@luizcelso @CurrentBiology We did not assess brain size, but I think our dataset might allow that if we find that the estimation of brain size for fossil species is reliable enough. https://t.co/VcDJLN65Td https://t.co/fryfABkGRz
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RT @AshPoust: @EmuLarge @PeruvianWhale @CoastalPaleo For analytical entry to thinking about this, see Will's paper on the ~500kg "attractor…
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@EmuLarge @PeruvianWhale @CoastalPaleo For analytical entry to thinking about this, see Will's paper on the ~500kg "attractor" for marine mammal evolution. Takes a metabolic approach: thought provoking. https://t.co/WcIPud4C5q
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Very cool paper! "Rather than freeing animals from body size constraints, living in water appears to impose stronger selective pressures than does living on land." Energetic tradeoffs control the size distribution of aquatic mammals https://t.co/EZkHP6B