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Monotreme biology.

Tactile neural mechanisms in monotremes.

Body temperature in captive long-beaked echidnas (Zaglossus bartoni).

Review of the monotreme fossil record and comparison of palaeontological and molecular data.

Distribution of keratin and associated proteins in the epidermis of monotreme, marsupial, and placental mammals.

A survey of type I interferons from a marsupial and monotreme: implications for the evolution of the type I interferon gene family in mammals.

A covarion-based method for detecting molecular adaptation: application to the evolution of primate mitochondrial genomes.

Apparent absence of claustrum in monotremes: implications for forebrain evolution in amniotes.

Sex chromosomes and sex-determining genes: insights from marsupials and monotremes.

Uncertain breeding: a short history of reproduction in monotremes.

Structure, sequence and function of a marsupial LIF gene: conservation of IL-6 family cytokines.

The olfactory receptor gene superfamily: data mining, classification, and nomenclature.

Evolutionary inventions and continuity of CORE-SINEs in mammals.

An unusual form of purifying selection in a sperm protein.

Sex chromosomes and sex-determining genes: insights from marsupials and monotremes.

Parathyroids and ultimobranchial bodies in monotremes.

Identification and characterization of amelogenin genes in monotremes, reptiles, and amphibians.

Sensory receptors in monotremes.

What can monotremes tell us about brain evolution?

Monotremes and the evolution of rapid eye movement sleep.