Relative brain size: a new measure.
The relation of the volume of the endocranial cavity to the area of the foramen magnum is a measure of relative brain size in mammals. The outstanding advantage of this method is that only a skull is required for a set of measurements.
D000818:Animals; D001188:Artiodactyla; D001835:Body Weight; D001921:Brain; D002335:Carnivora; D002508:Cephalometry; D007312:Eulipotyphla; D005539:Foramen Magnum; D000882:Haplorhini; D009929:Organ Size; D011323:Primates; D012377:Rodentia; D012886:Skull