The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts
Fishes navigate through underwater environments with remarkable spatial precision and memory. Freshwater and seawater species make use of several orientation strategies for adaptative behavior that is on par with terrestrial organisms, and research on cognitive mapping and landmark use in fish have...
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| author | Greta Baratti Davide Potrich Sang Ah Lee Anastasia Morandi-Raikova Valeria Anna Sovrano |
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| description | Fishes navigate through underwater environments with remarkable spatial precision and memory. Freshwater and seawater species make use of several orientation strategies for adaptative behavior that is on par with terrestrial organisms, and research on cognitive mapping and landmark use in fish have shown that relational and associative spatial learning guide goal-directed navigation not only in terrestrial but also in aquatic habitats. In the past thirty years, researchers explored spatial cognition in fishes in relation to the use of environmental geometry, perhaps because of the scientific value to compare them with land-dwelling animals. Geometric navigation involves the encoding of macrostructural characteristics of space, which are based on the Euclidean concepts of “points”, “surfaces”, and “boundaries”. The current review aims to inspect the extant literature on navigation by geometry in fishes, emphasizing both the recruitment of visual/extra-visual strategies and the nature of the behavioral task on orientation performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6eaa533893e14259a0aa1dc8a71ca4b82023-11-30T22:51:40ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-03-0112788110.3390/ani12070881The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in TeleostsGreta Baratti0Davide Potrich1Sang Ah Lee2Anastasia Morandi-Raikova3Valeria Anna Sovrano4CIMeC, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, ItalyCIMeC, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, ItalyDepartment of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, KoreaCIMeC, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, ItalyCIMeC, Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, University of Trento, 38068 Rovereto, ItalyFishes navigate through underwater environments with remarkable spatial precision and memory. Freshwater and seawater species make use of several orientation strategies for adaptative behavior that is on par with terrestrial organisms, and research on cognitive mapping and landmark use in fish have shown that relational and associative spatial learning guide goal-directed navigation not only in terrestrial but also in aquatic habitats. In the past thirty years, researchers explored spatial cognition in fishes in relation to the use of environmental geometry, perhaps because of the scientific value to compare them with land-dwelling animals. Geometric navigation involves the encoding of macrostructural characteristics of space, which are based on the Euclidean concepts of “points”, “surfaces”, and “boundaries”. The current review aims to inspect the extant literature on navigation by geometry in fishes, emphasizing both the recruitment of visual/extra-visual strategies and the nature of the behavioral task on orientation performance.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/7/881navigationspatial geometryreorientationteleostsfishes |
| spellingShingle | Greta Baratti Davide Potrich Sang Ah Lee Anastasia Morandi-Raikova Valeria Anna Sovrano The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts Animals navigation spatial geometry reorientation teleosts fishes |
| title | The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts |
| title_full | The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts |
| title_fullStr | The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts |
| title_short | The Geometric World of Fishes: A Synthesis on Spatial Reorientation in Teleosts |
| title_sort | geometric world of fishes a synthesis on spatial reorientation in teleosts |
| topic | navigation spatial geometry reorientation teleosts fishes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/7/881 |
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