Revisiting the social brain hypothesis: contest duration depends on loser’s brain size
Wouter van der Bijl, Séverine D. Buechel, Alexander Kotrschal, Niclas Kolm
The paper tests the social brain hypothesis by showing that guppies with larger brains lose contests faster, suggesting brain size affects social competence in conflict resolution.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2018 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition