Multituberculate Mammals Show Evidence of a Life History Strategy Similar to That of Placentals, Not Marsupials

Lucas N. Weaver, Henry Z. Fulghum, David M. Grossnickle, William H. Brightly, Zoe T. Kulik, Gregory P.Wilson Mantilla, Megan R. Whitney

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)383-400
Number of pages18
JournalAmerican Naturalist
Volume200
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Keywords

  • bone histology
  • lactation
  • marsupial-placental dichotomy
  • multituberculates
  • reproduc-tion
  • weaning

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