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Brain size and ecology in small mammals and primates.
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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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- Authors
- Harvey, P. H., Clutton-Brock, T. H., & Mace, G. M.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 1980-07
- Volume
- 77
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 4387-4389
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
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- W2100368536
- Cited by
- 216
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 21.81
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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