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Cortical evolution in mammals: the bane and beauty of phenotypic variability.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Jun 2012

Krubitzer Leah A, Seelke Adele M H

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Evolution by natural selection, the unifying theory of all biological sciences, provides a basis for understanding how phenotypic variability is generated at all levels of organization from genes to behavior. However, it is important to distinguish what is the target of selection vs. what is transmitted across generations. Physical traits, behaviors, and the extended phenotype are all selected features of an...

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PMID: 22723368
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201891109
PMCID: PMC3386882

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