Looking for references discussing aspect of human/animal adaptivity and its pertaining computational objectives
Dynamic systems analysis has recently made inroads into psychology.  Quirin et al.(2020) consider adaptive processes and may be a place for you to start.
Quirin, M., Robinson, M. D., Rauthmann, J. F., Kuhl, J., &amp; Deyoung, C. G. (2020). The Dynamics of Personality Approach (DPA): Twenty Tenets for Uncovering the Causal Mechanisms of Personality. European Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1002/per.2295