History influences signal recognition: neural network models of túngara frogs. Phelps, S. M. & Ryan, M. J. Proc Biol Sci, 267(1453):1633-9, 2000. doi abstract bibtex Animals often attend to only a few of the cues provided by the complex displays of conspecifics. We suggest that these perceptual biases are influenced by mechanisms of signal recognition inherited from antecedent species. We tested this hypothesis by manipulating the evolutionary history of artificial neural networks, observing how the resulting networks respond to many novel stimuli and comparing these responses to the behaviour of females in phonotaxis experiments. Networks with different evolutionary histories proved equally capable of evolving to recognize the call of the túngara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus, but exhibited distinct responses to novel stimuli. History influenced the ability of networks to predict known responses of túngara frogs; network accuracy was determined by how closely the network history approximated the hypothesized history of the túngara frog. Our findings emphasize the influence of past selection pressures on current perceptual mechanisms, and demonstrate how neural network models can be used to address behavioural questions that are intractable through traditional methods.
@Article{Phelps2000,
author = {S. M. Phelps and M. J. Ryan},
journal = {Proc Biol Sci},
title = {History influences signal recognition: neural network models of t\'ungara frogs.},
year = {2000},
number = {1453},
pages = {1633-9},
volume = {267},
abstract = {Animals often attend to only a few of the cues provided by the complex
displays of conspecifics. We suggest that these perceptual biases
are influenced by mechanisms of signal recognition inherited from
antecedent species. We tested this hypothesis by manipulating the
evolutionary history of artificial neural networks, observing how
the resulting networks respond to many novel stimuli and comparing
these responses to the behaviour of females in phonotaxis experiments.
Networks with different evolutionary histories proved equally capable
of evolving to recognize the call of the t\'ungara frog, Physalaemus
pustulosus, but exhibited distinct responses to novel stimuli. History
influenced the ability of networks to predict known responses of
t\'ungara frogs; network accuracy was determined by how closely the
network history approximated the hypothesized history of the t\'ungara
frog. Our findings emphasize the influence of past selection pressures
on current perceptual mechanisms, and demonstrate how neural network
models can be used to address behavioural questions that are intractable
through traditional methods.},
doi = {10.1098/rspb.2000.1189},
keywords = {Algorithms, Animal, Animals, Anura, Behavior, Biological, Evolution, Female, Male, Models, Neural Networks (Computer), Vocalization, 11467426},
}
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