Posts Tagged ‘marsupials’
For Tasmanian tiger, genetic fate loomed
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — The Tasmanian tiger had the same or even less genetic diversity than its close relative, the Tasmanian devil. Continue…
Monday, April 23, 2012 11:29 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Nov 11, 2011 13:48 - 0 Comments
Whiskers’ key role in reptile-mammal split
U. SHEFFIELD (US) — New research comparing rats and mice with marsupials suggests moveable whiskers were an important milestone in the evolution of mammals from reptiles. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 30, 2010 9:57 - 1 Comment
Marsupial embryos pump up early on
DUKE (US) — Not only is the marsupial unusual in the way the embryo grows outside the mother’s womb, it also develops in a different order than virtually every other vertebrate animal. (more…)
