Brain growth, life history, and cognition in primate and human evolution

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-164

  Leigh, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apes; Brain development; Monkeys; Ontogeny

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; LIFE HISTORY; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE;

ADAPTATION; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRAIN; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOIDEA; PRIMATES;

EID: 1842685633     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20012     Document Type: Article

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