Wouter van der Bijl
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Breakdown of brain–body allometry and the encephalization of birds and mammals
The allometric relationship between brain and body size among vertebrates is often considered a manifestation of evolutionary …
Masahito Tsuboi
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Wouter van der Bijl
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Bjørn Tore Kopperud
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Johannes Erritzøe
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Kjetil L. Voje
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Alexander Kotrschal
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Kara E. Yopak
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Shaun P. Collin
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Andrew N. Iwaniuk
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Niclas Kolm
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Assortative interactions revealed by sorting of animal groups
Animals living in groups can show substantial variation in social traits and this affects their social organization. However, as the …
Alex Szorkovszky
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Alexander Kotrschal
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James E. Herbert-Read
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Severine D. Buechel
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Maksym Romenskyy
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Emil Rosén
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Wouter van der Bijl
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Kristiaan Pelckmans
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Niclas Kolm
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David J.T. Sumpter
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Brain size affects performance in a reversal-learning test
It has become increasingly clear that a larger brain can confer cognitive benefits. Yet not all of the numerous aspects of cognition …
Severine D. Buechel
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Annika Boussard
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Alexander Kotrschal
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Wouter van der Bijl
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Niclas Kolm
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phylopath: Easy phylogenetic path analysis in R
Confirmatory path analysis allows researchers to evaluate and compare causal models using observational data. This tool has great value …
Wouter van der Bijl
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Female brain size affects the assessment of male attractiveness during mate choice
It has become increasingly clear that a larger brain can confer cognitive benefits. Yet not all of the numerous aspects of cognition …
Alberto Corral-López
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Natasha I. Bloch
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Wouter van der Bijl
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Severine D. Buechel
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Judith E. Mank
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Niclas Kolm
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Timing of diapause termination in relation to variation in winter climate
n temperate insects, winters are typically endured by entering diapause, which comprises a deep resting stage. Correct timing of …
Philipp Lehmann
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Wouter van der Bijl
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Soren Nylin
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Christoper W. Wheat
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Karl Gotthard
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No association between brain size and male sexual behavior in the guppy
It has become increasingly clear that a larger brain can confer cognitive benefits. Yet not all of the numerous aspects of cognition …
Alberto Corral-López
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Simon Eckerström-Liedholm
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Wouter van der Bijl
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Alexander Kotrschal
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Niclas Kolm
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Brain size affects the behavioural response to predators in female guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
Large brains are thought to result from selection for cognitive benefits, but how enhanced cognition leads to increased fitness remains …
Wouter van der Bijl
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Malin Thyselius
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Alexander Kotrschal
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Niclas Kolm
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Why direct effects of predation complicate the social brain hypothesis: And how incorporation of explicit proximate behavioral mechanisms might help
A growing number of studies have found that large brains may help animals survive by avoiding predation. These studies provide an …
Wouter van der Bijl
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Niclas Kolm
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