Erratum: Parasite prevalence and the worldwide distribution of cognitive ability (Proc. R. Soc. B. (2010) 277 (3801–3808) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.0973);Parasite prevalence and the worldwide distribution of cognitive ability

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1701, 2010, Pages 3801-3808

  Eppig, Christopher ^a   Fincher, Corey L ^a   Thornhill, Randy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain growth; Developmental stability; Evolution; Flynn effect; Infectious disease; Life history

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMAN EVOLUTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LIFE HISTORY; METABOLISM; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 78650065926     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2024.0463     Document Type: Erratum

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