Open AccessBrain size and ecology in small mammals and primates.
Author(s) -
Paul Harvey,
T. H. CluttonBrock,
Georgina M. Mace
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.77.7.4387
Subject(s) - foraging , biology , brain size , primate , mammal , ecology , sociality , zoology , evolutionary biology , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology
Comparisons of brain-body size relationships within small mammal and primate families reveal intergeneric differences related to diet and foraging strategy. These same associations between relative brain size and ecology are also evident among interfamily comparisons.
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