A5068748862- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Vestibular and auditory disorders
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
Anglia Ruskin University
2020-2021
University of Cambridge
2017
An in-depth look at mammalian brain size evolution prompts a reevaluation of traditional paradigm.
Primates are some of the most playful animals in natural world, yet reason for this remains unclear. One hypothesis posits that primates so because activity functions to help develop sophisticated cognitive and behavioural abilities they also renowned for. If were true, then play might be expected have coevolved with neural substrates underlying these primates. Here, we tested prediction by conducting phylogenetic comparative analyses determine whether has cortico-cerebellar system, a system...
Tissue vibrations in the larynx produce most sounds that comprise vocal communication mammals. Larynx morphology is thus predicted to be a key target for selection, particularly species with highly developed systems. Here, we present novel database of digitally modeled scanned larynges from 55 different mammalian species, representing wide range body sizes primate and carnivoran orders. Using phylogenetic comparative methods, demonstrate has evolved more rapidly than larynx, resulting...