1st Edition
The Evolution of Dasyurid Marsupials Systematics and Family History
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Dasyurids and ‘tree thinking’
Chapter 2: The diversity of dasyurids
Chapter 3: Dasyurid phylogeny: morphological taxonomy from Linnaeus to Archer
Chapter 4: Dasyurid phylogeny: molecular systematics, 1977–2003
Chapter 5: Dasyurid phylogeny: integrative studies
Chapter 6: Dasyurid species-level relationships
Chapter 7: Dasyurid species recognition
Chapter 8: Dasyuromorphian families and fossils
Chapter 9: The timing of dasyurid evolution
Chapter 10: Dasyurid macroevolution
Chapter 11: Evolution of the dasyurid phenotype
Chapter 12: Dasyurids past, present and future
Appendix: colour images
References
Index
Biography
Carey Krajewski is a retired zoology professor and molecular systematist who has studied phylogenetics of mammals and birds for over 35 years. He is the author of 36 peer-reviewed publications describing research on phylogenetic relationships of marsupials, primarily members of Dasyuridae.
Michael Westerman is Adjunct Professor in the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment at La Trobe University. He is an evolutionary geneticist who has worked on phylogenetic relationships of marsupials for 50 years, publishing over 130 peer-reviewed papers on dasyurids, bandicoots and macropods.
Patricia A. Woolley, AM, is Emeritus Scholar in the School of Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment at La Trobe University. Her primary research interest is the reproductive biology of dasyurid marsupials. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Society of Women Geographers and the Ellis Troughton Memorial Award, and an honorary life member of both the Australian Mammal Society and American Society of Mammalogists.
"This scholarly volume examines the evolutionary relationships of the group by synthesizing the findings from studies which have used a variety of methodologies ranging from morphological taxonomy to molecular systematics and integrative studies to present both historical and current understandings of the issue... Aimed at those with a solid understanding of biology, this work will be a good addition to comprehensive biology collections."
C. E. Buckley, Illinois State University, USA, for CHOICE July 2026
