Evolution: The evolutionary rat race in New Guinea and Australia

Robin M D Beck; Mark D B Eldridge

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.056

Evolution: The evolutionary rat race in New Guinea and Australia

Curr Biol. 2022 Oct 10;32(19):R1010-R1012. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.056.

Authors

Robin M D Beck¹, Mark D B Eldridge²

Affiliations

¹ School of Science, Engineering and Environment, University of Salford, Manchester M5 4WT, United Kingdom. Electronic address: r.m.d.beck@salford.ac.uk.
² Australian Museum Research Institute, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales 2010, Australia. Electronic address: Mark.Eldridge@Australian.Museum.

PMID: 36220087
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.08.056

Abstract

A new molecular phylogeny of a remarkable radiation of New Guinean and Australian rodents indicates multiple transitions between biomes and biogeographical regions within the group, and suggests that a key role was played by the geological history of New Guinea.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Australia
Biological Evolution*
Ecosystem*
Evolution, Molecular
New Guinea
Phylogeny
Rodentia / genetics