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Why are there so many explanations for primate brain evolution?

The question as to why primates have evolved unusually large brains has received much attention, with many alternative proposals all supported by evidence. We review the main hypotheses, the assumptions they make and the evidence for and against them. Taking as our starting point the fact that every...

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Autores principales: Dunbar, R. I. M., Shultz, Susanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498304/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28673920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0244