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The evolution of the social brain: anthropoid primates contrast with other vertebrates

The social brain hypothesis argues that large brains have arisen over evolutionary time as a response to the social and ecological conflicts inherent in group living. We test predictions arising from the hypothesis using comparative data from birds and four mammalian orders (Carnivora, Artiodactyla,...

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Main Authors: Shultz, Susanne, Dunbar, R.I.M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2274976/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17652066
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.0693
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