一个大脑的道路
1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.
概括
早期的代哺乳动物因为生态机会而变得更大,而不是智力增加. 这一时期在哺乳动物多样化中偏爱大小而不是认知进化.
科学领域:
- 古生物学
- 进化生物学
- 哺乳动物进化
背景情况:
- 早期的纪是白纪古纪灭绝事件之后的.
- 这一时期为生存分类提供了重要的生态机会,包括哺乳动物.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究早期代哺乳动物进化的选择性压力.
- 为了确定体型的增加或认知能力的提高是多样化的主要驱动力.
主要方法:
- 分析早期的化石记录.
- 哺乳动物骨形态和推断的大脑大小的比较研究.
主要成果:
- 化石证据表明,在许多哺乳动物血统中,身体大小的趋势显著.
- 没有观察到与多样化相关的相对大脑大小 (脑化) 的持续趋势.
结论:
- 代早期的生态机遇主要有利于哺乳动物体型的增加.
- 哺乳动物在这个时代的多样化更多是由通过巨人主义利用新的生态所驱动的,而不是认知进步.
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