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Jean-Guy J. Godin

Jean-Guy J. Godin

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
63
Citations
12233
World Ranking
1994
National Ranking
125

Overview

Jean-Guy J. Godin is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and specializes in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their research predominantly covers topics related to Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and animal studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, and Animal and Plant Science Education.

Godin's recent publications include studies on personality, behavior, and ecology across various species. Notable papers include:

  • Pace-of-life syndrome: linking personality, metabolism and colour ornamentation in male guppies, 2022, Animal Behaviour
  • Individual personality does not predict learning performance in a foraging context in female guppies, Poecilia reticulata, 2020, Animal Behaviour
  • Ecological uncertainty and antipredator behaviour: an integrative perspective, 2023, Frontiers in Ethology
  • Do female rainbow kribs choose males on the basis of their apparent aggression and boldness? A non-correlational mate choice study, 2020, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Does individual personality predict male mating preference for female body size in the Trinidadian guppy?, 2020, Ethology

Godin has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Nina Kniel, Heather L. Auld, G. E. Brown, Anja Guenther, and Amélie Le Roy.

The scientist's work is often published in journals such as Animal Behaviour, Frontiers in Ethology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Ethology, and Behavioral Ecology.

In addition to journal publications, Godin has contributed to the book titled Écouter, lire des fragments cliniques avec Freud et Lacan, published by Érès eBooks in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Context-dependent group size choice in fish

    Derek J. Hoare;Iain D. Couzin;J.-G.J Godin;Jens Krause

  • Female mating preference for bold males in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata.

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Lee Alan Dugatkin

  • Reversal of female mate choice by copying in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata).

    Lee Alan Dugatkin;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Female mate choice under predation risk in the guppy

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Stephanie E. Briggs

  • Female mate copying in the guppy {Poecilia reticulata): age-dependent effects

    Lee Alan Dugatkin;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Prey approaching predators : a cost-benefit perspective

    L. A. Dugatkin;J.-G. J. Godin

  • Predator preference for brightly colored males in the guppy: a viability cost for a sexually selected trait

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Heather E. McDonough

  • Boldness and behavioral syndromes in the bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus

    Alexander D.M. Wilson;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Predator preferences for attacking particular prey group sizes: Consequences for predator hunting success and prey predation risk

    Jens Krause;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • A fitness cost of foraging in the guppy

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Jean-Guy J. Godin;Shelley A. Smith

  • Predation risk and alternative mating tactics in male Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata).

    Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Influence of prey foraging posture on flight behavior and predation risk: predators take advantage of unwary prey

    Jens Krause;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Are fast explorers slow reactors? Linking personality type and anti-predator behaviour.

    Katherine A. Jones;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Body size and shoaling in fish

    DJ Hoare;Jens Krause;Nina Peuhkuri;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Male Mate Choice in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata): Do Males Prefer Larger Females as Mates?

    Emily J. E. Herdman;Clint D. Kelly;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Who Dares, Benefits: Predator Approach Behaviour in the Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) Deters Predator Pursuit

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Scott A. Davis

  • Foraging on patchily distributed prey by a cichlid fish (Teleostei, Cichlidae): A test of the ideal free distribution theory

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Miles H.A. Keenleyside

  • Shoal Choice in the Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus, Teleostei, Cyprinodontidae): Effects of Predation Risk, Fish Size, Species Composition and Size of Shoals

    Jens Krause;Jean-Guy J. Godin

  • Social influences on female mate choice in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata: Generalized and repeatable trait-copying behaviour

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Emily J.E. Herdman;Lee A. Dugatkin

  • Risk taking in parasitized sticklebacks under threat of predation: effects of energetic need and food availability

    Jean-Guy J. Godin;Cathryn D. Sproul

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Krause
Jens Krause Technical University of Berlin
Grant E. Brown
Grant E. Brown Concordia University
Thomas N. Sherratt
Thomas N. Sherratt Carleton University
Indar W. Ramnarine
Indar W. Ramnarine University of the West Indies
Alexander D. M. Wilson
Alexander D. M. Wilson Plymouth University
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Graeme D. Ruxton
Graeme D. Ruxton University of St Andrews
Ashley J. W. Ward
Ashley J. W. Ward University of Sydney
Jonathan M. Wright
Jonathan M. Wright Earlham Institute
Miles H. A. Keenleyside
Miles H. A. Keenleyside University of Western Ontario

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