... predatory cues. Secondly, we recorded a suite of behavioural responses (activity level, lateralization and sinuosity) to each cue. For assessing lateralization and sinuosity, we developed a C++ code for the automatic analysis of digitally recorded tadpole tracks. Hatching time seemed not to be affected...

...Donato Romano; Giovanni Benelli; Cesare Stefanini ABSTRACT The effect of previous exposure to lateral sensory stimuli in shaping the response to subsequent symmetric stimuli represents an important overlooked issue in neuroethology, with special reference to arthropods. In this research, we...

...Daniele Pellitteri-Rosa; Andrea Gazzola ABSTRACT Lateralization presents clear advantages in ecological contexts as the dominance of one brain side prevents the simultaneous activation of contrasting responses in organisms with laterally located eyes. This is crucial in selecting a safe refuge...

... on locomotion and behaviour during prey searching in the marine gastropod Concholepas concholepas , a predator characteristic of the southeastern Pacific coast. Movement duration, decision time, route finding and lateralization were measured using a T -maze tank with a prey positioned behind a barrier. Four...

... assessed the effects of hypoxia on lateralization (e.g. the tendency to turn left or right), a behaviour related to brain functional asymmetry, which is thought to play a key role in several life history aspects of fish. Using staghorn sculpin ( Leptocottus armatus ), a benthic fish that typically inhabits...

... asymmetry in favour of the right nostril observed in chicks discriminating between familiar and unfamiliar olfactory rearing objects ( Vallortigara and Andrew, 1994 ) or responding with head shaking to a high concentration of eugenol ( Rogers et al., 1998 ). Interestingly, a lateralization in favour...