Big-brained birds survive better in nature.

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Published in Proc Biol Sci on March 22, 2007

Authors

Daniel Sol1, Tamás Székely, András Liker, Louis Lefebvre

Author Affiliations

1: CREAF (Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications), Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain. d.sol@creaf.uab.es

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