Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

The impact of environmental factors on the evolution of brain size in carnivorans

M. Michaud,
S. L. D. Toussaint,
E. Gilissen

Affiliations

M. Michaud: Department of African Zoology, Royal Museum for Central Africa
S. L. D. Toussaint: AG Vergleichende Zoologie, Institut für Biologie, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
E. Gilissen: Department of African Zoology, Royal Museum for Central Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03748-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

The brain size of carnivores has evolved to balance a trade-off between increased cognitive function and increased metabolic cost.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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