Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The domesticated brain: genetics of brain mass and brain structure in an avian species
Rie Henriksen, Martin Johnsson, Leif Andersson…·Dominic Wright
This study maps genes controlling brain mass and body mass variation in domestic chickens, showing they have separate genetic architectures and domestication increases body mass and absolute brain mass.
DOI 10.1038/srep34031