A claim in search of evidence: Reply to Manger's thermogenesis hypothesis of cetacean brain structure

Lori Marino, Camilla Butti, Richard C. Connor, R. Ewan Fordyce, Louis M. Herman, Patrick R. Hof, Louis Lefebvre, David Lusseau, Brenda McCowan, Esther A. Nimchinsky, Adam A. Pack, Joy S. Reidenberg, Diana Reiss, Luke Rendell, Mark D. Uhen, Estelle Van Der Gucht, Hal Whitehead

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In a recent publication in Biological Reviews, Manger (2006) made the controversial claim that the large brains of cetaceans evolved to generate heat during oceanic cooling in the Oligocene epoch and not, as is the currently accepted view, as a basis for an increase in cognitive or information-processing capabilities in response to ecological or social pressures. Manger further argued that dolphins and other cetaceans are considerably less intelligent than generally thought. In this review we challenge Manger's arguments and provide abundant evidence that modern cetacean brains are large in order to support complex cognitive abilities driven by social and ecological forces.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)417-440
Número de páginas24
PublicaciónBiological Reviews
Volumen83
N.º4
DOI
EstadoPublished - nov. 2008

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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