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Andrew N. Iwaniuk

Andrew N. Iwaniuk

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
7222
World Ranking
6054
National Ranking
352

Overview

Andrew N. Iwaniuk is affiliated with the University of Lethbridge in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their subfields of study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Social Psychology, Paleontology, Animal Science and Zoology, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects including:

  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Animal Nutrition and Physiology
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior

Frequent co-authors associated with Andrew N. Iwaniuk's research include:

  • Douglas R. Wylie
  • Felipe Cunha
  • Cristián Gutiérrez-Ibáñez
  • Vera Weisbecker
  • Kelsey J. Racicot

Common publication venues where their work appears are:

  • Brain Behavior and Evolution
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Anatomy
  • The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew N. Iwaniuk include:

  • The evolution of mammalian brain size, 2021, Science Advances
  • Endocast structures are reliable proxies for the sizes of corresponding regions of the brain in extant birds, 2020, Journal of Anatomy
  • Coevolution of relative brain size and life expectancy in parrots, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Atypical play experiences in the juvenile period has an impact on the development of the medial prefrontal cortex in both male and female rats, 2022, Behavioural Brain Research
  • Sensory systems in birds: What we have learned from studying sensory specialists, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Andrew N. Iwaniuk has contributed to book publications, including a forthcoming title published by The MIT Press:

  • Bird Brains and Behavior, 2025

Best Publications

  • The Influence of Phylogeny on the Social Behaviour of Macaques (Primates: Cercopithecidae, genus Macaca)

    Bernard Thierry;Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Sergio M. Pellis

  • Can endocranial volume be used as an estimate of brain size in birds

    Andrew N Iwaniuk;John E Nelson

  • On the origin of skilled forelimb movements

    Andrew N Iwaniuk;Ian Q Whishaw

  • The evolution of cerebrotypes in birds.

    Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Peter L. Hurd

  • Developmental differences are correlated with relative brain size in birds: a comparative analysis

    Andrew N Iwaniuk;John E Nelson

  • Interspecific Allometry of the Brain and Brain Regions in Parrots (Psittaciformes): Comparisons with Other Birds and Primates

    Andrew N Iwaniuk;Karen Marie Dean;John E Nelson

  • Breakdown of brain-body allometry and the encephalization of birds and mammals.

    Masahito Tsuboi;Masahito Tsuboi;Masahito Tsuboi;Wouter van der Bijl;Bjørn Tore Kopperud;Johannes Erritzøe

  • The evolution of mammalian brain size

    J. B. Smaers;J. B. Smaers;R. S. Rothman;D. R. Hudson;A. M. Balanoff;A. M. Balanoff

  • Do big-brained animals play more? Comparative analyses of play and relative brain size in mammals.

    Andrew N. Iwaniuk;John E. Nelson;Sergio M. Pellis

  • Environmental variation and the evolution of large brains in birds.

    Ferran Sayol;Joan Maspons;Oriol Lapiedra;Andrew N. Iwaniuk

  • NSF workshop report: discovering general principles of nervous system organization by comparing brain maps across species.

    Georg F. Striedter;T. Grant Belgard;Chun-Chun Chen;Fred P. Davis

  • Evolutionary Divergence in Brain Size between Migratory and Resident Birds

    Daniel Sol;Daniel Sol;Nuria Garcia;Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Katie Davis

  • A mosaic pattern characterizes the evolution of the avian brain.

    Andrew N Iwaniuk;Karen Marie Dean;J E Nelson

  • Diversity in olfactory bulb size in birds reflects allometry, ecology, and phylogeny

    Jeremy R. Corfield;Jeremy R. Corfield;Kasandra Price;Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Cristian I. Gutierrez-Ibanez

  • The optic tectum of birds: mapping our way to understanding visual processing.

    Douglas R. W. Wylie;Cristian Gutierrez-Ibanez;Janelle M. P. Pakan;Andrew N. Iwaniuk

  • Relative Wulst volume is correlated with orbit orientation and binocular visual field in birds

    Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Christopher P. Heesy;Margaret I. Hall;Douglas R. W. Wylie

  • The relationship between forelimb morphology and behaviour in North American carnivores (Carnivora)

    Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Sergio M. Pellis;Ian Q. Whishaw

  • Predictable evolution towards larger brains in birds colonizing oceanic islands

    Ferran Sayol;Philip A. Downing;Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Joan Maspons

  • Avian cerebellar floccular fossa size is not a proxy for flying ability in birds

    Stig A. Walsh;Andrew N. Iwaniuk;Monja A. Knoll;Estelle Bourdon

  • Comparative analyses of the role of postnatal development on the expression of play fighting.

    Sergio M. Pellis;Andrew N. Iwaniuk

  • CANADIAN LABORATORIES / LABORATOIRES CANADIENS The Optic Tectum of Birds: Mapping Our Way to Understanding Visual Processing

    Douglas R. W. Wylie;Cristian Gutierrez-Ibanez;Janelle M. P. Pakan;Andrew N. Iwaniuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas R. Wylie
Douglas R. Wylie University of Alberta
Sergio M. Pellis
Sergio M. Pellis University of Lethbridge
Ian Q. Whishaw
Ian Q. Whishaw University of Lethbridge
Isabelle Charrier
Isabelle Charrier University of Paris-Saclay
Shaun P. Collin
Shaun P. Collin La Trobe University
Harvey J. Karten
Harvey J. Karten University of California, San Diego
Richard Hawkes
Richard Hawkes University of Calgary
Toshikazu Hasegawa
Toshikazu Hasegawa University of Tokyo
Kazuo Okanoya
Kazuo Okanoya University of Tokyo
Seppo Rytkönen
Seppo Rytkönen University of Oulu

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