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J. Bruce Falls

J. Bruce Falls

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
5417
World Ranking
5927
National Ranking
377

Overview

J. Bruce Falls is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on several interconnected subfields and research topics.

Their primary areas of study include Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, with additional interests in Gender Studies and Music. These subfields reflect interdisciplinary approaches combining environmental and social perspectives.

The main topics addressed in their published work cover:

  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Diverse Musicological Studies

J. Bruce Falls has published research papers in several peer-reviewed venues, including:

  • Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Oecologia
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent publications include:

  • "Key factors for residency interview selection from the National Resident Matching Program: analysis of residency Program Director surveys, 2016-2020," 2023, Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
  • "Variation in space and time: a long-term examination of density-dependent dispersal in a woodland rodent," 2020, Oecologia
  • "Examining the effects of heterospecific abundance on dispersal in forest small mammals," 2021, Journal of Mammalogy
  • "Examining Interspecific density-dependent dispersal in forest small mammals," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Simon T. Denomme-Brown
  • Karl Cottenie
  • E. Ann Falls
  • Ronald J. Brooks
  • Andrew G. McAdam

Best Publications

  • Neighbours, strangers, and the asymmetric war of attrition

    R.C. Ydenberg;L.A. Giraldeau;J.B. Falls

  • Individual recognition by song in white-throated sparrows. I. Discrimination of songs of neighbors and strangers

    Ronald J. Brooks;J. Bruce Falls

  • Individual recognition by song in white-throated sparrows. II. Effects of location

    J. Bruce Falls;Ronald J. Brooks

  • Design of Playback Experiments: The Thornbridge Hall NATO ARW Consensus

    Peter K. McGregor;Clive K. Catchpole;Torben Dabelsteen;J. Bruce Falls

  • Song matching in the great tit (Parus major): The effect of similarity and familiarity

    J.B. Falls;J.R. Krebs;P.K. McGregor

  • Differential Responses of Male Ovenbirds to Recorded Songs of Neighboring and More Distant Individuals

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  • Ovenbird (Aves: Parulidae) hunting behavior in a patchy environment: an experimental study

    Reto Zach;J. Bruce Falls

  • Individual recognition by song in white-throated sparrows. III. Song features used in individual recognition

    Ronald J. Brooks;J. Bruce Falls

  • LONG-TERM DYNAMICS OF SMALL-MAMMAL POPULATIONS IN ONTARIO

    John M. Fryxell;J. Bruce Falls;E. Ann Falls;Ronald J. Brooks

  • DENSITY DEPENDENCE, PREY DEPENDENCE, AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MARTENS IN ONTARIO

    John M. Fryxell;J. Bruce Falls;E. Ann Falls;Ronald J. Brooks

  • Thermal biology of the common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis (L.) : II. The effects of melanism.

    A. Ralph Gibson;J. Bruce Falls

  • Song matching in western meadowlarks

    J. Bruce Falls

  • FLUCTUATIONS OF DEER MICE IN ONTARIO IN RELATION TO SEED CROPS

    J. Bruce Falls;E. Ann Falls;John M. Fryxell

  • A comparison of sound propagation and song frequency in temperate marsh and grassland habitats

    Susan E. Cosens;J. Bruce Falls

  • Foraging and Territoriality of Male Ovenbirds (Aves: Parulidae) in a Heterogeneous Habitat

    Reto Zach;J. Bruce Falls

  • Vocal recognition between parents and young of ancient murrelets, Synthliboramphus antiquus (Aves: Alcidae)

    Ian L. Jones;J. Bruce Falls;Anthony J. Gaston

  • Negative assortative mating in the white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis : the role of mate choice and intra-sexual competition

    Anne M. Houtman;J.Bruce Falls

  • Evidence for multiple insemination in the common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis.

    A. Ralph Gibson;J. Bruce Falls

  • The response of Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta) to the playback of undegraded and degraded songs

    Peter K. McGregor;J. Bruce Falls

  • Howling as a Means of Communication in Timber Wolves

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  • A study of distress calls of song, swamp, and white-throated sparrows (Aves: Fringillidae). II. Interspecific responses and properties used in recognition

    Raymond A. Stefanski;J. Bruce Falls

  • Does song deter territorial intrusion in White-throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)?

    J. Bruce Falls

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Brooks
Ronald J. Brooks University of Guelph
John M. Fryxell
John M. Fryxell University of Guelph
Ian L. Jones
Ian L. Jones Memorial University of Newfoundland
Anthony J. Gaston
Anthony J. Gaston Environment and Climate Change Canada
Andrew G. McAdam
Andrew G. McAdam University of Colorado Boulder
Karl Cottenie
Karl Cottenie University of Guelph
Andrew G. Horn
Andrew G. Horn Dalhousie University
Peter K. McGregor
Peter K. McGregor Cornwall College
Daniel M. Weary
Daniel M. Weary University of British Columbia
William A. Searcy
William A. Searcy University of Miami

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