Marino Lori, Connor Richard C, Fordyce R Ewan, Herman Louis M, Hof Patrick R, Lefebvre Louis, Lusseau David, McCowan Brenda, Nimchinsky Esther A, Pack Adam A, Rendell Luke, Reidenberg Joy S, Reiss Diana, Uhen Mark D, Van der Gucht Estel, Whitehead Hal
Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology Program, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
PLoS Biol. 2007 May;5(5):e139. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050139.
A group of eminent cetacean researchers respond to headlines charging that dolphins might be "flippin' idiots". They examine behavioural, anatomical and evolutionary data to conclude that the large brain of cetaceans evolved to support complex cognitive abilities.
一群杰出的鲸类研究人员回应了那些指责海豚可能是“愚蠢的笨蛋”的头条新闻。他们研究了行为、解剖学和进化数据,得出结论:鲸类的大脑进化是为了支持复杂的认知能力。