Little brainiacs and big dummies: Are we selecting for stupid, stout or small dogs?

Background: Brain size has been associated with intelligence of various orders and families of animals, leading to the concept of encephalization. Brain size scales with body weight between species within mammals to approximately the 0.67 power. However, within species, this scaling exponent appear...

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Main Authors: Mark Rishniw, Curtis W. Dewey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tripoli University 2021-02-01
Series:Open Veterinary Journal
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Online Access:https://www.openveterinaryjournal.com/OVJ-2020-12-342%20M.%20Rishniw%20and%20C.W.%20Dewey.pdf