Evolve and resequence (E&R) is a new approach to investigate the genomic responses to
selection during experimental evolution. By using whole genome sequencing of pools of …

To what extent are filial responses the outcome of spontaneous or acquired preferences?
The case of domestic chicks illustrates the connection between predisposed and learned …

Functional preferences in the use of right/left forelimbs are not exclusively present in humans
but have been widely documented in a variety of vertebrate and invertebrate species. A …

Our goal in this chapter is to provide a concise introduction to the study of left–right
asymmetries in brain and behavior from a comparative perspective. We consider evidence from …

Automatic detection and classification of animal sounds has many applications in biodiversity
monitoring and animal behavior. In the past twenty years, the volume of digitised wildlife …

Insects are traditionally thought to respond to noxious stimuli in an inflexible manner,
without the ability to modulate their behavior according to context. We investigated whether …

This study investigates behavioural lateralization in sheep and lambs of different ages. A
flock was tested in a task in which the animals were facing an obstacle and should avoid it on …

A major goal for the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) is to build machines that are
able to reason and cope with novel tasks, environments, and situations in a manner that …

Behavioral responses are influenced by knowledge acquired during the lifetime of an
individual and by predispositions transmitted across generations. Establishing the origin of …

We analysed research that makes use of precocial species as animal models to describe
the interaction of predisposed mechanisms and environmental factors in early learning, in …