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Brain mass explains prey size selection better than beak, gizzard and body size in a benthivorous duck species
Prey size selection in some bird species is determined by the size of the beak. However, we assumed for bird species swallowing whole prey that a cognitive process may be involved. As cognitive feature, brain mass was used. We hypothesized that the mass of the brain was more strongly positively corr...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8009388/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33784342 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248615 |