Brain size and social complexity: A computed tomography study in hyaenidae

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-104

  Sakai, Sharleen T ^a   Arsznov, Bradley M ^a   Lundrigan, Barbara L ^a   Holekamp, Kay E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Endocast; Frontal cortex; Spotted hyena

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CARNIVORA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; FEMALE; HYAENIDAE; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; HYAENA HYAENA; HYAENIDAE; PARAHYAENA BRUNNEA; PRIMATES; PROTELES; PROTELES CRISTATUS;

EID: 79955641933     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000323849     Document Type: Article

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