Browsing Zoology by Subject "Neuroscience"

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    • Cooperation and the evolution of intelligence 

      Jackson, Andrew (2012)
      The high levels of intelligence seen in humans, other primates, certain cetaceans and birds remain a major puzzle for evolutionary biologists, anthropologists and psychologists. It has long been held that social interactions ...

    • Cooperation creates selection for tactical deception. 

      JACKSON, ANDREW (2013)
      Conditional social behaviours such as partner choice and reciprocity are held to be key mechanisms facilitating the evolution of cooperation, particularly in humans. Although how these mechanisms select for cooperation ...

    • Metabolic rate and body size are linked with perception of temporal information. 

      COOPER, NATALIE; JACKSON, ANDREW (2013)
      Body size and metabolic rate both fundamentally constrain how species interact with their environment, and hence ultimately affect their niche. While many mechanisms leading to these constraints have been explored, their ...