Counter-gradient variation and the expensive tissue hypothesis explain parallel brain size reductions at high elevation in cricetid and murid rodents

Citation: Nengovhela, A., Ivy, C. M., Scott, G. R., Denys, C., & Taylor, P. J. (2023). Counter-gradient variation and the expensive tissue hypothesis explain parallel brain size reductions at high elevation in cricetid and murid rodents. Scientific Reports, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32498-4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32498-4

Authors:

• Peter J. Taylor
• Christiane Denys
• Aluwani Nengovhela
• Catherine M. Ivy
• Graham R. Scott