Breakdown of brain–body allometry and the encephalization of birds and mammals

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• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Nature Ecology & Evolution

• Publication date

  2018-08-13

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1038/s41559-018-0632-1PMID 30104752
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