Big-brained animals evolve faster

Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 10:07 in Biology & Nature

Ever since Darwin, evolutionary biologists have wondered why some lineages have diversified more than others. A classical explanation is that a higher rate of diversification reflects increased ecological opportunities that led to a rapid adaptive radiation of a clade. read more

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