Mosaic evolution of brain structure in mammals

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6790, 2000, Pages 1055-1058

  Barton, Robert A ^a   Harvey, Paul H ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; EVOLUTION; MOSAICISM; NEOCORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEPHALOMETRY; EVOLUTION; MAMMALS; NEOCORTEX;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034729751     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35016580     Document Type: Article

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