In the Light of Evolution: Volume VI: Brain and Behavior
by G.F. Striedter, J.C. Avise, F.J. Ayala (eds)
Publisher: National Academies Press 2013
ISBN/ASIN: 0309261759
ISBN-13: 9780309261753
Number of pages: 430
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The central goal of the series is to promote the evolutionary sciences through state-of-the-art colloquia. This volume focuses on the field of evolutionary neuroscience that now includes a vast array of different approaches, data types, and species.
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