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Smarter foragers do not forage smarter: a test of the diet hypothesis for brain expansion

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Smarter foragers do not forage smarter : a test of the diet hypothesis for brain expansion. / Hirsch, Ben T.; Kays, Roland; Alavi, Shauhin; Caillaud, Damien; Havmoller, Rasmus; Mares, Rafael; Crofoot, Margaret.

I: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Bind 291, Nr. 2023, 20240138, 2024.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Hirsch, BT, Kays, R, Alavi, S, Caillaud, D, Havmoller, R, Mares, R & Crofoot, M 2024, 'Smarter foragers do not forage smarter: a test of the diet hypothesis for brain expansion', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, bind 291, nr. 2023, 20240138. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0138

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Hirsch, B. T., Kays, R., Alavi, S., Caillaud, D., Havmoller, R., Mares, R., & Crofoot, M. (2024). Smarter foragers do not forage smarter: a test of the diet hypothesis for brain expansion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2023), [20240138]. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0138

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Hirsch BT, Kays R, Alavi S, Caillaud D, Havmoller R, Mares R o.a. Smarter foragers do not forage smarter: a test of the diet hypothesis for brain expansion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2024;291(2023). 20240138. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0138

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Hirsch, Ben T. ; Kays, Roland ; Alavi, Shauhin ; Caillaud, Damien ; Havmoller, Rasmus ; Mares, Rafael ; Crofoot, Margaret. / Smarter foragers do not forage smarter : a test of the diet hypothesis for brain expansion. I: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2024 ; Bind 291, Nr. 2023.

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