Brain size in primates as a function of behavioral innovation

Evolution of Nervous Systems

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages 261-265

  Reader, S M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral flexibility; Brain evolution; Executive brain; Group size; Innovation; Learning; Neocortex; Primate; Social intelligence; Social learning; Tactical deception; Tool use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882816702     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-12-370878-8/00016-1     Document Type: Chapter

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