The social brain hypothesis and its implications for social evolution
The social brain hypothesis was proposed as an explanation for the fact that primates have unusually large brains for body size compared to all other vertebrates: Primates evolved large brains to manage their unusually complex social systems. Although this proposal has been generalized to all verteb...
1. autor: | Dunbar, R |
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Format: | Journal article |
Język: | English |
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Informa UK Ltd.
2009
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