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Behavioral left-right asymmetry extends to arthropods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2005

Boudewijn Adriaan Heuts*
Affiliation:
Swammerdam Institute for Lifesciences, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 320, 1098SMAmsterdam, The Netherlands
Tibor Brunt*
Affiliation:
Swammerdam Institute for Lifesciences, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 320, 1098SMAmsterdam, The Netherlands

Abstract

We present behavioral lateralizations of spiders and ants and their probable survival value. They clearly conform to the vertebrate lateralizations reviewed by Vallortigara & Rogers (V&R) and to earlier arthropod studies. We suggest two complementary reviews: (1) differences in lesion susceptibility and muscle strength between left and right body side, and (2) perceptual biases and predator inspection in invertebrates.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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