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Social bonds in birds are associated with brain size and contingent on the correlated evolution of life-history and increased parental investment: AVIAN BRAIN EVOLUTION

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SHULTZ, SUSANNE, DUNBAR, ROBIN I. M.·2010·Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
DOI 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01427.x
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In birds, large brains are associated with a series of population-level phenomena, including invasion success, species richness, and resilience to population decline. Thus, they appear to open up adaptive opportunities through flexibility in foraging and anti-predator behaviour. The evolutionary pathway leading to large brain size has received less attention than behavioural and ecological correlates. Using a comparative approach, we show that, independent of previously recognized associations with developmental constraints, relative brain size in birds is strongly related to biparental care, pair-bonding, and stable social relationships. We also demonstrate correlated evolution between large relative brain size and altricial development, and that the evolution of both traits is contingent on biparental care. Thus, biparental care facilitates altricial development, which permits the evolution of large relative brain size. Finally, we show that large relative brain size is associated with pair-bond strength, itself a likely consequence of cooperation and negotiation between partners under high levels of parental investment. These analyses provide an evolutionary model for the evolution of and prevalence of biparental care, altricial development, and pair-bonding in birds.

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Authors
SHULTZ, S., & DUNBAR, R. I. M.
Affiliations
British Academy (GB)
ORCID
Venue
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2010-04-20
Volume
100
Issue
1
Pages
111-123
ISSN
  • 0024-4066 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-8312
DOI
10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01427.x
OpenAlex
W1898587620
Cited by
151
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 14 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 7
FWCI
7.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
Locations
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • British Academy
  • Royal Society
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Keywords
brain size, birds, biparental care, pair bonding, altricial development, parental investment, life history evolution, correlated evolution, social bonds

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