Reexamining echidna physiology: The big picture for Tachyglossus aculeatus acanthion

The early divergence of monotremes and therian mammals has resulted in considerable interest in the comparative physiology of the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus), the most common and widespread living monotreme. However, there are many and varied interpretations of its physiology, refl...

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Main Authors: Barker, J., Cooper, Christine, Withers, P., Nicol, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: The University of Chicago Press 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14175