Multiple determinants of whole and regional brain volume among terrestrial carnivorans

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

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

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CARNIVORA; CARNIVORE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FORELIMB; HOME RANGE; LIFE HISTORY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; REGIONAL BRAIN SIZE; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; WHOLE BRAIN SIZE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARNIVORA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84862215156     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038447     Document Type: Article

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