Large brains buffer energetic effects of seasonal habitats in catarrhine primates

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 191-199

  van Woerden, Janneke T ^a   Willems, Erik P ^a   van Schaik, Carel P ^a   Isler, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain size evolution; Cognitive Buffer hypothesis; Energy costs; Expensive Brain framework; Old World monkeys; Periodic food shortage

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGETICS; ENERGY FLUX; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; SEASONALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CALORIC INTAKE; CATARRHINI; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; CATARRHINI; COGNITION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; ORGAN SIZE; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 84855279405     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01434.x     Document Type: Article

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