Brain Evolution in Vertebrates

Encyclopedia of Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 180-186

  Shultz, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain size; Cognitive evolution; Comparative analyses; Encephalization; Social brain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874197756     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-045396-5.00103-2     Document Type: Chapter

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