A comparative analysis of relative brain size in waterfowl (Anseriformes)

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-97

  Iwaniuk, Andrew N ^a   Nelson, John E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Anseriformes; Comparative method; Diet; Evolution; Foraging; Relative brain size

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DUCKS AND GEESE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAIN; DIET; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

ANAS SP.; ANATIDAE; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; BIZIURA LOBATA; LOBATA; OXYURA;

EID: 0034947019     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047228     Document Type: Article

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