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The coordinated structure of mosaic brain evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Robert A. Barton
Robert A. Barton
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3HN, United Kingdomr.a.barton@durham.ac.uk
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Abstract

The opposition set up between co-ordinated and mosaic brain evolution distracts from the fact that the two go hand-in-hand. Here and elsewhere (Barton & Harvey 2000), I show that the patterns of co- ordinated evolutionary change among brain structures fit a mosaic evolution model. The concept of overarching developmental constraints is unnecessary and is not supported by the data.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 281 - 282
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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