Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats

Large brains are expected to be beneficial in variable environments by enabling flexible behavioral responses. Here, the authors show that relative brain size in birds is bimodally distributed in colder, seasonal environments, suggesting that both large and small brains can be adaptive solutions to...

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Autores principales:	Trevor S. Fristoe, Carlos A. Botero
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/67c8abd78ae14b5f922962c4542cb341
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:67c8abd78ae14b5f922962c4542cb3412021-12-02T16:51:01ZAlternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats10.1038/s41467-019-11757-x2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/67c8abd78ae14b5f922962c4542cb3412019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11757-xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Large brains are expected to be beneficial in variable environments by enabling flexible behavioral responses. Here, the authors show that relative brain size in birds is bimodally distributed in colder, seasonal environments, suggesting that both large and small brains can be adaptive solutions to harsh conditions.Trevor S. FristoeCarlos A. BoteroNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
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description	Large brains are expected to be beneficial in variable environments by enabling flexible behavioral responses. Here, the authors show that relative brain size in birds is bimodally distributed in colder, seasonal environments, suggesting that both large and small brains can be adaptive solutions to harsh conditions.
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title	Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats
title_short	Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats
title_full	Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats
title_fullStr	Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats
title_full_unstemmed	Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats
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Alternative ecological strategies lead to avian brain size bimodality in variable habitats

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