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	List of monotremes and marsupials - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth.
		The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the marsupials); and the placental mammals.
		This list contains the Monotremes and the Marsupials.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_monotremes_and_marsupials (146 words)

	Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The platypus, like the other monotremes, are the only mammals known to have a sense of electroception: it locates its prey in part by detecting their body electricity.
		The platypus and other monotremes were very poorly understood for many years, and to this day some of the 19th century myths that grew up around them endure, for example, that the monotremes are "inferior" or quasi-reptilian, and that they are the distant ancestor of the "superior" placental mammals.
		It is now known that modern monotremes are the survivors of an early branching of the mammal tree; a later branching is thought to have led to the marsupial and placental groups.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Platypus (3254 words)

	Koala - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae.
		Its origins are unclear; however, since its pouch opens backwards instead of forwards like most other marsupials, it is theorised that it may have evolved from a burrowing marsupial.
		The Koala is broadly similar in appearance to the wombat (its closest living relative), but has a thicker, softer coat, much larger ears, and longer limbs, which are equipped with large, sharp claws to assist with climbing.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Koala (2013 words)

	Carnegie team finds earliest known relative of marsupials (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Marsupial mammals are born at an early stage and carried in a pouch on their mother's abdomen until fully developed.
		Marsupial evolution, Cifelli explained, "has always been a North American story." The oldest previous marsupial find was a 100-million-year-old fossil collected in Utah and described by Cifelli.
		Until now, many scientists had suspected that marsupial mammals -- whose females carry their immature offspring in pouches -- had developed in North America and placental mammals -- whose offspring have a longer gestation period and are born more fully developed -- in Asia.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/03346/250483.stm (1020 words)

	Marsupials - EPA/QPWS
		Many carnivorous marsupials have folds of skin that swell to act as a temporary pouch during the breeding season.
		Newborn marsupials are furless and have underdeveloped hind limbs and tail.
		Marsupials are born in a very immature state, weighing between 0.1g and 1g and are about the size of a jellybean.
	www.epa.qld.gov.au /nature_conservation/wildlife/caring_for_wildlife/carers_kit/mammals/marsupials (566 words)

	f01 Living mammals are placentals (eutheria), marsupials, and monotremes
		Monotremes, by virtue of their hair and in having but one bone in their lower jaw, are mammals.
		During the Cenozoic, marsupials in the southern continents evolved in isolation from carnivorous placentals.
		The ancestral marsupials of the southern continents were thus escapees from competition and the physical isolation of the southern continents had allowed them their run of evolutionary experimentation.
	geowords.com /histbooknetscape/f01.htm (1615 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		List and briefly describe 2 subphyla of animals that are considered chordates but NOT craniates or vertebrates.
		List and briefly describe one class or organisms that are considered to be craniates but NOT a true chordate.
		List and briefly describe one class of organisms that are considered to be true vertebrates but are agnathans.
	www.tarleton.edu /~kmurray/SG34.html (376 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> koala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Koala is found all along the eastern coast of Australia from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula, and as far into the hinterland as there is enough rainfall to support suitable forests.
		It is commonly said that the common name 'Koala' is an Aboriginal word meaning "no drink." {{dubiousNo Water}} The Koala actually does drink water, but only rarely, due to its diet consisting of eucalyptus leaves, which contain sufficient water to obviate the need for the Koala to climb down for a drink.
		At birth the joey, only the size of a jelly bean, crawls into the downward-facing pouch on the mother's belly (which is closed by a drawstring-like muscle that the mother can tighten at will) and attaches itself to one of the two teats.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/koala (2108 words)

	buch.de - bücher - versandkostenfrei - Marsupials - Ian D. (University of Sydney) Hume
		Marsupials are a unique group of mammals, typically associated with Australasia, although many species occur in South America.
		The last 20 years have seen many exciting discoveries leading to significant developments in the understanding of marsupial biology, so much so that they are coming to be seen as model organisms in studies of life history evolution, ageing and senescence, sex determination and the development and regeneration of the nervous system.
		The impact of these developments have been such that marsupials are coming to be seen as model organisms in studies of life history evolution, ageing and senescence, sex determination and the development and regeneration of the nervous system.
	www.buch.de /buch/06717/260_marsupials.html (410 words)

	Re: Alien Autopsy Film Review - Gehrman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		While the laying of eggs by the monotremes is the best-known and most obvious similarity that they have to the reptiles, there are a number of other similarities, which will be examined in the next section.
		It is inaccurate, however, to consider the monotremes and marsupials as "living fossils" -- they have had an independent evolutionary history of some 180Myr, and perform better than placental mammals at some "typically mammalian" tasks, like thermoregulation [3:ch 4,9].
		One feature of monotremes which I don't know where it fits is the mechanism for sex determination: "The male is heterogametic, that is, he produces two kinds of sperm, as humans do, one with a Y chromosome and the other with an X chromosome...
	www.virtuallystrange.net /ufo/updates/2005/jan/m05-003.shtml (979 words)

	Marsupials belong to the Class Mammalia
		Marsupials have the same highly derived skeletons, jaws and teeth as placentals.
		Marsupials differ in giving birth to tiny undeveloped young after a short pregnancy, but then lactating for a longer period than placentals.
		In Australia marsupials were dominant and are still the most diverse but the bats and rodents, which were late arrivals are now the most numerous.
	cal.man.ac.uk /student_projects/2003/mnzo0mlk/lecture18.htm (891 words)

	List of mammals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However for reasons of space, it has been broken into two sections:
		This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
		This page was last modified 12:54, 31 August 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_mammals (103 words)

	Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes - Summary
		This Action Plan, which was prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group (AMMSG) for the Australian Nature Conservation Agency, reviews the conservation status of 209 taxa of Australian monotremes and marsupials: one species and three subspecies of monotremes and 112 species and 93 subspecies of marsupials.
		This Action Plan lists 16 taxa as Extinct (EX), one as Extinct in the Wild (EW), five as Critically Endangered (CR), 17 as Endangered (EN), 31 as Vulnerable (VU), one as Lower Risk (conservation dependent) (LR(cd)), 41 as Lower Risk (near threatened) (LR(nt)), and three as Data Deficient (DD).
		The main causes of extinction and decline in marsupials have been identified and include the introduction to Australia of predators such as the Red Fox and Feral Cat and of herbivores such as the Rabbit, Sheep and Cattle, habitat destruction through land clearing, and changed fire regimes.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/action/marsupials/3.html (646 words)

	--X--ANIMAL LIST--X--
		Mammals are, however further divided into 3 orders: placentals - like us whose young are born in an advanced state, marsupials whose young are born in an embryonic stage, their development being completed in the mothers pouch, and monotremes, or egg laying mammals.
		Mammals are defined as being vertabrate animals with body hair, mammary glands, and 4 limbs, which are modified into fins in most aquatic mammals.They breath air and are warm blooded - that is there internal body temperature remains more or less constant, regardless of the surrounding, external temperature.
		Mammals reproduce by true mating between amles and females and, with the exeption of monotremes, the young develop inside the females' uterus.
	lucellan.com /snazzy/animals/names/list.html (224 words)

	Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes - Disagreements about Red List Category
		In June 1995, the AKF provided AMMSG with a copy of a nomination of the Koala for listing in Schedule 1, Part 1 (Species that are Endangered), of the Endangered Species Protection Act 1992.
		On 25 January 1996, after receiving a draft of the Taxon Summary for the Koala, Ms Tabart wrote to the Editors expressing her concern at the assessment of LR(nt) and reiterating the AKF's view, as stated in the November 1995 letter, that the species should be listed as Vulnerable.
		Lynam A.J. Inbreeding and juvenile dispersal in insular populations of two dasyurid marsupials; the Dibbler, Parantechinus apicalis, and the Grey-bellied Dunnart Sminthopsis griseoventer.
	www.deh.gov.au /biodiversity/threatened/action/marsupials/8.html (978 words)

	Alibris: Marsupials
		The ecological literature on marsupials is dominated by descriptive natural history, and there has hitherto been little attempt at either synthesis or evolutionary interpretation.
		Marsupials differ from most other mammals in their method of reproduction, in that they have chosen, in an evolutionary sense, to develop lactation rather than placentation for the nurture of their young.
		There is an urgent need for concerted action to conserve the marsupials and monotremes of the Australasian region.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Marsupials (541 words)

	Australia - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The genome of the wallaby is currently being sequenced; when the sequencing is completed, it will be a major contribution to marsupial biology.
		Well-known Australian fauna include monotremes (the platypus and echidna), and a host of marsupials, including the koala, kangaroo, wombat, and birds such as the emu, cockatoo, and kookaburra.
		According to Reporters Without Borders in 2005, Australia is in 31st position on a list of countries ranked by press freedom, behind New Zealand (9th) and the United Kingdom (28th) but ahead of the United States.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/a/u/s/Australia.html (4630 words)

	Transitional Fossils FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I thought it might be of interest to have a list of some of the transitional vertebrate fossils known, so that future t.o.discussions of the fossil record can be somewhat more up-to-date and interesting (I can dream, can't I?).
		The monotremes in particular could almost be considered "living transitional fossils".
		This list has been brought to you by the numbers 1 and 7 and the letter E. "Chinese bird fossil: mix of old and new".
	www.holysmoke.org /tran-icr.htm (3172 words)

	Ebook More Info -Elopteryx - Free For You. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It is worth keeping one eye on several Wikiprojects that overlap with this one or that have made significant progress towards completion, including,,, and WikiProject Conservation worldwide.
		Marsupial taxonomy is by no means fully known or agreed upon.
		In general, monotreme and marsupial entries should have taxobox.
	en_image.shedd.aquarium.jpg.en.lmoney.org (801 words)

	Keeping Marsupials : Keeping and Breeding Marsupials in Captivity, Maintaining Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in ...
		This list places all species into their respective orders, families, sub-families and genera.
		Note that in a list of scientific names like the preceding one where a particular generic name (or specific name when referring to a subspecies) is repeated several times, it may be abbreviated to its first letter for the second and subsequent names in the list.
		However, this procedure must only be used for lists of scientific names and must never be used for lists of scientific names where there is a possibility of confusion between two or more generic names beginning with the same letter.
	www.marsupialsociety.org /members/html/03sp03_1.html (1315 words)

	Amazon.com: Kangaroos: Biology of the Largest Marsupials (Comstock/Cornell Paperbacks): Books: Terence J. Dawson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The six species and four subspecies of red and gray kangaroos occupy habitats across most of Australia, and are distinguished mainly by size from their smaller relatives, the wallabies.
		The largest marsupials, kangaroos belong to the Superfamily Macropodoidae, (big foots), and are further characterized by complex stomachs and specialized teeth for grazing.
		Marsupials and Monotremes: A list by M A H
	www.amazon.com /Kangaroos-Largest-Marsupials-Comstock-Paperbacks/dp/0801482623 (793 words)

	The Venom List > Only Venomous Mammal found in North America
		Insectivores and marsupials hold all the world's venomous mammals.
		Shrews and solenodons have venomous saliva, and male platypuses have a venomous spur on their rear leg.
		The only other types of mammals are placentals, marsupials, and imaginary/made-up ones.
	venomlist.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t65.html (1420 words)

	Critter Chart
		It has been separated from the "Critter Information Center" because it consists of a complex set of nested tables that take a LOOOONG time to load, and i wanted to be able to warn people before they took it on.
		Below is a list of Species included on the "Critters" list.
		This chart is not to be taken as a complete listing of all Classes, Orders, Families, or Species.
	www.citizenlunchbox.com /famous/critterchart.html (214 words)

	A Hotlist on Carnivores
		Some characteristics of mammals are that they are endothermic, they have hair, mammary glands, also skin or epidermis is layered directly over a layer of fat to help maintain a constant body temperature.
		There are three major groups of mammals, the monotremes, the marsupials, and the most common, eutherians or placentals.
		It lists over TEN carnivores that live in the ocean, and all the information you need to know: their size, diet, description, group size and color.
	www.kn.sbc.com /wired/fil/pages/listcarnivoral1.html (1292 words)

	Monotremes - EPA/QPWS
		They lay soft-shelled eggs and suckle their young on milk secreted through ducts that open on to the abdomen.
		Adult monotremes do not have teeth, external ears or whiskers.
		Platypuses have no pouch, but echidnas have a fold of skin that swells into a pouch-like structure during breeding.
	www.epa.qld.gov.au /nature_conservation/wildlife/caring_for_wildlife/carers_kit/mammals/monotremes (425 words)

	BUBL LINK: Internet resources by type
		The list is organised by the topics discussed each week in the course and includes comparing marginal environments, ecology, cultural ecology and rethinking environmental histories.
		Over one thousand patents are listed in total, together with learning materials, a bibliography, a sound archive (from the late 1800s through to the mid 1900s), and a virtual tour of Edison's laboratory and a biography.
		Includes passenger and crew lists with passenger lists divided alphabetically and crew lists divided into individual occupations; schematic deck plans of the ship; lifeboat details containing listings of passengers and crew that were saved and their biographies, animations and a detailed chronology.
	www.bubl.ac.uk /link/types/bibliographies.htm (6906 words)

	RECOMMENDED LIST OF BOOKS AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES FOR ZOO AND AQUARIUM LIBRARIES: Title Page and Contents
		This list is divided into several broad subject categories such as Invertebrates, Fishes, Animal Behavior, Veterinary Medicine, etc. The order of the subjects loosely follows the Library of Congress classification scheme.
		Prices are listed simply to give zoos/aquariums a general idea of what the books and serials cost.
		Johnson, Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park, was instrumental in updating the electronic section; Laura Jenkins, Librarian, John G. Shedd Aquarium, added material in the aquarium-related sections (Fishes, Aquaculture, etc.); and Linda Coates, Librarian, San Diego Zoo; Suzanne Braun, Librarian, Indianapolis Zoo; and Jill Gordon, Librarian, St. Louis Zoo, made invaluable contributions with their comments and additions.
	www.sil.si.edu /SILPublications/zoo-aquarium/tpbib.htm (318 words)

	Animals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Site lists all of the animals in Florida that are listed by the Federal and State governments as Endangered, Threatened, or other listings categories.
		For a list of endangered and threatened species, including fish species
		list all the mammals in your areas (by typing in your zip code)
	teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu /kennedh/Secondary_pages/weblinks/Animals/animalslinks.htm (422 words)

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