The 6 main milk proteins in cattle are encoded by highly polymorphic genes characterized
by several nonsynonymous and synonymous mutations, with up to 47 protein variants …

Short interspersed repetitive elements, or SINEs, are tRNA‐derived retroposons that are
dispersed throughout eukaryotic genomes and can be present in well over 104 total copies …

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and
taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status …

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 …

In the tradition of GG Simpson's classic work, Kenneth D. Rose's The Beginning of the Age of
Mammals analyzes the events that occurred directly before and after the mysterious KT …

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 …

The emergence of Cetacea in the Paleogene represents one of the most profound
macroevolutionary transitions within Mammalia. The move from a terrestrial habitat to a …

Background Variation is a naturally occurring phenomenon that is observable at all levels of
morphology, from anatomical variations of DNA molecules to gross variations between …

Here we show that progress towards a reliable phylogeny for placental mammals at the
ordinal level continues apace. We draw especially upon insights from the recent" …

Partial skeletons of two new fossil whales, Artiocetus clavis and Rodhocetus
balochistanensis, are among the oldest known protocetid archaeocetes. These came from …