The brain of the horse: Weight and cephalization quotients

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-16

  Cozzi, Bruno ^a   Povinelli, Michele ^a   Ballarin, Cristina ^a   Granato, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain weight; Cerebellar quotient; Encephalization quotient; Horse brain

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; CETARTIODACTYLA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MALE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HORSES; MALE;

EID: 84896962366     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000356527     Document Type: Article

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