Neocortex size predicts group size in carnivores and some insectivores

Ethology

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 695-708

  Dunbar, R I M ^a   Bever, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031826367     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1998.tb00103.x     Document Type: Article

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