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Brain weight predicts yawn duration across domesticated dog breeds

Previous research shows that yawning enhances intracranial circulation and regulates brain temperature. Consistent with these functional outcomes, yawn duration correlates positively with interspecies variation in brain weight across mammals, with robust relationships documented at both the taxonomi...

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Autores principales: Gallup, Andrew C, Moscatello, Lea, Massen, Jorg J M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7319467/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32617088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoz060