Relative brain size in monkeys and prosimians

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 263-273

  Armstrong, Este ^a  

^a Lousiana State University School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Basal metabolism; Monkeys; Prosimians; Relative brain size

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; MONKEY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMAL; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; HAPLORHINI; ORGAN WEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STREPSIRHINI; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0021913744     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330660303     Document Type: Article

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