▪ Abstract About 20 years ago, DNA sequences were separately described from the quagga
(a type of zebra) and an ancient Egyptian individual. What made these DNA sequences …

DNA that has been recovered from archaeological and palaeontological remains makes it
possible to go back in time and study the genetic relationships of extinct organisms to their …

Drawing on the latest research from around the world, Life of Marsupials explores this
unusual group of mammals covering the extraordinary diversity of forms around the world …

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 …

In spite of past controversies, the field of ancient DNA is now a reliable research area due to
recent methodological improvements. A series of recent large-scale studies have revealed …

Rapid advances in the development of sequencing technologies in recent years have
enabled an increasing number of applications in biology and medicine. Here, we review key …

We review past DNA-hybridisation studies of marsupials and present a reanalysis of the
data, utilising results from our and additional studies to formulate and rationalise a new …

It is becoming increasingly clear that species of smaller body size tend to be less vulnerable
to contemporary extinction threats than larger species, but few studies have examined the …

The link between body size and risk of extinction has been the focus of much recent
attention. For Australian terrestrial mammals this link is of particular interest because it is …

Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …