Both social and ecological factors predict ungulate brain size

Among mammals, the members of some Orders have relatively large brains. Alternative explanations for this have emphasized either social or ecological selection pressures favouring greater information-processing capacities, including large group size, greater foraging efficiency, higher innovation ra...

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Main Authors: Shultz, S, Dunbar, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of London 2006
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