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Nutritional constraints on brain evolution: Sodium and nitrogen limit brain size.
Snell-Rood EC, Swanson EM, Espeset A, Jaumann S, Philips K, Walker C, Semke B, Mori AS, Boenisch G, Kattge J, Seabloom EW, Borer ET. Snell-Rood EC, et al. Evolution. 2020 Oct;74(10):2304-2319. doi: 10.1111/evo.14072. Epub 2020 Aug 15. Evolution. 2020. PMID: 32748959
We found that dietary nutrient content predicted brain size across 42 species of butterflies. Brain size, relative to body size, was associated with the sodium and nitrogen content of a species' diet. ...Although nutrition was linked to overall brain volume, …
We found that dietary nutrient content predicted brain size across 42 species of butterflies. Brain size, relative to body siz …
The effect of brain size evolution on feeding propensity, digestive efficiency, and juvenile growth.
Kotrschal A, Corral-Lopez A, Szidat S, Kolm N. Kotrschal A, et al. Evolution. 2015 Nov;69(11):3013-20. doi: 10.1111/evo.12784. Epub 2015 Oct 19. Evolution. 2015. PMID: 26420573 Free PMC article.
One key hypothesis in the study of brain size evolution is the expensive tissue hypothesis; the idea that increased investment into the brain should be compensated by decreased investment into other costly organs, for instance the gut. ...But increased investment in …
One key hypothesis in the study of brain size evolution is the expensive tissue hypothesis; the idea that increased investment into t …
Light enough to travel or wise enough to stay? Brain size evolution and migratory behavior in birds.
Vincze O. Vincze O. Evolution. 2016 Sep;70(9):2123-33. doi: 10.1111/evo.13012. Epub 2016 Aug 22. Evolution. 2016. PMID: 27436482
Brain size relative to body size is smaller in migratory than in nonmigratory birds. ...Third, using resident and short-distance migratory species, I demonstrate that environmental harshness is associated with enlarged relative brain size, therefore arguably better …
Brain size relative to body size is smaller in migratory than in nonmigratory birds. ...Third, using resident and short-distance migr …
MODELING BRAIN EVOLUTION FROM BEHAVIOR: A PERMUTATIONAL REGRESSION APPROACH.
Legendre P, Lapointe FJ, Casgrain P. Legendre P, et al. Evolution. 1994 Oct;48(5):1487-1499. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1994.tb02191.x. Evolution. 1994. PMID: 28568410
This paper has two complementary purposes: first, to present a method to perform multiple regression on distance matrices, with permutation testing appropriate for path-length matrices representing evolutionary trees, and then, to apply this method to study the joint evolution of …
This paper has two complementary purposes: first, to present a method to perform multiple regression on distance matrices, with permutation …
Possible link between brain size and flight mode in birds: Does soaring ease the energetic limitation of the brain?
Shiomi K. Shiomi K. Evolution. 2022 Mar;76(3):649-657. doi: 10.1111/evo.14425. Epub 2022 Jan 24. Evolution. 2022. PMID: 34989401
As the brain is an energetically expensive organ, energetic tradeoffs among organs are considered to play a key role in brain size evolution. This study examined the tradeoff between the brain and locomotion in birds by testing the relationship between bra …
As the brain is an energetically expensive organ, energetic tradeoffs among organs are considered to play a key role in brain …
Evolution of relative brain size in dogs-no effects of selection for breed function, litter size, or longevity.
Garamszegi LZ, Kubinyi E, Czeibert K, Nagy G, Csörgő T, Kolm N. Garamszegi LZ, et al. Evolution. 2023 Jun 29;77(7):1591-1606. doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpad063. Evolution. 2023. PMID: 37071597
Here we use a novel endocranial dataset based on high-resolution CT scans to estimate brain size in 159 dog breeds and analyze how relative brain size varies across breeds in relation to functional selection, longevity, and litter size. ...Neither functional categor …
Here we use a novel endocranial dataset based on high-resolution CT scans to estimate brain size in 159 dog breeds and analyze how re …
Evidence for coevolution of sociality and relative brain size in three orders of mammals.
Pérez-Barbería FJ, Shultz S, Dunbar RI. Pérez-Barbería FJ, et al. Evolution. 2007 Dec;61(12):2811-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00229.x. Epub 2007 Oct 1. Evolution. 2007. PMID: 17908248
As the brain is responsible for managing an individual's behavioral response to its environment, we should expect that large relative brain size is an evolutionary response to cognitively challenging behaviors. ...If sociality does impose cognitive demands, we expec …
As the brain is responsible for managing an individual's behavioral response to its environment, we should expect that large relative …
Phylogenetic analysis of the ecology and evolution of mammalian sleep.
Capellini I, Barton RA, McNamara P, Preston BT, Nunn CL. Capellini I, et al. Evolution. 2008 Jul;62(7):1764-1776. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00392.x. Evolution. 2008. PMID: 18384657 Free PMC article.
In support of specific functional benefits of sleep, these studies reported correlations between time in specific sleep states (NREM or REM) and brain size, metabolic rate, and developmental variables. Here we show that estimates of sleep duration are significantly influen …
In support of specific functional benefits of sleep, these studies reported correlations between time in specific sleep states (NREM or REM) …
A model for genomic imprinting in the social brain: juveniles.
Ubeda F, Gardner A. Ubeda F, et al. Evolution. 2010 Sep;64(9):2587-600. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01015.x. Evolution. 2010. PMID: 20394663
What are imprinted genes doing in the adult brain? Genomic imprinting is when a gene's expression depends upon parent of origin. ...These genes have recently been suggested to underpin neurological disorders of the social brain such as psychosis and autism. Here we …
What are imprinted genes doing in the adult brain? Genomic imprinting is when a gene's expression depends upon parent of origin. ...T …
Convergence and remarkably consistent constraint in the evolution of carnivore skull shape.
Wroe S, Milne N. Wroe S, et al. Evolution. 2007 May;61(5):1251-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00101.x. Evolution. 2007. PMID: 17492976
We found support for the adaptive paradigm, with correlations between morphology, feeding behavior, and bite force, although skull shape better predicted feeding ecology in the phylogenetically diverse marsupial sample than in carnivorans. ...These differences between carn …
We found support for the adaptive paradigm, with correlations between morphology, feeding behavior, and bite force, although skull sh …
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