Reptile Search Algorithm (RSA): A nature-inspired meta-heuristic optimizer

L Abualigah, M Abd Elaziz, P Sumari, ZW Geem… - Expert Systems with …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel nature-inspired meta-heuristic optimizer, called Reptile Search
Algorithm (RSA), motivated by the hunting behaviour of Crocodiles. Two main steps of …

[ספר][B] Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are?

F De Waal - 2016‏ - books.google.com
A New York Times bestseller:" A passionate and convincing case for the sophistication of
nonhuman minds."—Alison Gopnik, The Atlantic Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough …

On the psychological origins of tool use

M Mangalam, DM Fragaszy, JB Wagman… - Neuroscience & …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …

Controlled deprivation and enrichment

RW Mendyk, L Augustine - Health and welfare of captive reptiles, 2023‏ - Springer
Captivity places various constraints on the lives of reptiles, and despite the best efforts by
caretakers, captive environments will never offer the same degree of complexity or range of …

[ספר][B] The secret social lives of reptiles

JS Doody, V Dinets, GM Burghardt - 2021‏ - books.google.com
Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

Olfactory self-recognition in two species of snake

T Freiburger, N Miller… - Proceedings of the …, 2024‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mark tests, in which an animal uses a mirror to locate and examine an otherwise
unnoticeable mark on its own body, are commonly used to assess self-recognition, which …

Brains, behaviour, and cognition: Multiple misconceptions

E Font, GM Burghardt, M Leal - Health and welfare of captive reptiles, 2023‏ - Springer
Despite abundant evidence to the contrary, non-avian reptiles are widely considered as
behavioural and cognitive underachievers. The persistent myth of the sluggish, primitive …

A robust ECG signal enhancement technique through optimally designed adaptive filters

MR Alla, C Nayak - Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals are widely used in medical diagnostics to analyze the
electrical activity of the heart. However, in clinical practice, these signals are often …

Tooling

DM Fragaszy, M Mangalam - Advances in the Study of Behavior, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Animals (including humans) use objects to solve problems or accomplish goals in diverse
ways. Sometimes while doing so they achieve a mechanical effect on a target object or …

Reinstating reptiles: from clueless creatures to esteemed models of cognitive biology

G De Meester, S Baeckens - Behaviour, 2021‏ - brill.com
Non-avian reptiles have long been neglect in cognitive science due to their reputation as
slow and inflexible learners, but fortunately, this archaic view on reptile cognition is …