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C. Whittington

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h-index: 27
Works: 83
Citations: 2,358

Most-cited papers

Bird-like sex chromosomes of platypus imply recent origin of mammal sex chromosomes.
F. Veyrunes, P. Waters, Pat Miethke, W. Rens +11 more
2008Genome Research321 citations Open access
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Adaptation and conservation insights from the koala genome
Rebecca N. Johnson, D. O'Meally, Zhiliang Chen, G. Etherington +50 more
2018Nature Genetics211 citations Open access
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Defensins and the convergent evolution of platypus and reptile venom genes.
C. Whittington, A. Papenfuss, P. Bansal, A. Torres +11 more
2008Genome Research138 citations Open access
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Seahorse Brood Pouch Transcriptome Reveals Common Genes Associated with Vertebrate Pregnancy.
C. Whittington, O. Griffith, W. Qi, M. Thompson +1 more
2015Molecular biology and evolution126 citations Open access
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The role of prolactin in fish reproduction.
C. Whittington, A. B. Wilson
2013General and Comparative Endocrinology98 citations Open access
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Ancestral state reconstructions require biological evidence to test evolutionary hypotheses: A case study examining the evolution of reproductive mode in squamate reptiles.
O. Griffith, D. G. Blackburn, M. Brandley, J. V. Van Dyke +2 more
2015Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution84 citations
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Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Platypus) Links the Evolution of Immunoglobulin Genes in Eutherian Mammals and Nonmammalian Tetrapods12
Yao-Feng Zhao, Hui-Ting Cui, C. Whittington, Zhiguo Wei +10 more
2009Journal of Immunology69 citations Open access
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Characterization and evolution of vertebrate indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases IDOs from monotremes and marsupials.
H. Yuasa, H. Ball, Y. Ho, Christopher J. D. Austin +5 more
2009Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry66 citations
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The evolution and physiology of male pregnancy in syngnathid fishes
C. Whittington, C. Friesen
2020Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society61 citations
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Age-related sex differences in body condition and telomere dynamics of red-sided garter snakes
Nicky Rollings, Emily J. Uhrig, R. W. Krohmer, H. Waye +4 more
2017Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences52 citations Open access
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Understanding and utilising mammalian venom via a platypus venom transcriptome.
C. Whittington, Jennifer M. S. Koh, W. Warren, A. Papenfuss +3 more
2009Journal of Proteomics46 citations Open access
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Changes in participant behaviour and attitudes are associated with knowledge and skills gained by using a turtle conservation citizen science app
Claudia Santori, Ryan J. Keith, C. Whittington, M. Thompson +2 more
2021People and Nature45 citations Open access
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The platypus: evolutionary history, biology, and an uncertain future
G. Bino, R. Kingsford, M. Archer, J. Connolly +17 more
2019Journal of Mammalogy45 citations Open access
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Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk
D. G. Chapple, U. Roll, M. Böhm, Rocío Aguilar +93 more
2021Biological Conservation43 citations Open access
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Proteomics and Deep Sequencing Comparison of Seasonally Active Venom Glands in the Platypus Reveals Novel Venom Peptides and Distinct Expression Profiles*
Emily S. Wong, D. Morgenstern, Ehtesham Mofiz, Sara Gombert +8 more
2012Molecular & Cellular Proteomics41 citations Open access
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Standardised classification of pre-release development in male-brooding pipefish, seahorses, and seadragons (Family Syngnathidae)
S. Sommer, C. Whittington, A. B. Wilson
2012BMC Developmental Biology40 citations Open access
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Telomere dynamics in a lizard with morph‐specific reproductive investment and self‐maintenance
Nicky Rollings, C. Friesen, Joanna Sudyka, C. Whittington +3 more
2017Ecology and Evolution39 citations Open access
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Sex‐ And tissue‐specific differences in telomere length in a reptile
Nicky Rollings, C. Friesen, C. Whittington, R. Johansson +2 more
2019Ecology and Evolution34 citations Open access
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Comparative genomics of hormonal signaling in the chorioallantoic membrane of oviparous and viviparous amniotes.
O. Griffith, M. Brandley, C. Whittington, K. Belov +1 more
2017General and Comparative Endocrinology34 citations
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Ageing and the cost of maintaining coloration in the Australian painted dragon
M. Giraudeau, C. Friesen, Joanna Sudyka, Nicky Rollings +3 more
2016Biology Letters34 citations Open access
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Evolution of placentotrophy: using viviparous sharks as a model to understand vertebrate placental evolution
Alice L Buddle, J. V. Van Dyke, M. Thompson, C. Simpfendorfer +1 more
2019Marine and Freshwater Research32 citations
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A limited role for gene duplications in the evolution of platypus venom.
Emily S. Wong, A. Papenfuss, C. Whittington, W. Warren +1 more
2012Molecular biology and evolution32 citations Open access
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Understanding the evolution of viviparity using intraspecific variation in reproductive mode and transitional forms of pregnancy
C. Whittington, J. V. Van Dyke, Stephanie Q. T. Liang, S. Edwards +3 more
2022Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society31 citations Open access
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Emergence of an evolutionary innovation: Gene expression differences associated with the transition between oviparity and viviparity
Charles S. P. Foster, M. Thompson, J. V. Van Dyke, M. Brandley +1 more
2020Molecular Ecology31 citations Open access
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Transcriptomic changes in the pre-implantation uterus highlight histotrophic nutrition of the developing marsupial embryo
C. Whittington, D. O'Meally, Melanie K. Laird, K. Belov +2 more
2018Scientific Reports31 citations Open access
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Scavenging by threatened turtles regulates freshwater ecosystem health during fish kills
Claudia Santori, R. Spencer, M. Thompson, C. Whittington +4 more
2020Scientific Reports30 citations Open access
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Expression patterns of platypus defensin and related venom genes across a range of tissue types reveal the possibility of broader functions for OvDLPs than previously suspected.
C. Whittington, A. Papenfuss, P. Kuchel, K. Belov
2008Toxicon28 citations
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Long‐term effects of superoxide and DNA repair on lizard telomeres
M. Olsson, C. Friesen, Nicky Rollings, Joanna Sudyka +3 more
2018Molecular Ecology26 citations Open access
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Embryonic specializations for vertebrate placentation
C. Whittington, Alice L Buddle, O. Griffith, A. Carter
2022Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences25 citations Open access
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Gene expression phylogenies and ancestral transcriptome reconstruction resolves major transitions in the origins of pregnancy
Katelyn M. Mika, C. Whittington, B. McAllan, Vincent J. Lynch
2021bioRxiv25 citations Open access
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Platypus Venom: a Review
C. Whittington, K. Belov
200724 citations
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Paternal nutrient provisioning during male pregnancy in the seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis
Zoe M. G. Skalkos, J. V. Van Dyke, C. Whittington
2020Journal of Comparative Physiology □ B23 citations Open access
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Identification of natural killer cell receptor clusters in the platypus genome reveals an expansion of C-type lectin genes
Emily S. Wong, Claire E. Sanderson, J. Deakin, C. Whittington +2 more
2009Immunogenetics23 citations
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Unusual angiogenic factor plays a role in lizard pregnancy but is not unique to viviparity.
C. Whittington, G. Grau, C. Murphy, M. Thompson
2015Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution22 citations
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Structural changes to the brood pouch of male pregnant seahorses (Hippocampus abdominalis) facilitate exchange between father and embryos.
J. Dudley, P. Hannaford, S. Dowland, L. Lindsay +4 more
2021Placenta21 citations Open access
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Facultative oviparity in a viviparous skink (Saiphos equalis)
Melanie K. Laird, M. Thompson, C. Whittington
2019Biology Letters21 citations Open access
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Conditional Handicaps in Exuberant Lizards: Bright Color in Aggressive Males Is Correlated with High Levels of Free Radicals
C. Friesen, M. Wilson, Nicky Rollings, Joanna Sudyka +3 more
2017Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution21 citations Open access
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Different Genes are Recruited During Convergent Evolution of Pregnancy and the Placenta
Charles S. P. Foster, J. V. Van Dyke, M. Thompson, N. Smith +3 more
2022Molecular biology and evolution20 citations Open access
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Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research
J. V. Van Dyke, M. Thompson, C. Burridge, M. Castelli +22 more
2021Australian Journal of Zoology19 citations Open access
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Extant and extinct bilby genomes combined with Indigenous knowledge improve conservation of a unique Australian marsupial
C. Hogg, Richard J. Edwards, K. Farquharson, L. Silver +46 more
2024Nature Ecology & Evolution17 citations Open access
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Expression of VEGF111 and other VEGF-A variants in the rat uterus is correlated with stage of pregnancy
C. Whittington, Kevin Danastas, G. Grau, C. Murphy +1 more
2017Journal of Comparative Physiology □ B17 citations
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Tracing Monotreme Venom Evolution in the Genomics Era
C. Whittington, K. Belov
2014Toxins17 citations Open access
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Candidate genes involved in the evolution of viviparity: a RAD sequencing experiment in the lizard Zootoca vivipara (Squamata: Lacertidae)
L. Cornetti, O. Griffith, A. Benazzo, A. Panziera +4 more
201814 citations Open access
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Ovarian Hyperstimulation Reduces Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A During Uterine Receptivity
Kevin Danastas, C. Whittington, S. Dowland, V. Combes +2 more
2019Reproductive Sciences12 citations
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Covariation in superoxide, sperm telomere length and sperm velocity in a polymorphic reptile
C. Friesen, Nicky Rollings, Mark R. Wilson, C. Whittington +2 more
2020Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology11 citations
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Characterization and evolution of vertebrate indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases IDOs from monotremes and marsupials.
H. Yuasa, H. Ball, Y. Ho, Christopher J. D. Austin +5 more
2009Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry11 citations
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Platypus venom genes expressed in non-venom tissues
C. Whittington, K. Belov
200911 citations
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Structure of the paraplacenta and the yolk sac placenta of the viviparous Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori.
Alice L Buddle, J. V. Van Dyke, M. Thompson, C. Simpfendorfer +3 more
2021Placenta10 citations Open access
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The Regulation of Uterine Proinflammatory Gene Expression during Pregnancy in the Live‐Bearing Lizard, Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii
K. Hendrawan, C. Whittington, M. Brandley, K. Belov +1 more
2017Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution10 citations
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Behavioural cues of reproductive status in seahorses Hippocampus abdominalis.
C. Whittington, K. Musolf, S. Sommer, A. B. Wilson
2013Journal of Fish Biology10 citations
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