The number of times an organism reproduces (ie, its mode of parity) is a fundamental life‐
history character, and evolutionary and ecological models that compare the relative …

Opossums are the most diverse and ecologically important group of New World marsupials,
although only the Virginia opossum is familiar to North American residents. In fact, many …

This study assessed the occurrence of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) and sexual shape
dimorphism (SShD) in the skull and mandible of representatives of most species within the 3 …

The conditions that a population experiences during one season can affect the strength of
density dependence in the following season. In the tropics, many populations face their …

Although reproducing once in a lifetime (ie semelparity) is considered rare among
vertebrates, it has evolved at least five times in two distantly related marsupial families; the …

Data on the reproductive patterns of the Brazilian slender opossum (Marmosops paulensis)
were collected in an area of Montane Atlantic forest, southeastern Brazil, from August 2002 …

Individual‐level diet variation was investigated in Gracilinanus microtarsus, an insectivorous
marsupial whose diet is affected by sex and season in the highly seasonal Brazilian …

Era instilled a fatal doubt in the heart of Sémélé. Tormented, the princess asked Zeus to take
an oath to fulfill her most desired vow. Because nothing was supposed to be impossible to …

Semelparity means “reproducing once,” that is, individuals of a particular species have a
single opportunity to leave descendants. This strategy was first reported for marsupials in …

The discovery of living representatives of extinct groups previously known only as fossil
remnants is interesting for several reasons. Darwin called them ''living fossils''(''these …