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The pattern of brain-size change in the early evolution of cetaceans

Most authors have identified two rapid increases in relative brain size (encephalization quotient, EQ) in cetacean evolution: first at the origin of the modern suborders (odontocetes and mysticetes) around the Eocene-Oligocene transition, and a second at the origin of the delphinoid odontocetes duri...

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Autores principales: Waugh, David A., Thewissen, J. G. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8478358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34582492
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257803