Peak Planning Advantage

We show that in visually guided predator-prey interactions, planning provides a significant advantage, but only on land. During animal evolution, the water-to-land transition resulted in a massive increase in visual range. Simulations of behavior identify a specific type of terrestrial habitat, clustered open and closed areas, where the advantage of planning peaks. nature expand

Example 2-D environments used in the simulations; black squares represent obstacles. Examples of low, medium, and high clutter are shown for the pseudo-terrestrial condition. These environments can be experienced in the context of a predator-prey online game. github pages