Phanerozoic parasitism and marine metazoan diversity: dilution versus amplification
Growing evidence suggests that biodiversity mediates parasite prevalence. We have
compiled the first global database on occurrences and prevalence of marine parasitism …
compiled the first global database on occurrences and prevalence of marine parasitism …
Electrical signaling beyond neurons
Neural action potentials (APs) are difficult to interpret as signal encoders and/or
computational primitives. Their relationships with stimuli and behaviors are obscured by the …
computational primitives. Their relationships with stimuli and behaviors are obscured by the …
Events in early nervous system evolution
MG Paulin, J Cahill‐Lane - Topics in Cognitive Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We propose that neurons and nervous systems evolved among thin, motile, microbe‐eating
animals during the Ediacaran period (635–543 million years ago). Spiking neurons evolved …
animals during the Ediacaran period (635–543 million years ago). Spiking neurons evolved …
Martingales and the fixation probability of high-dimensional evolutionary graphs
T Monk - Journal of theoretical biology, 2018 - Elsevier
A principal problem of evolutionary graph theory is to find the probability that an initial
mutant population will fix on a graph, ie that the mutants will eventually replace the …
mutant population will fix on a graph, ie that the mutants will eventually replace the …
Martingales and the characteristic functions of absorption time on bipartite graphs
Evolutionary graph theory investigates how spatial constraints affect processes that model
evolutionary selection, eg the Moran process. Its principal goals are to find the fixation …
evolutionary selection, eg the Moran process. Its principal goals are to find the fixation …
Martingales and the fixation time of evolutionary graphs with arbitrary dimensionality
Evolutionary graph theory (EGT) investigates the Moran birth–death process constrained by
graphs. Its two principal goals are to find the fixation probability and time for some initial …
graphs. Its two principal goals are to find the fixation probability and time for some initial …
Predation Cues Lead to Rapid Changes in Brain Morphology of Juvenile Convict Cichlids (Amitatlania nigrofasciata)
BP Donaldson, GE Brown - Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 2022 - Springer
Elevated levels of ambient predation risk have been shown to elicit changes in behaviour,
physiology, morphology, and cognitive function of prey animals. While there is a growing …
physiology, morphology, and cognitive function of prey animals. While there is a growing …
Wald's martingale and the conditional distributions of absorption time in the Moran process
Many models of evolution are stochastic processes, where some quantity of interest
fluctuates randomly in time. One classic example is the Moranbirth–death process, where …
fluctuates randomly in time. One classic example is the Moranbirth–death process, where …
The influence of computational traits on the natural selection of the nervous system
S Miguel-Tomé - Natural Computing, 2018 - Springer
This article addresses why the neural network model has been selected by nature against
other computational models to generate behavior in complex multicellular clades. This …
other computational models to generate behavior in complex multicellular clades. This …
The Origin of Inference: Ediacaran Ecology and the Evolution of Bayesian Brains
MG Paulin - arxiv preprint arxiv:1504.02927, 2015 - arxiv.org
The evolution of spiking neurons and nervous systems in the late Ediacaran period
simultaneously with the evolution of carnivores around 550 million years ago can be …
simultaneously with the evolution of carnivores around 550 million years ago can be …