The ecology and evolution of the monito del monte, a relict species from the southern South America temperate forests

FE Fontúrbel, LM Franco, F Bozinovic… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The arboreal marsupial monito del monte (genus Dromiciops, with two recognized species)
is a paradigmatic mammal. It is the sole living representative of the order Microbiotheria, the …

[HTML][HTML] Craniodental morphology and phylogeny of marsupials

RMD Beck, RS Voss, SA Jansa - Bulletin of the American Museum of …, 2022 - BioOne
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 …

Taxonomic assessment, conservation status, and future perspectives for New World Marsupials

GM Martin, AP Carmignotto - Mammal Review, 2025 - ui.adsabs.harvard.edu
Abstract New World Marsupials (NWMs) comprise over 135 species ranging from Patagonia
(Argentina) to northern North America, classified within the orders Didelphimorphia …

Taxonomic checklist of living American marsupials

D Astúa, JJ Cherem, P Teta - American and Australasian marsupials: an …, 2023 - Springer
An updated checklist for living American marsupial species (orders Didelphimorphia,
Microbiotheria, and Paucituberculata) is presented here. It includes 22 genera and 137 …

Modeling heterothermic fitness landscapes in a marsupial hibernator using changes in body composition

T Abarzúa, I Camus, F Ortiz, A Ñunque, FA Cubillos… - Oecologia, 2023 - Springer
Hibernation is an adaptive strategy that allows animals to enter a hypometabolic state,
conserving energy and enhancing their fitness by surviving harsh environmental conditions …

Late middle Miocene Metatheria (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia and Paucituberculata) from Juan Guerra, San Martín Department, Peruvian Amazonia

NS Stutz, MA Abello, L Marivaux, M Boivin… - Journal of South …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, marsupials (modern members of the Metatheria clade) are widely distributed in
tropical and subtropical areas of South America, but poorly represented in the fossil record …

A mesocosm experiment in ecological physiology: the modulation of energy budget in a hibernating marsupial under chronic caloric restriction

RF Nespolo, FE Fontúrbel, C Mejias… - Physiological and …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
During the past 60 years, mammalian hibernation (ie, seasonal torpor) has been interpreted
as a physiological adaptation for energy economy. However, direct field comparisons of …

Climate change and population persistence in a hibernating marsupial

RF Nespolo, JF Quintero-Galvis… - …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change has physiological consequences on organisms, ecosystems and human
societies, surpassing the pace of organismal adaptation. Hibernating mammals are …

Effects of landscape configuration on the occurrence and abundance of an arboreal marsupial from the Valdivian rainforest

VP Fernández, GB Rodríguez-Gómez… - Revista chilena de …, 2022 - Springer
Background Habitat fragmentation and degradation processes affect biodiversity by
reducing habitat quantity and quality, with differential effects on the resident species …

Genomic diversity and demographic history of the Dromiciops genus (Marsupialia: Microbiotheriidae)

JF Quintero-Galvis, P Saenz-Agudelo, GC Amico… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Three orders represent the South American fauna of marsupials. Of these, Microbiotheria
was until recently known as a monotypic genus with the only surviving species Dromiciops …