All mammals are characterized by the ability of females to produce milk. Marsupial
(metatherian) and monotreme (prototherian) young are born in a highly altricial state and …

In this review we investigated the diet and nutrition of wombats and highlight areas for future
research. The low energy requirements of wombats, conservative foraging behaviours and …

Background The red-tailed phascogale is a 'Near Threatened'dasyurid marsupial. Males are
semelparous and die off shortly after the breeding season in the wild due to a stress-related …

Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are the largest carnivorous marsupial in Australia.
Currently many animals are being held in captivity as a management procedure to combat …

Marsupials are born immunologically premature, relying on cells and molecules in maternal
milk for immune protection. Both immunoglobulin and complement proteins have been …

Maternal care in platypuses has never been rigorously studied due to the difficulty in
locating and accessing nesting burrows. Here we describe the maternal behaviour of a …

Much of the literature on wombat diet is concerned only with the broad categories of
consumed matter, and there is little about their specific nutritional requirements despite diet …

Quolls are carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae with characteristic white spots.
They are distributed throughout Australia and New Guinea, but uncommonly seen due to …

Quolls are carnivorous marsupials in the family Dasyuridae with characteristic white spots.
They are distributed throughout Australia and New Guinea, but uncommonly seen due to …

There are many limitations when using traditional laboratory species. Limits on variation,
may result in limited outcomes, at both the species and individual level, due to different …