Group Size Predicts Social but Not Nonsocial Cognition in Lemurs.

The social intelligence hypothesis suggests that living in large social networks was the primary selective pressure for the evolution of complex cognition in primates. This hypothesis is supported by comparative studies demonstrating a positive relationship between social group size and relative bra...

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Principais autores: Evan L Maclean, Aaron A Sandel, Joel Bray, Ricki E Oldenkamp, Rachna B Reddy, Brian A Hare
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
coleção:PLoS ONE
Acesso em linha:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694165?pdf=render