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elifesciences.org/articles/103...
Gene regulatory dynamics during craniofacial development in a carnivorous marsupial
While the genes involved in craniofacial development are highly conserved between the fat-tailed dunnart and mouse, their cis-regulatory elements show significant divergence and appear to reflect spec...
elifesciences.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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‘Broken’ genes key factor in marsupial fur colour
‘Broken’ genes a common factor in marsupial fur colour
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October 29, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Repeated gene losses have independently shaped colour diversity in marsupials. An ASIP deletion is associated with eastern quoll melanism and is convergent with the related Tassie devil, while MC1R truncation is found in the pale-yellow marsupial mole.

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Loss-of-function mutations in ASIP and MC1R are associated with coat colour variation in marsupials | Biology Letters
Pigmentation in mammalian hair follicles is governed in part by interactions between agouti signalling protein (ASIP) and the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R). The most common coat colours in mammals re...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Loss-of-function mutations in ASIP and MC1R are associated with coat color variation in marsupials.
In mammals, coat color is determined by deposition of pigments into the growing hair shaft. The production of these pigments is governed in part by Agouti Signaling Protein (ASIP) and the Melanocortin...
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January 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Now for something a little different: our work on craniofacial development in new born fat tailed dunnarts, a tiny bitey carnivorous marsupial, is now out on eLife, and you can read it and the reviews while we work on the revisions :)

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A fat-tailed dunnart, which looks like a mouse except the ears are more intense, the face is pointier, the eyes are bigger and the bite is sharper.
January 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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World-first study reveals the mysteries of the desert-dwelling marsupial mole
Scientists have traced the evolutionary heritage of marsupial moles and explained how they evolved unique adaptations that help them survive beneath the sand.
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January 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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It'll always be the Itjaritjari, but in English we desperately need to replace "Marsupial Mole" with "Wallaby Shai Hulud"
colincarlson.bsky.social Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · Jan 2
look at this thing. look where it lives. what if a wallaby was shai hulud. unthinkable stuff. linnaeus would've had a panic attack
mole eating lizard. mole eating centipede. mole going across the sand lookin like a dang sandworm. map of mole. lives in the most inhospitable parts of the australian central desert. why he do that
January 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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A brief explainer on our new paper out in Science Advances where we explore the genome of the incredibly cryptic marsupial mole. Paper link below.

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January 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Very stoked to get the most recent cover of @sicbjournals.bsky.social! Here's a glorious, pad-reduced viper #gecko (Hemidactylus imbricatus). Check out our the article below and the rest of this awesome issue!

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The cover of Integrative & Comparative Biology, volume 64, number 5, 2024. The cover features a view from above of a viper gecko (Hemidactylus imbricatus), a brown gecko with large scales and tan speckles. A scanning electron micrograph (greyscale image) of an embryonic viper gecko hand, with a view of the palm. The toe pads and other scales are well-developed.
November 21, 2024 at 3:37 PM