Abstract
A group of eminent cetacean researchers respond to headlines charging that dolphins might be "flippin' idiots". They examine behavioural, anatomical and evolutionary data to conclude that the large brain of cetaceans evolved to support complex cognitive abilities.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Behavior, Animal / physiology*
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Biological Evolution*
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Brain / anatomy & histology*
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Brain / physiology
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Cetacea*
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Cognition / physiology*
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Imitative Behavior / physiology
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Organ Size
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Species Specificity