Relative Brain Size: A New Measure
- 17 February 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 155 (3764) , 836-838
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.155.3764.836
Abstract
The relation of the volume of the endocranial cavity to the area of the foramen magnum is a measure of relative brain size in mammals. The outstanding advantage of this method is that only a skull is required for a set of measurements.Keywords
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