Environmental change enhances cognitive abilities in fish.

Flexible or innovative behavior is advantageous, especially when animals are exposed to frequent and unpredictable environmental perturbations. Improved cognitive abilities can help animals to respond quickly and adequately to environmental dynamics, and therefore changing environments may select fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexander Kotrschal, Barbara Taborsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20386729/pdf/?tool=EBI