Why big brains? A comparison of models for both primate and carnivore brain size evolution.

Despite decades of research, much uncertainty remains regarding the selection pressures responsible for brain size variation. Whilst the influential social brain hypothesis once garnered extensive support, more recent studies have failed to find support for a link between brain size and sociality. I...

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Main Authors: Helen Rebecca Chambers, Sandra Andrea Heldstab, Sean J O'Hara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261185