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Placental Evolution

Placental Evolution is a biological theory that explains the developmental origins and adaptive transformations of the placenta across mammalian species through genetic, physiological, and ecological mechanisms.

247

Publications

22.6K

Citations

742

Authors

384

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

44

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Publications

247

Molecular phylogenetics and the origins of placental mammals

William J. Murphy, Eduardo Eizirik, Warren E. Johnson et al. · Nature · 2001 · 1.4K citations

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The Placental Mammal Ancestor and the Post–K-Pg Radiation of Placentals

Maureen A. O’Leary, Jonathan I. Bloch, John J. Flynn et al. · Science · 2013 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Oxford Surveys in Evolutionary Biology

Fred W. Allendorf, Richard Dawkins, Mark Ridley · Evolution · 1989 · 1.1K citations

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Placental mammal diversification and the Cretaceous–Tertiary boundary

Mark S. Springer, William J. Murphy, Eduardo Eizirik et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 841 citations · Full text

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Parallel adaptive radiations in two major clades of placental mammals

Ole Madsen, Mark Scally, Christophe J. Douady et al. · Nature · 2001 · 651 citations

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1–5 of 247

Authors

742

  1. MS
    Mark S. Springer

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    12 publications · 2.6K citations

    12

    h-index

  2. DN
    David N. Reznick

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    13 publications · 825 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. MB
    Michael B. Thompson

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    12 publications · 374 citations

    11

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  4. AM
    Andrea Mess

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    10 publications · 414 citations

    10

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  5. AM
    Anthony Michael Carter

    University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

    7 publications · 329 citations

    7

    h-index

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Institutions

384

  1. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    19 h-index

    56 publications

    10.3K citations

  2. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    10 h-index

    59 publications

    6.1K citations

  4. University of Southern Denmark

    Odense, Denmark

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    329 citations

  5. Wayne State University

    Detroit, United States

    7 h-index

    29 publications

    2.9K citations

  6. Carnegie Museum of Natural History

    Pittsburgh, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    4.8K citations

  7. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    7 h-index

    46 publications

    5K citations

  8. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    1.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 19 publications · 3K citations

    19

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  2. Placenta

    15 publications · 503 citations

    12

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  3. Evolution

    10 publications · 1.9K citations

    10

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  4. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 11 publications · 596 citations

    10

    h-index

  5. Nature

    9 publications · 3.3K citations

    9

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