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Annual variation in predation risk is related to the direction of selection for brain size in the wild

The direction of predator-mediated selection on brain size is debated. However, the speed and the accuracy of performing a task cannot be simultaneously maximized. Large-brained individuals may be predisposed to accurate but slow decision-making, beneficial under high predation risk, but costly unde...

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Autores principales: Jaatinen, Kim, Møller, Anders P., Öst, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6694153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31413345
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48153-w