Dunbar’s paper addresses a long‑standing question in primate evolution: why do primates have unusually large brains relative to their body size? Competing theories propose ecological explanations (such as the cognitive demands of fruit foraging, large home ranges, or extractive foraging) or social explanations (the complexity of primate social life). Dunbar tests these theories directly using […]
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