Evolution of brain size in neonatal and
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Michel A. Hofman
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Article
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1983
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Elsevier Science
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English
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An index of encephalization has been proposed for neonatal placental mammals, indicating the progress of relative brain size of a species at birth. It appears that the neonatal index is directly proportional to neonatal brain weight and an inverse linear function of the metabolic rate of the newborn