Adaptation and the brain
Auteur :
Healy, Susan D.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199546763
Date de publication :
9 mars 2021
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 0,9 cm
Poids :
298 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
What role has natural selection played in shaping the structure and function of the vertebrate brain? This accessible book unravels the myriad adaptive explanations that have built up over decades, providing both a review and a critique of the work that has sought to explain which natural selection pressures have led to changes in brain size.