CARNIVORE BRAIN SIZE, BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, AND PHYLOGENY
CARNIVORE BRAIN SIZE, BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, AND PHYLOGENY
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DOI：
10.2307/1380998
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发表时间：
1986-02-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
GITTLEMAN, JL
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作者：
GITTLEMAN, JL
本文研究了食肉目中大脑尺寸（相对于身体尺寸）与生态和行为差异之间的关系。在消除身体尺寸（体重或头部和身体长度）的影响后，家庭之间的大脑尺寸存在显着差异。整个目中相对大脑大小的变化和科内相对大脑大小的变化可能与饮食差异（食肉动物和杂食动物的大脑大小比食虫动物更大）和繁殖群体类型有关。我们对这些发现进行了讨论，并与小型哺乳动物（啮齿动物、食虫动物、兔形动物）、灵长类动物和蝙蝠中的发现进行了比较。
This paper examines relationships between brain size (relative to body size) and differences in ecology and behavior within the order Carnivora. After removing the effects of body size (either body weight or head and body length) significant differences in brain size exist among families. Variation in relative brain size across the order and comparative brain size within families might relate to differences in diet (carnivores and omnivores have larger brain sizes than insectivores) and breeding group type. These findings are discussed and compared with those found in small mammals (rodents, insectivores, lagomorphs), primates and bats.