Orb-web spiders as Bayesian learners

Volume: 106, Issue: 5, Pages: 22
Published: Apr 30, 2019
Abstract
Orb-web spiders typically construct their webs with a vertical asymmetry: the hub, or meeting point of the radial threads, is often above the geometric center of the web. Previous explanations for this asymmetry involve differences in up/down running speed and mass, but fail to account adequately for ontogenetic changes in vertical asymmetry. The current article argues that the hub location is determined so as to maximize the expected number of...
Paper Details
Title
Orb-web spiders as Bayesian learners
Published Date
Apr 30, 2019
Volume
106
Issue
5
Pages
22
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