dc.contributor.author |
Niven, Jeremy |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-02-16T18:25:57Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-02-16T18:25:57Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Niven, Jeremy. 2007. "<a href="https%3A%2F%2Frepository.si.edu%2Fhandle%2F10088%2F12091">Brains, islands and evolution: breaking all the rules</a>." <em>Trends in Ecology & Evolution</em>. 22 (2):57–59. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.11.009">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2006.11.009</a> |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10088/12091 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The announcement in 2004 that a small-brained hominin, Homo floresiensis, had been discovered on the island of Flores, Indonesia, was hailed as a major scientific breakthrough because it challenged preconceptions about the evolution of our closest relatives. Now, just over two years later, questions raised by the interpretation of the fossil abound. In a series of recent papers, critics have questioned the interpretation of the small brain volume of the fossil as that of a new hominin species, suggesting instead that it was due to microcephaly. The arguments raised by critics and advocates alike prompt a re-examination of ideas about what is possible during the evolution of the brain. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Trends in Ecology & Evolution |
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dc.title |
Brains, islands and evolution: breaking all the rules |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.srbnumber |
55614 |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.tree.2006.11.009 |
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rft.jtitle |
Trends in Ecology & Evolution |
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rft.volume |
22 |
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rft.issue |
2 |
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rft.spage |
57 |
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rft.epage |
59 |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Forces of Change |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
STRI |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
Encyclopedia of Life |
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dc.description.SIUnit |
filename_problems |
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dc.citation.spage |
57 |
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dc.citation.epage |
59 |
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