Exploring the interplay between natural and intersexual selection on the evolution of a cognitive trait
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9066
Abstract: Abstract There has been an increased focus on the role of natural and sexual selection in shaping cognitive abilities, but the importance of the interaction between both forces remains largely unknown. Intersexual selection through female… read more here.
Keywords: cognitive trait; cognitive abilities; evolution cognitive; intersexual selection ... See more keywords
On problem solving and the evolution of cognitive abilities by mate choice: a reply to Camacho-Alpízar et al. (2020)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.05.003
Abstract: In an earlier study (Chen et al., 2019, Science, 363(6423), 166–167), we showed that budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus, females increase their preference for males that were observed solving two extractive foraging problems. Camacho-Alpizar et al. (2020, Animal Behaviour,… read more here.
Keywords: reply; evolution cognitive; cognitive abilities; problem solving ... See more keywords
Evolution of cognitive impairment after a traumatic brain injury: is there any improvement after controlling the practice effect?
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DOI: 10.33588/rn.7002.2019233
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The importance of knowing the pattern of evolution of cognitive deficits in the first months after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has encouraged the development of numerous longitudinal studies. However, the results of most… read more here.
Keywords: traumatic brain; practice effects; evolution cognitive; controlling practice ... See more keywords