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Brain size affects the behavioural response to predators in female guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

Large brains are thought to result from selection for cognitive benefits, but how enhanced cognition leads to increased fitness remains poorly understood. One explanation is that increased cognitive ability results in improved monitoring and assessment of predator threats. Here, we use male and fema...

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Autores principales: van der Bijl, Wouter, Thyselius, Malin, Kotrschal, Alexander, Kolm, Niclas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26203003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1132

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