Hemispheric brain lateralization can drive the expression of behavioral asymmetry, or
laterality, which varies notably both within and among species. To explain these left–right …

Harsh and variable environments have been hypothesized to both drive and constrain the
evolution towards higher cognitive abilities and behavioural flexibility. In this study, we …

Lateralization presents clear advantages in ecological contexts as the dominance of one
brain side prevents the simultaneous activation of contrasting responses in organisms with …

Although some studies investigated lateralization in reptiles, little research has been done
on chelonians, focusing only on few behaviours such as righting response and escape …

Laterality has been found in a variety of reptiles. In turtles, one important behaviour is the
righting response. Here, we studied laterality of righting response of two species of …

At the individual level, to be behaviourally lateralized avoids costly duplication of neural
circuitry and decreases possible contradictory order from the two brain hemispheres …

The evolution of cognition is one of the most enigmatic topics within biology. In particular,
which exact (socio-) ecological forces shape the evolution of cognition remains unclear …