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Therian Evolution

Therian Evolution is a theoretical framework within mammalian evolutionary biology that specifically elucidates the phylogenetic divergence, adaptive radiations, and morphological innovations characterizing the clade Theria, which includes marsupial and placental mammals, distinguishing it from other mammalian lineages such as monotremes and extinct stem groups.

193

Publications

15.1K

Citations

658

Authors

295

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

31

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Publications

193

Cellular Scaling Rules for the Brains of Marsupials: Not as “Primitive” as Expected

Sandra Esmeralda Dos Santos, Jairo Porfírio, Felipe Cunha et al. · Brain Behavior and Evolution · 2017 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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The therian skull : a lexicon with emphasis on the odontocetes

James G. Mead, R. Ewan Fordyce · Smithsonian contributions to zoology · 2009 · 419 citations

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Evolutionary Biology of the Anurans. Contemporary Research on Major Problems

Kenneth R. Porter, James L. Vial · Copeia · 1974 · 373 citations

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An Early Cretaceous Tribosphenic Mammal and Metatherian Evolution

Zhe‐Xi Luo, Qiang Ji, John R. Wible et al. · Science · 2003 · 373 citations

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Evolution of the mammalian placenta revealed by phylogenetic analysis

Derek E. Wildman, Caoyi Chen, Offer Erez et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2006 · 344 citations · Full text

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Authors

658

  1. JA
    Jennifer A. Marshall Graves

    La Trobe University, Australia

    9 publications · 718 citations

    9

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  2. RC
    Richard C. Fox

    University of Alberta, Canada

    7 publications · 270 citations

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  3. MB
    Marilyn B. Renfree

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    6 publications · 456 citations

    6

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  4. RL
    Richard L. Cifelli

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    4 publications · 235 citations

    5

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  5. MS
    Mark S. Springer

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    5 publications · 499 citations

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Institutions

295

  1. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    1K citations

  2. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    886 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    7 h-index

    22 publications

    1.9K citations

  5. Universidad Nacional de La Plata

    La Plata, Argentina

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    912 citations

  6. The University of Adelaide

    Adelaide, Australia

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    728 citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    3K citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    699 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

    JVP · 14 publications · 858 citations

    13

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  2. Nature

    9 publications · 718 citations

    9

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 7 publications · 1.2K citations

    7

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  4. Molecular Biology and Evolution

    MBE · 6 publications · 399 citations

    7

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  5. Journal of Mammalian Evolution

    5 publications · 288 citations

    6

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