The evolution of hibernation and daily torpor in mammals and birds remains a controversial
subject. The original view was that use of torpor reflects a primitive thermoregulation, as it …

We examine the paraphylectic hypothesis of bat origins, both in the light of previous
discussions, and in the light of new evidence from our analyses of neurological traits and …

Bats are highly charismatic and popular animals that are not only fascinating in their own
right, but illustrate most of the topical and important concepts and issues in mammalian …

Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …

Following our traditional concept of Mammalia, and thus including a number of forms known
only by fossils of the Mesozoic, the earliest mammals are from the Late Triassic, a bit over …

The last 'hibernation book'was published in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, so clearly an update
was needed. The options were a book written by a single author or an edited book written by …

Taxonomy of Australian Mammals utilises the latest morphometric and genetic research to
develop the most up to date and comprehensive revision of the taxonomy of Australian …

Marsupials exhibit great diversity in ecology and morphology. However, compared with their
sister group, the placental mammals, our understanding of many aspects of marsupial …

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 …

A fundamental challenge in resolving evolutionary relationships across the tree of life is to
account for heterogeneity in the evolutionary signal across loci. Studies of marsupial …