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Endocranial volume is variable and heritable, but not related to fitness, in a free-ranging primate.

Scientific reports - 19 Feb 2021

Colby Abigail E, Kimock Clare M, Higham James P

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Large relative brain size is a defining characteristic of the order Primates. Arguably, this can be attributed to selection for behavioral aptitudes linked to a larger brain size. In order for selection of a trait to occur, the trait must vary, that variation must be heritable, and enhance fitness. In this study, we use a quantitative genetic approach to investigate the production and maintenance of variation in...

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PMID: 33608572
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81265-w
PMCID: PMC7895985

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