Correlational selection in the age of genomics

EI Svensson, SJ Arnold, R Bürger, K Csilléry… - Nature ecology & …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Ecologists and evolutionary biologists are well aware that natural and sexual selection do
not operate on traits in isolation, but instead act on combinations of traits. This long …

Biological scaling analyses are more than statistical line fitting

DS Glazier - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021‏ - journals.biologists.com
The magnitude of many biological traits relates strongly and regularly to body size.
Consequently, a major goal of comparative biology is to understand and apply these 'size …

The evolution of mammalian brain size

JB Smaers, RS Rothman, DR Hudson, AM Balanoff… - Science …, 2021‏ - science.org
Relative brain size has long been considered a reflection of cognitive capacities and has
played a fundamental role in develo** core theories in the life sciences. Yet, the notion …

The evolution of brain neuron numbers in amniotes

K Kverková, L Marhounová, A Polonyiová… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
Reconstructing the evolution of brain information-processing capacity is paramount for
understanding the rise of complex cognition. Comparative studies of brain evolution typically …

Tempo and pattern of avian brain size evolution

DT Ksepka, AM Balanoff, NA Smith, GS Bever… - Current Biology, 2020‏ - cell.com
Relative brain sizes in birds can rival those of primates, but large-scale patterns and drivers
of avian brain evolution remain elusive. Here, we explore the evolution of the fundamental …

Brawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction

OC Bertrand, SL Shelley, TE Williamson, JR Wible… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Mammals are the most encephalized vertebrates, with the largest brains relative to body
size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for …

[HTML][HTML] Global trade in parrots–Influential factors of trade and implications for conservation

DTC Chan, ESK Poon, ATC Wong, SYW Sin - Global ecology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Parrots are the most traded birds internationally, mainly to be used as companion pets,
which threatens the global biodiversity. Using the large dataset derived from the Convention …

Different environmental variables predict body and brain size evolution in Homo

M Will, M Krapp, JT Stock, A Manica - Nature Communications, 2021‏ - nature.com
Increasing body and brain size constitutes a key macro-evolutionary pattern in the hominin
lineage, yet the mechanisms behind these changes remain debated. Hypothesized drivers …

Are endocasts good proxies for brain size and shape in archosaurs throughout ontogeny?

A Watanabe, PM Gignac, AM Balanoff… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Cranial endocasts, or the internal molds of the braincase, are a crucial correlate for
investigating the neuroanatomy of extinct vertebrates and tracking brain evolution through …

Both diet and sociality affect primate brain-size evolution

M Grabowski, BT Kopperud, M Tsuboi… - Systematic …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
Increased brain size in humans and other primates is hypothesized to confer cognitive
benefits but brings costs associated with growing and maintaining energetically expensive …