Sperm whales and killer whales with the largest brains of all toothed whales show extreme differences in cerebellum

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 266-274

  Ridgway, Sam H ^a   Hanson, Alicia C ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE MAMMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebellar quotient; Cerebellum; Ecology; Evolution; Whale

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CEREBELLUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; KILLER WHALE; MALE; SPERM WHALE;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; MALE; SPERM WHALE; WHALE, KILLER;

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; EPICOCCUM; MAMMALIA; ODONTOCETI; ORCINUS ORCA; PHYSETERIDAE;

EID: 84904746341     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000360519     Document Type: Article

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