Evolution of brain size within anurans

• 作 者: Wen-Bo Liao
• 机 构: Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China Wes
• 出 处: 第十二届野生动物生态及资源保护学术研讨会
• 发表日期: 2016年4期
• 关键词: anurans brain size evolution ecological ecology expensive-tissue hypothesis sexu

　　Brain size differs substantially among species and several hypotheses and factors has been proposed to explain the evolution of brain size. Natural and sexual selection has been suggested to be major forces in the evolution of vertebrate brain size because better cognitive abilities may aid the competition for mates and search for food.