The zebrafish Danio rerio, is an important model organism in developmental genetics,
neurophysiology and biomedicine, but little is known about its natural ecology and …

In this paper we review recent models that provide adaptive explanations for animal
personalities: individual differences in behaviour (or suites of correlated behaviours) that are …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

We develop a conceptual framework for the understanding of animal personalities in terms
of adaptive evolution. We focus on two basic questions. First, why do behavioural types …

While the impacts of high exploitation on fish populations and aquatic ecosystems are well-
documented for commercial fishing, particularly in the marine environment, the potential …

Pollutants, and more generally, environmental stressors, are a neglected source of
behavioral and cognitive variations in wild populations. Based on recent literature in fish, we …

This book celebrates the guppy's unique contribution to evolutionary ecology. Ever since
Caryl Haskins described guppy populations as a'natural experiment'because of the way …

Abstract The last two decades have seen a virtual explosion in empirical research on the
role of social interactions in the development of animals' behavioral repertoires, and a …