Evolution of brain size and juvenile periods in primates

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 480-489

  Walker, Robert ^a   Burger, Oskar ^a   Wagner, John ^a   Von Rueden, Christopher R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at first reproduction; Brain size; Comparative analysis; Juvenile primates; Life history evolution; Neocortex ratio; Socioecology

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EVOLUTION; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; PRIMATE;

PRIMATES;

EID: 33750031284     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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