A claim in search of evidence: Reply to Manger’s thermogenesis hypothesis of cetacean brain structure

L Marino; C Butti; R.C. Connor; R.E. Fordyce; L.M. Herman; P.R. Hof; L. Lefebvre; D. Lusseau; B. McCowan; E.A. Nimchinsky; A.A. Pack; J.S. Reidenberg; D. Reiss; Luke Edward Rendell; M.D. Uhen; E. Van der Gucht; H. Whitehead

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A claim in search of evidence: Reply to Manger’s thermogenesis hypothesis of cetacean brain structure

L Marino, C Butti, R.C. Connor, R.E. Fordyce, L.M. Herman, P.R. Hof, L. Lefebvre, D. Lusseau, B. McCowan, E.A. Nimchinsky, A.A. Pack, J.S. Reidenberg, D. Reiss, Luke Edward Rendell, M.D. Uhen, E. Van der Gucht, H. Whitehead

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In a recent publication in Biological Reviews, Manger (2006) made the controversial claim that the large brains of cetaceans evolved to generate heat during oceanic cooling in the Oligocene epoch and not, as is the currently accepted view, as a basis for an increase in cognitive or information-processing capabilities in response to ecological or social pressures. Manger further argued that dolphins and other cetaceans are considerably less intelligent than generally thought. In this review we challenge Manger's arguments and provide abundant evidence that modern cetacean brains are large in order to support complex cognitive abilities driven by social and ecological forces.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	417-440
Number of pages	24
Journal	Biological Review
Volume	83
DOIs	https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00049.x
Publication status	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

brain
brain size
marine mammals
thermogenesis
intelligence
cognition
encephalisation
dolphin
cetacean
temperature
BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHINS
RESIDENT KILLER WHALES
REFLECT PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS
TURSIOPS-TRUNCATUS PERCEIVE
MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGES
LANGUAGE-TRAINED DOLPHIN
CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN
CULTURAL TRANSMISSION
SIGNATURE WHISTLES
VISUAL-CORTEX

UN SDGs

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Marino, L., Butti, C., Connor, R. C., Fordyce, R. E., Herman, L. M., Hof, P. R., Lefebvre, L., Lusseau, D., McCowan, B., Nimchinsky, E. A., Pack, A. A., Reidenberg, J. S., Reiss, D., Rendell, L. E., Uhen, M. D., Van der Gucht, E., & Whitehead, H. (2008). A claim in search of evidence: Reply to Manger’s thermogenesis hypothesis of cetacean brain structure. Biological Review, 83, 417-440. https://doi.org/doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2008.00049.x

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