The evolution of endothermy in birds and mammals was one of the most important events in
the evolution of the vertebrates. Past tests of hypotheses on the evolution of endothermy in …

Previous analyses of relations, divergence times, and diversification patterns among extant
mammalian families have relied on supertree methods and local molecular clocks. We …

Hantaviruses are among the most important zoonotic pathogens of humans and the subject
of heightened global attention. Despite the importance of hantaviruses for public health …

Introduction Evolution of extended breath-hold endurance enables the exploitation of the
aquatic niche by numerous mammalian lineages and is accomplished by elevated body …

Geological and climatic processes potentially alter speciation rates by generating and
modifying barriers to dispersal. In Southeast Asia, two processes have substantially altered …

To elucidate the origins of the Japanese mammalian fauna from the perspectives of
biogeography and community ecology, I reviewed molecular phylogenetic and …

More than 20 years ago, hantaviral antigens were reported in tissues of the Eurasian
common shrew (Sorex araneus), Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) and common …

Repeated sea-level fluctuations during and prior to the Pleistocene had a dramatic effect on
the distribution of land and connection among islands between the Asian and Australian …

A limited search for hantaviruses in lung and liver tissues of Sorex shrews (family Soricidae,
subfamily Soricinae) revealed phylogenetically distinct hantaviruses in the masked shrew …

Until recently, the single known exception to the rodent-hantavirus association was
Thottapalayam virus (TPMV), a long-unclassified virus isolated from the Asian house shrew …