Encephalization, expensive tissues, and energetics: An examination of the relative costs of brain size in strepsirrhines

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 579-590

  Barrickman, Nancy L ^a   Lin, Maggie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

brain size; intestinal size; metabolic rate; strepsirrhine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN SIZE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; PROSIMIAN;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; BRAIN; ENERGY METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 78649656848     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21354     Document Type: Article

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