Does bigger mean better? Evolutionary determinants of brain size and structure

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 225-245

  Aboitiz, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Allometry; Brain plasticity; Brain size; Brain structure; Cerebral cortex; Ecology; Evolution; Processing capacity; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; EVOLUTION;

EID: 0029685738     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113243     Document Type: Article

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