ground-dwelling, small-to medium-sized mammals …

With nearly 300 species, the infraorder Meliphagides represents one of the largest and most
conspicuous Australasian bird radiations. Although the group has been the focus of a …

The first clear fossil indications of modern clades of snakes are in the Palaeogene. Many
major groups, including 'scolecophidians'(blindsnakes), probably originated earlier, and …

Little is known about how the large brains of mammals are accommodated into the dazzling
diversity of their skulls. It has been suggested that brain shape is influenced by relative brain …

The phylogenetic relationships of bandicoots and bilbies have been somewhat problematic,
with conflicting results between morphological work and molecular data. This conflict makes …

Organismal interactions drive the accumulation of diversity by influencing species ranges,
morphology, and behavior. Interactions vary from agonistic to cooperative and should result …

Abstract Background The order Dasyuromorphia is a diverse radiation of faunivorous
marsupials, comprising> 80 modern species in Australia and New Guinea. It includes …

The crocodylian fossil record from the Cenozoic of Australasia is notable for its rich
taxonomic diversity, and is primarily represented by members of the clade Mekosuchinae …