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Monotremata

Known as: Monotrematas, Monotremes 
An order of egg-laying mammals that includes the PLATYPUS and ECHIDNA.
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The origin and history of New Zealand's terrestrial vertebrates
Since the 1980s, morphological and molecular research has resulted in significant advances in understanding the relationships and… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Morphological and Histochemical Observations on the Crural Gland-Spur Apparatus of the Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) together with Comparative Observations on the Femoral Gland-Spur Apparatus of…
The echidna and platypus have a crural/femoral gland that is linked by a large duct to a canalized, keratinous spur located on… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Development and evolution of the collopallium in amniotes: a new hypothesis of field homology
2002
2002
The Distribution and Morphological Characteristics of Catecholaminergic Cells in the Brain of Monotremes as Revealed by Tyrosine Hydroxylase Immunohistochemistry
The present study describes the distribution and cellular morphology of catecholaminergic neurons in the CNS of two species of… 
2002
2002
Echidna IgA supports mammalian unity and traditional Therian relationship
IgA is found only in birds and mammals where it is the principal immunoglobulin class found in secretions, providing protection… 
2002
2002
Characterisation of echidna IgM provides insights into the time of divergence of extant mammals.
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Receptors in the bill of the platypus.
1. Afferent responses were recorded from filaments of the trigeminal nerve in each of two platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus… 
1971
1971
Auditory receptor organs of reptiles, birds, and mammals.
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
The evolution and development of the dens of the mammalian axis
Certain members of the extinct reptilian group from which mammals evolved possessed both a dens and an atlas body. Available… 
Highly Cited
1969
Highly Cited
1969
Standard Energy Metabolism of Marsupials
IN 1902, Martin1 reported that the metabolic rate of several Australian marsupials was approximately one-third of that of… 
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