Trajectories and constraints in brain evolution in primates and cetaceans

Human Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 275-287

  Tartarelli, G ^a   Bisconti, M ^b  

^a SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allometry; Cortex; Delphinidae; Encephalization quotient; Human evolution

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; HOMINIDAE; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548321406     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11598-006-9027-4     Document Type: Article

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