Long life evolves in large-brained bird lineages.
Brain size
cognitive buffer hypothesis
life history
longevity
phylogenetic path analysis
Journal
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
ISSN: 1558-5646
Titre abrégé: Evolution
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0373224
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
received:
20
01
2020
revised:
15
08
2020
accepted:
18
08
2020
pubmed:
26
8
2020
medline:
1
6
2021
entrez:
26
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The brain is an energetically costly organ that consumes a disproportionate amount of resources. Species with larger brains relative to their body size have slower life histories, with reduced output per reproductive event and delayed development times that can be offset by increasing behavioral flexibility. The "cognitive buffer" hypothesis maintains that large brain size decreases extrinsic mortality due to greater behavioral flexibility, leading to a longer lifespan. Alternatively, slow life histories, and long lifespan can be a pre-adaptation for the evolution of larger brains. Here, we use phylogenetic path analysis to contrast different evolutionary scenarios and disentangle direct and indirect relationships between brain size, body size, life history, and longevity across 339 altricial and precocial bird species. Our results support both a direct causal link between brain size and lifespan, and an indirect effect via other life history traits. These results indicate that large brain size engenders longer life, as proposed by the "cognitive buffer" hypothesis.
Banques de données
Dryad
['10.5061/dryad.sqv9s4n27']
Types de publication
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2617-2628Subventions
Organisme : Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
ID : 704115
Organisme : Royal Society: Newton Advanced Fellowhsip
ID : NA150257
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors. Evolution © 2020 The Society for the Study of Evolution.
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