Primates, brains and ecology

作者：T. H. Clutton‐Brock, Paul Harvey · 发表于：Journal of Zoology · 年份：1980 · DOI：10.1111/j.1469-7998.1980.tb01430.x · 被引用次数：559 · 研究领域：Primate Behavior and Ecology、Bat Biology and Ecology Studies、Animal Behavior and Reproduction

The paper examines systematic relationships among primates between brain size (relative to body size) and differences in ecology and social system. Marked differences in relative brain size exist between families. These are correlated with inter‐family differences in body size and home range size. Variation in comparative brain size within families is related to diet (folivores have comparatively smaller brains than frugivores), home range size and possibly also to breeding system. The adaptive significance of these relationships is discussed.