The evolution of the brain in Canidae (Mammalia: Carnivora)

Scripta Geologica

Volumn , Issue 139, 2009, Pages 1-93

  Lyras, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Cortical folding; Craniodental adaptations; Palaeoneurology

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRAIN; CANID; CARNIVORE; NEUROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; SYLVIA;

EID: 74949133594     PISSN: 03757587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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