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40
Citations
6922
World Ranking
6079
National Ranking
383

Overview

F. Helen Rodd is a researcher affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada, specializing in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily addresses topics related to Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, and Plant and Animal Studies, with additional interests in Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and the influence of Neurotransmitter Receptors on Behavior.

The scientist has contributed to the subfields of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Social Psychology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. Their research output includes several recent papers published in various scientific journals.

  • "Shoaling in the Trinidadian guppy: costs, benefits, and plasticity in response to an ambush predator," 2022, Behavioral Ecology
  • "Paternal exposure to a common pharmaceutical (Ritalin) has transgenerational effects on the behaviour of Trinidadian guppies," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Kin Recognition in Guppies Uses Self-Referencing Based on Olfactory Cues," 2020, The American Naturalist
  • "Female preference for color-enhanced males: a test of the sensory bias model in medaka, a drab fish," 2021, Behavioral Ecology
  • "Kin recognition in guppies uses self-referencing on olfactory cues," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

F. Helen Rodd collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Mitchel J. Daniel, Alex R. De Serrano, Kimberly A. Hughes, Anna Li, and Jean M. L. Richardson. These collaborations reflect a network of research activity within their areas of interest.

Their work has been published notably in the journals Behavioral Ecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, The American Naturalist, and Behavioural Brain Research. Behavioral Ecology and bioRxiv are among the venues where they have multiple contributions.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the Rate of Evolution in Natural Populations of Guppies (Poecilia reticulata)

    David N. Reznick;Frank H. Shaw;F. Helen Rodd;Ruth G. Shaw

  • LIFE‐HISTORY EVOLUTION IN GUPPIES (POECILIA RETICULATA) 6. DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY AS A MECHANISM FOR NATURAL SELECTION

    David N. Reznick;Mark J. Butler;F. Helen Rodd;Patrick Ross

  • A possible non-sexual origin of mate preference: are male guppies mimicking fruit?

    F. Helen Rodd;Kimberly A. Hughes;Gregory F. Grether;Colette T. Baril

  • Familiarity leads to female mate preference for novel males in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata.

    Kimberly A. Hughes;Linh Du;F.Helen Rodd;David N. Reznick

  • Frequency-dependent survival in natural guppy populations.

    Robert Olendorf;F. Helen Rodd;David Punzalan;Anne E. Houde

  • Multiple mating and sequential mate choice in guppies: females trade up

    Trevor E. Pitcher;Bryan D. Neff;F. Helen Rodd;Locke Rowe

  • LIFE-HISTORY EVOLUTION IN GUPPIES (POECILIA RETICULATA: POECILIIDAE). IV. PARALLELISM IN LIFE-HISTORY PHENOTYPES

    David N. Reznick;F. Helen Rodd;Michael Cardenas

  • Pigments, patterns, and fish behavior.

    Anna C. Price;Cameron J. Weadick;Janet Shim;F. Helen Rodd

  • Hastiness, brain size and predation regime affect the performance of wild guppies in a spatial memory task

    James G. Burns;F. Helen Rodd

  • VARIATION IN THE DEMOGRAPHY OF GUPPY POPULATIONS:THE IMPORTANCE OF PREDATION AND LIFE HISTORIES

    F. Helen Rodd;David N. Reznick

  • Mating advantage for rare males in wild guppy populations

    Kimberly A. Hughes;Anne E. Houde;Anna C. Price;F. Helen Rodd

  • Rearing Environment Affects the Brain Size of Guppies: Lab‐Reared Guppies have Smaller Brains than Wild‐Caught Guppies

    James G. Burns;Arthy Saravanan;F. Helen Rodd

  • Regulation of breeding density in Microtus pennsylvanicus

    Rudy Boonstra;F. Helen Rodd

  • Perceptual processes and the maintenance of polymorphism through frequency-dependent predation

    David Punzalan;F. Helen Rodd;Kimberly A. Hughes

  • Sequencing and characterization of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata) transcriptome

    Bonnie A Fraser;Cameron J Weadick;Ilana Janowitz;F Helen Rodd

  • Sexual colouration and sperm traits in guppies

    Trevor E. Pitcher;F. H. Rodd;L. Rowe

  • Carotenoid availability affects the development of a colour-based mate preference and the sensory bias to which it is genetically linked

    Gregory F Grether;Gita R Kolluru;F. Helen Rodd;Jennifer de la Cerda

  • PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN THE LIFE HISTORY TRAITS OF GUPPIES: RESPONSES TO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT

    F. Helen Rodd;David N. Reznick;Marla B. Sokolowski

  • Life History Evolution in Guppies: III. The Impact of Prawn Predation on Guppy Life Histories

    F. H. Rodd;D. N. Reznick

  • Adaptive Maternal Adjustments of Offspring Size in Response to Conspecific Density in Two Populations of the Least Killifish, Heterandria formosa

    Jeff Leips;Jeff Leips;Jean M. L. Richardson;Jean M. L. Richardson;F. Helen Rodd;F. Helen Rodd;Joseph Travis

Frequent Co-Authors

Locke Rowe
Locke Rowe University of Toronto
David N. Reznick
David N. Reznick University of California, Riverside
Rudy Boonstra
Rudy Boonstra University of Toronto
Joseph Travis
Joseph Travis Florida State University
Trevor E. Pitcher
Trevor E. Pitcher University of Windsor
Brian J. Shuter
Brian J. Shuter University of Toronto
Gregory F. Grether
Gregory F. Grether University of California, Los Angeles
Ruth G. Shaw
Ruth G. Shaw University of Minnesota
David Houle
David Houle Florida State University
Stephen I. Wright
Stephen I. Wright University of Toronto

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