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 …
KT Smith, GL Georgalis - … origin and early evolutionary history of …, 2022 - books.google.com
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 …
S Kealy, R Beck - BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017 - Springer
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 …