Environmental enrichment in fish aquaculture: A review of fundamental and practical aspects
Environmental enrichment (EE) can improve the welfare of captive fish. Its objective is to
provide new sensorial and motor stimulation in order to help meet their behavioural …
provide new sensorial and motor stimulation in order to help meet their behavioural …
Animal play and evolution: seven timely research questions about enigmatic phenomena
The nature of play in animals has been long debated, but progress is being made in
characterizing play and its variants, documenting its distribution across vertebrate and …
characterizing play and its variants, documenting its distribution across vertebrate and …
[BUCH][B] The evolution of the sensitive soul: Learning and the origins of consciousness
S Ginsburg, E Jablonka - 2019 - books.google.com
A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …
If a fish can pass the mark test, what are the implications for consciousness and self-awareness testing in animals?
M Kohda, T Hotta, T Takeyama, S Awata, H Tanaka… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The ability to perceive and recognise a reflected mirror image as self (mirror self-recognition,
MSR) is considered a hallmark of cognition across species. Although MSR has been …
MSR) is considered a hallmark of cognition across species. Although MSR has been …
Further evidence for the capacity of mirror self-recognition in cleaner fish and the significance of ecologically relevant marks
M Kohda, S Sogawa, AL Jordan, N Kubo, S Awata… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
An animal that tries to remove a mark from its body that is only visible when looking into a
mirror displays the capacity for mirror self-recognition (MSR), which has been interpreted as …
mirror displays the capacity for mirror self-recognition (MSR), which has been interpreted as …
[BUCH][B] The emotional foundations of personality: A neurobiological and evolutionary approach
KL Davis, J Panksepp - 2018 - books.google.com
A CHOICE Magazine Outstanding Academic Title of 2018. A novel approach to
understanding personality, based on evidence that we share more than we realize with …
understanding personality, based on evidence that we share more than we realize with …
[HTML][HTML] What is a companion animal? An ethological approach based on Tinbergen's four questions. Critical review
Having one or more non-human animals in our company became a steadily growing custom
around the world. The terminology that describes these non-consumable animals …
around the world. The terminology that describes these non-consumable animals …
Modeling play: Distinguishing between origins and current functions
Why animals play has been a perennial question, but most of the thinking about this has
been framed in terms of its fitness benefits. A review of our present knowledge about the …
been framed in terms of its fitness benefits. A review of our present knowledge about the …
[PDF][PDF] A brief glimpse at the long evolutionary history of play
GM Burghardt - Animal behavior and cognition, 2014 - researchgate.net
Play has long been considered an enigmatic behavior that is hard to define, but having
many putative functions difficult to confirm. This situation is changing quite rapidly in recent …
many putative functions difficult to confirm. This situation is changing quite rapidly in recent …
[HTML][HTML] Play in fishes, frogs and reptiles
GM Burghardt - Current Biology, 2015 - cell.com
What animals engage in play? Not too many years ago play was considered by most
scholars and scientists as something we see in rather intelligent warm-blooded animals …
scholars and scientists as something we see in rather intelligent warm-blooded animals …