Why do the left and right sides of the brain have different functions? Having a lateralized
brain, in which each hemisphere processes sensory inputs differently and carries out …

In this paper, a novel bearing fault diagnosis method based on multi-layer extreme learning
machine (MELM) optimized by the novel ant lion algorithm (NALO) is proposed. First, using …

Antlions and wormlions are unrelated insect taxa, but both construct pit traps in loose soil
and hunt similar prey. Owing to the likeness of their hunting strategies, and since no other …

Current research suggests that hemispheric lateralization has significant fitness
consequences. Foraging, as a basic survival function, is a perfect research model to test the …

Cerebral laterality, via hemispheric specialisation, has been evidenced across the animal
kingdom and linked to cognitive performance in a number of species. Previously it has been …

Highlights•Are lateralization and learning ability correlated in scatter-hoarding
rodents?•Three squirrel species showed no apparent lateralization at species …

Individual variation in cognition, seen in many taxa, is not well understood, despite its
potential evolutionary consequences. Inhibitory control is an aspect of cognition which …

Some sit-and-wait predators, such as antlion larvae, construct traps to capture passing prey.
The location of these traps depends on many abiotic and biotic factors, including …

Although ambush predators were previously considered limited in their cognitive abilities
compared to their widely foraging relatives, there is accumulating evidence it does not hold …

Learning ability, which allows individuals to adjust their behaviour to changing
environmental conditions, has a considerable positive impact on individual fitness. However …