Individual variation in cognitive performance: developmental and evolutionary perspectives

Animal cognition experiments frequently reveal striking individual variation but rarely consider its causes and largely ignore its potential consequences. Studies often focus on a subset of high-performing subjects, sometimes viewing evidence from a single individual as sufficient to demonstrate the...

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Published in:	Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences Vol. 367; no. 1603; p. 2773
Main Authors:	Thornton, Alex, Lukas, Dieter
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 05.10.2012
Subjects:	Adaptation, Physiological Animals Behavior, Animal - physiology Biological Evolution Cognition - physiology Competitive Behavior - physiology Environment Genetic Fitness - physiology Individuality Inheritance Patterns Learning - physiology Tool Use Behavior - physiology
ISSN:	1471-2970, 1471-2970
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