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First mammals: being small, the secret of success.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Apr2020 (Volume) 32 (Number) 4
Medium (Periodical) Biological Sciences Review.
Classif 570 BIO
Subject Biology
Page 30 - 33
Authors Panciroli, Elsa
Contents

Being small was one of the key advantages for the ancestor of mammals. The author, a palaeontologist, explains how being small contributes to larger brain proportion, keen senses and the ongoing evolutionary success of small mammals.

Keywords
Adaptation     Crepuscular     Ecological niche     Ectotherm     Endotherm     Evolution     Natural selection     Nocturnal    


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