Dietary constraints on encephalization in primates

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-181

  Fish, Jennifer L ^a,c   Lockwood, Charles A ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain size; Comparative methods; Expensive tissue hypothesis; Independent contrasts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN SIZE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; TISSUE REGENERATION;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ORGAN SIZE; PRIMATES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037308502     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10136     Document Type: Article

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