Allomaternal care, life history and brain size evolution in mammals

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 52-63

  Isler, Karin ^a   van Schaik, Carel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain growth; Cooperative breeding; Eutherian mammals; Fertility; Helping behaviors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CARNIVORE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; FERTILITY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY; NEONATE; PRIMATE;

CALLITRICHIDAE; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84863516288     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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