The influence of climatic changes occurring since the late Miocene on Australia's eastern
mesic ecosystems has received significant attention over the past 20 years. In particular, the …

Germline colonization by retroviruses results in the formation of endogenous retroviruses
(ERVs). Most colonization's occurred millions of years ago. However, in the Australo-Papuan …

Aims Sea-level rise is one of the most certain consequences of global warming and is
predicted to exert significant adverse effects on wildlife in coastal habitats worldwide …

Analyses of the distributions of northern M elanesia's avifauna have helped researchers
formulate major theories of evolution, speciation, and biogeography. In comparison, the …

Abstract We describe Halmaheramys bokimekot Fabre, Pagès, Musser, Fitriana, Semiadi &
Helgen gen. et sp. nov., a new genus and species of murine rodent from the North Moluccas …

Abstract The islands of East Melanesia have generated key insights into speciation
processes and community assembly. However, when and how these islands began to form …

Gibbon ape leukemia virus (GALV) and koala retrovirus (KoRV) most likely originated from a
cross-species transmission of an ancestral retrovirus into koalas and gibbons via one or …

Abstract Melomys cervinipes (Gould, 1852) is a murid rodent commonly called the fawn-
footed mosaic-tailed rat. A small, russet brown rodent with light fawn-colored feet, it is 1 of 21 …

Cassowaries (Casuarius) possess a cranial casque, sheathed by keratin and composed of
modified cranial bones. We combine data and hypotheses on three areas of cassowary …

We describe the first new rodent species from Solomon Islands in more than 80 years. This
new giant rat is known from a single specimen captured in a commercially felled Dillenia …