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The Validity of Three Tests of Temperament in Guppies (Poecilia reticulata) by Burns, James G

“…Differences in temperament (consistent differences among individuals in behavior) can have important effects on fitness-related activities such as dispersal…”
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Hastiness, brain size and predation regime affect the performance of wild guppies in a spatial memory task by Burns, James G., Rodd, F. Helen

“…The ability to return to, or avoid, specific locations is often critical to fitness-related activities. We tested for differences in spatial memory of guppies,…”
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Use of spatial information and search strategies in a water maze analog in Drosophila melanogaster by Foucaud, Julien, Burns, James G, Mery, Frederic

“…Learning the spatial organization of the environment is crucial to fitness in most animal species. Understanding proximate and ultimate factors underpinning…”
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Economic burden and loss of quality of life from dry eye disease in Canada by Chan, Clara, Ziai, Setareh, Myageri, Varun, Burns, James G, Prokopich, C Lisa

“…ObjectiveTo describe the direct and indirect cost estimates of dry eye disease (DED), stratified by disease severity, and the impact of DED on quality of life…”
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Social environment influences performance in a cognitive task in natural variants of the foraging gene by Kohn, Nancy R, Reaume, Christopher J, Moreno, Celine, Burns, James G, Sokolowski, Marla B, Mery, Frederic

“…In Drosophila melanogaster, natural genetic variation in the foraging gene affects the foraging behaviour of larval and adult flies, larval reward learning,…”
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The Birds, the Bees, and the Virtual Flowers: Can Pollinator Behavior Drive Ecological Speciation in Flowering Plants? by Gegear, Robert J., Burns, James G.

“…Biologists have long assumed that pollinator behavior is an important force in angiosperm speciation, yet there is surprisingly little direct evidence that…”
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Costs of memory: lessons from ‘mini’ brains by Burns, James G., Foucaud, Julien, Mery, Frederic

“…Variation in learning and memory abilities among closely related species, or even among populations of the same species, has opened research into the…”
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Amblyopia: A review of unmet needs, current treatment options, and emerging therapies by BUI QUOC, Emmanuel, KULP, Marjean T., BURNS, James G., THOMPSON, Benjamin

“…Amblyopia is a global public health issue with extensive, multifaceted impacts on vision and quality of life (QoL) for both patients and families. Geographical…”
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A test of spatial memory and movement patterns of bumblebees at multiple spatial and temporal scales by Burns, James G., Thomson, James D.

“…Naive bumblebee foragers appear to use movement rules at small spatial and temporal scales, but it is not clear whether these rules determine movement patterns…”
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Behavioural plasticity: an interaction between evolution and experience by Mery, Frederic, Burns, James G

“…Animals adjust their behaviour in response to complex environmental conditions. This form of plasticity requires the formation of association between…”
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Diversity of speed-accuracy strategies benefits social insects by Burns, James G., Dyer, Adrian G.

“…Bees face a difficult visual discrimination task when they must choose amongst dozens of species of flowers that differ in reward but look very similar. A…”
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Environmental and genetic effects on exploratory behavior of high- and low-predation guppies (Poecilia reticulata) by Burns, James G., Price, Anna C., Thomson, James D., Hughes, Kimberly A., Rodd, F. Helen

“…Exploratory behavior—an individual's response to novel environments, resources, or objects—should vary with the associated benefits, including new sources of…”
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Rearing Environment Affects the Brain Size of Guppies: Lab-Reared Guppies have Smaller Brains than Wild-Caught Guppies by Burns, James G, Saravanan, Arthy, Helen Rodd, F

“…Animals bred for captivity often have smaller brains and behave differently than their wild counterparts. These differences in brain size have been attributed…”
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Transgenerational memory effect of ageing in Drosophila by BURNS, JAMES G, MERY, FREDERIC

“…Children born to older parents tend to have lower intelligence and are at higher risk for disorders such as schizophrenia and autism. Such observations of…”
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A CONSIDERATION OF PATTERNS OF VIRULENCE ARISING FROM HOST-PARASITE COEVOLUTION by Day, Troy, Burns, James G

“…In this article we explore how host survival and fecundity are affected by host-parasite coevolution. We examine a situation in which hosts upon being infected…”
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A survey of adult referrals to specialist attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder clinics in Canada by Klassen, Larry J, Blackwood, C Matthew, Reaume, Christopher J, Schaffer, Samuel, Burns, James G

“…Canadian guidelines encourage family physicians to diagnose/manage adults with uncomplicated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); specialist…”
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Impulsive bees forage better: the advantage of quick, sometimes inaccurate foraging decisions by Burns, James G.

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The Effects of Wing Loading and Gender on the Escape Flights of Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla) and Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) by Burns, James G., Ydenberg, Ronald C.

“…High body mass caused by fat storage during migration is believed to increase a bird's risk of predation by decreasing its ability to escape predators. We…”
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RELATIONSHIP OF CALIDRIS SANDPIPER WING SHAPE WITH RELATIVE FUEL LOAD AND TOTAL MIGRATION DISTANCE by Burns, James G

“…It has proven difficult to support the classic prediction of aerodynamic theory that highly migratory birds should have more pointed wings than less migratory…”
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Avian Forensics: Predicting Body Fat and Body Mass from Wing Remains by Guglielmo, Christopher G., Burns, James G.

“…We describe the development of a method to predict percent body fat of killed birds from the percent fat in the most distal wing tissue, which is often left…”
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