Dogs Have the Most Neurons, Though Not the Largest Brain: Trade-Off between Body Mass and Number of Neurons in the Cerebral Cortex of Large Carnivoran Species

• Main Authors: Débora Jardim-Messeder (Author), Kelly Lambert (Author), Stephen Noctor (Author), Fernanda M. Pestana (Author), Maria E. de Castro Leal (Author), Mads F. Bertelsen (Author), Abdulaziz N. Alagaili (Author), Osama B. Mohammad (Author), Paul R. Manger (Author), Suzana Herculano-Houzel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Carnivorans are a diverse group of mammals that includes carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous, domesticated and wild species, with a large range of brain sizes. Carnivory is one of several factors expected to be cognitively demanding for carnivorans due to a requirement to outsmart larger prey. O...