The Naked Mole-Rat: An Unusual Organism with an Unexpected Latent Potential for Increased Intelligence?
Naked mole-rats are eusocial, hairless mammals that are uniquely adapted to their harsh, low-oxygen subsurface habitat. Although their encephalization quotient, a controversial marker of intelligence, is low, they exhibit many features considered tell-tale signs of highly intelligent species on our...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/9/3/76 |