Suicidal reproduction (semelparity) has evolved in only four genera of mammals. In these
insectivorous marsupials, all males die after mating, when failure of the corticosteroid …

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 …

Habitat loss and fragmentation are likely to affect individual condition as they usually alter
the quality of habitat. However, responses of individuals of different species to these …

Background The total amount of native vegetation is an important property of fragmented
landscapes and is known to exert a strong influence on population and metapopulation …

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 …

The Pantanal is a South American biome characterized by extensive plains and stark
environmental seasonality. Several habitats are subject to annual flooding, forcing small …

Population dynamics of small mammals can be strongly influenced by seasonality. Long-
term studies are important in detecting population size variation in small mammals, and …

Semelparity has been demonstrated in males of several species of Australian dasyurid
marsupials. Although semelparity also has been reported in some species of neotropical …

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 …

A fauna de mamíferos do estado de São Paulo consta de 231 táxons, sendo este número
uma estimativa da real diversidade presente na região, dado a falta de amostragem em …