Endocranial volume increases across captive generations in the endangered Mexican wolf
Abstract Endangered animals in captivity may display reduced brain sizes due to captive conditions and limited genetic diversity. Captive diets, for example, may differ in nutrition and texture, altering cranial musculature and alleviating constraints on cranial shape development. Changes in brain s...
Main Authors: | Leila Siciliano-Martina, Margot Michaud, Brian P. Tanis, Emily L. Scicluna, A. Michelle Lawing |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-05-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12371-6 |
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