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Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats

The ecological contexts that promote larger brains have received considerable attention, but those that result in smaller-than-expected brains have been largely overlooked. Here, we use a global sample of 2062 species to provide evidence that metabolic and life history tradeoffs govern the evolution...

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Autores principales: Fristoe, Trevor S., Botero, Carlos A.
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/PMC6707158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31444351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11757-x