Sociality does not drive the evolution of large brains in eusocial African mole-rats
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26062-8
Abstract: The social brain hypothesis (SBH) posits that the demands imposed on individuals by living in cohesive social groups exert a selection pressure favouring the evolution of large brains and complex cognitive abilities. Using volumetry and… read more here.
Keywords: mole rats; african mole; evolution large; large brains ... See more keywords