Cellular Scaling Rules for Brains of the Galliform Birds (Aves, Galliformes) Compared to Those of Songbirds and Parrots: Distantly Related Avian Lineages Have Starkly Different Neuronal Cerebrotypes
Comparisons performed in this study demonstrate that birds representing distantly related clades markedly differ in neuronal densities, neuron numbers, and the allocation of brain neurons to major brain divisions. In analogy with the concept of volumetric composition of the brain, known as the cerebrotype, we conclude that distantly related birds have distinct neuronal cerebrotypes. .
Authors
- Tomáš Hájek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0281-8458)
- Barbora Straková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5261-3456)
- Kristina Kverková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4579-6861)
- Tomáš Kušta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0065-8385)
- Pavel Němec (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0277-0239)
- Alexandra Polonyiová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1954-7618)
- Zuzana Pavelková
- Seweryn Olkowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2370-4513)
- Martin Kocourek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5350-4198)
- Yicheng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5384-6304)
- Lennart Sandberg
- Radek Lučan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9575-3173)
- Patrik Stehlík (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1137-9187)
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Behavior and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545417
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.66