Inhibitory control (IC) plays a central role in behaviour control allowing an individual to resist
external lures and internal predispositions. While IC has been consistently investigated in …

Sharks (elasmobranchs) are an ancient, diverse group of fishes, representing a basal stage
in the evolution of vertebrate hearing. Yet, our understanding of behavioural measures of …

The ability to navigate the world is a critical cognitive skill that most animals use to find food,
shelter, and mates. Understanding the neural basis of navigation requires probing how the …

Twenty-five years ago, Animal Cognition released its first volume. This new peer-reviewed
journal sought to fill an open niche in scientific publishing for studies “investigating how …

The chondrichthyan lineage diverged from the osteichthyan line around 440 million years
ago, resulting in a vast evolutionary gulf between modern elasmobranchs and other …

Highlights•Sharks did not learn time-place association after 41 days.•Association learnt
likely linked to the arrival of the feeding personnel.•Introduction of high-contrast landmark …

Two species of fish were tested in a serial reversal learning task using two dimensional
objects varying in colour and/or form. After reaching the learning criterion (LC) in the original …

Understanding fisheries requires not only traditional modelling approaches but also the
incorporation of local ecological knowledge (LEK) which can provide other types of essential …

The chondrichthyan lineage diverged from the osteichthyan line around 440 million years
ago, resulting in a vast evolutionary gulf between modern elasmobranchs and other …

Although many animal species demonstrate individual personalities, studying these traits in
wild sharks has proven challenging. Past research focused mainly on captive or juvenile …