Recent models for adaptive personality differences: a review
In this paper we review recent models that provide adaptive explanations for animal
personalities: individual differences in behaviour (or suites of correlated behaviours) that are …
personalities: individual differences in behaviour (or suites of correlated behaviours) that are …
An explanatory framework for adaptive personality differences
We develop a conceptual framework for the understanding of animal personalities in terms
of adaptive evolution. We focus on two basic questions. First, why do behavioural types …
of adaptive evolution. We focus on two basic questions. First, why do behavioural types …
Artificial selection on relative brain size in the guppy reveals costs and benefits of evolving a larger brain
A Kotrschal, B Rogell, A Bundsen, B Svensson… - Current Biology, 2013 - cell.com
The large variation in brain size that exists in the animal kingdom has been suggested to
have evolved through the balance between selective advantages of greater cognitive ability …
have evolved through the balance between selective advantages of greater cognitive ability …
Early environment influences later performance in fishes
Conditions fish encounter during embryogenesis and early life history can leave lasting
effects not only on morphology, but also on growth rate, life‐history and behavioural traits …
effects not only on morphology, but also on growth rate, life‐history and behavioural traits …
Adaptive explanations for sensitive windows in development
Abstract Development in many organisms appears to show evidence of sensitive windows—
periods or stages in ontogeny in which individual experience has a particularly strong …
periods or stages in ontogeny in which individual experience has a particularly strong …
Song repertoire size in male song sparrows correlates with detour reaching, but not with other cognitive measures
Song learning is a cognitive task in which juvenile birds acquire, store and use information
about adult song to shape their own song production. Comparative studies show that across …
about adult song to shape their own song production. Comparative studies show that across …
Social cognition
RM Seyfarth, DL Cheney - Animal Behaviour, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Social cognition in animals relies on a suite of increasingly complex skills.•These
skills are targets of selection.•They reflect the selective pressures acting on individuals in …
skills are targets of selection.•They reflect the selective pressures acting on individuals in …
Understanding fish cognition: a review and appraisal of current practices
Abstract With over 30,000 recognized species, fishes exhibit an extraordinary variety of
morphological, behavioural, and life-history traits. The field of fish cognition has grown …
morphological, behavioural, and life-history traits. The field of fish cognition has grown …
On the coevolution of social responsiveness and behavioural consistency
Recent research focuses on animal personalities, that is individual differences in behaviour
that are consistent across contexts and over time. From an adaptive perspective, such …
that are consistent across contexts and over time. From an adaptive perspective, such …
Condition dependence, developmental plasticity, and cognition: implications for ecology and evolution
Across taxa, both neural growth and cognitive function show considerable developmental
plasticity. Data from studies of decision making, learning, and discrimination demonstrate …
plasticity. Data from studies of decision making, learning, and discrimination demonstrate …