Developmental modularity and the marsupi
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A. Goswami; V. Weisbecker; M. R. Sรกnchez-Villagra
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Article
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2009
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The contrasting evolutionary histories of marsupial and placental mammals have often been attributed to their different reproductive strategies. The speciose placentals develop mainly in utero and have radiated into diverse niches, whereas marsupials are born in a highly altricial state