Open AccessRapid mosaic brain evolution under artificial selection for relative telencephalon size in the guppy ( Poecilia reticulata )
Author(s) -
Stephanie Fong,
Björn Rogell,
Mirjam Amcoff,
Alexander Kotrschal,
Wouter van der Bijl,
Séverine D. Buechel,
Niclas Kolm
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.abj4314
Subject(s) - poecilia , guppy , cerebrum , brain size , biology , evolutionary biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , poeciliidae , zoology , neuroscience , fish <actinopterygii> , computer science , artificial intelligence , central nervous system , medicine , radiology , fishery , magnetic resonance imaging
Experimental evidence shows that mosaic evolution can drive brain morphology variation and potentially cognitive evolution.