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Maternal investment, life histories and the costs of brain growth in mammals

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Barton, Robert A., Capellini, Isabella·2011·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Brain size variation in mammals correlates with life histories: larger-brained species have longer gestations, mature later, and have increased lifespans. These patterns have been explained in terms of developmental costs (larger brains take longer to grow) and cognitive benefits (large brains enhance survival and increase lifespan). In support of the developmental cost hypothesis, we show that evolutionary changes in pre- and postnatal brain growth correlate specifically with duration of the relevant phases of maternal investment (gestation and lactation, respectively). We also find support for the hypothesis that the rate of fetal brain growth is related to the energy turnover of the mother. In contrast, we find no support for hypotheses proposing that costs are accommodated through direct tradeoffs between brain and body growth, or between brain growth and litter size. When the duration of maternal investment is taken into account, adult brain size is uncorrelated with other life history traits such as lifespan. Hence, the general pattern of slower life histories in large-brained species appears to be a direct consequence of developmental costs.

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Authors: Barton, R. A., & Capellini, I.
Affiliations: Durham University (GB)
ORCID: Barton, Robert A.
Capellini, Isabella
Venue: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Published: 2011-03-28
Volume: 108
Issue: 15
Pages: 6169-6174
ISSN: 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1019140108
PMC: PMC3076843
OpenAlex: W2052817691
Cited by: 208
References: 46
Citations by year: 2026: 8 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 23 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 13.69
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion)
Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) (submittedVersion)
Funders: Directorate for Biological Sciences
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/E014593/1)
Natural Environment Research Council
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Primate Behavior and Ecology
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Keywords: brain size, maternal investment, life history, fetal brain development, gestation, lactation, lifespan, litter size, mammals
MeSH terms: Animals, Body Weight, Brain, Female, Humans, Lactation, Organ Size, Pregnancy

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