James Grant
Associate Professor,Concordia University
Department of Biology
E-mail: james.grant@concordia.ca
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ResearchThe primary goal of our research is to determine how the distribution of resources in space and time influences the aggressiveness of animals. In laboratory and field experiments, we manipulate presentation of food or mates, while monitoring the aggressive behaviour of small groups of fish or birds. Our long-term goal is to develop general principles of competitive aggression that will help explain the diversity of foraging, mating and social systems observed in the wild.QCBS students Jean-Michel MattePh.D.  Shannon ClarkeM.Sc. Justin CuffaroM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009) Pierre ChuardPh.D. Kathleen ChurchPh.D. Ivan DolinsekPh.D. Jaewoo KimPh.D. Mathieu RoyPh.D. Andre-Marcel BarilM.Sc.  Caroline BilheteM.Sc.  Eric BrunsdonM.Sc.  Pierre ChuardM.Sc. Lia ClarkM.Sc. Queenie GrayM.Sc.  Émilie HousegoM.Sc. Amanda LindemanM.Sc.  Ashlee PrevostM.Sc. Asra ToobaieM.Sc. Jacquelyn WoodM.Sc.  Nicole HillB.Sc.  Rachel LampronB.Sc. Relevant QCBS research themesExamples of species studiedOncorhynchus mykiss Amatitlania nigrofasciata Salmo salar Oryzias latipes Etheostoma nigrum Passer domesticus Danio rerio Poecilia reticulata Acipenser fulvescens Publications89- Large herbivore assemblages in a changing climate: incorporating water dependence and thermoregulation Veldhuis M P , Kihwele E S , Cromsigt J P G M , Ogutu J O , Hopcraft J G C , Owen‐Smith N , Olff H , 2019 Ecology letters (Date Added: 2019-10-11) 88- Effects of habitat complexity, dominance and personality on habitat selection: Ideal despotic cichlids Church K D W , Grant J W A , 2019 Ethology (Date Added: 2019-08-23) 86- Bird community responses to changes in vegetation caused by increasing large mammal populations in the Serengeti woodlands Nkwabi A K , Metzger K , Beyers R , Magige F , Mduma S A R , Hopcraft J G C , Sinclair A R E , 2019 Wildlife Research (Date Added: 2019-08-07) 85- Transmission ecology of canine parvovirus in a multi-host, multi-pathogen system Behdenna A , Lembo T , Calatayud O , Cleaveland S , Halliday J E B , Packer C , Lankester F , Hampson K , Craft M E , Czupryna A , Dobson A P , Dubovi E J , Ernest E , Fyumagwa R , Hopcraft J G C , Mentzel C , Mzimbiri I , Sutton D , Willett B , Haydon D T , Viana M , 2019 Proceedings. Biological sciences (Date Added: 2019-08-07) 84- Ideal despotic distributions in convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata)? Effects of predation risk and personality on habitat preference Church K D , Grant J W , 2019 Behavioural Processes (Date Added: 2019-03-12) 83- Effect of dam removal on habitat use by spawning Atlantic salmon Hill N L , Trueman J R , Prévost A D , Fraser D J , Ardren W R , Grant J W , 2019 Journal of Great Lakes Research (Date Added: 2019-02-23) 82- Evaluating forest protection strategies: A comparison of land-use systems to preventing forest loss in Tanzania Rosa I , Rentsch D , Hopcraft J , 2018 Sustainability (Switzerland) (Date Added: 2019-08-07) 81- An Assessment of an Unsuccessful Restoration Project for Lake Sturgeon Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Modelling Baril A , Biron P M , Grant J W A , 2018 North American Journal of Fisheries Management (Date Added: 2018-12-30) 80- Competition for food in 2 populations of a wild-caught fish Chuard, PJC, Brown, GE, Grant, JWA 2018 Current Zoology (Date Added: 2018-05-14) 79- From single steps to mass migration: The problem of scale in the movement ecology of the serengeti wildebeest Torney C J , Hopcraft J G C , Morrison T A , Couzin I D , Levin S A , 2018 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2018-04-09) 78- Does increasing habitat complexity favour particular personality types of juvenile Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar? Church K D , Grant J W , 2018 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2018-03-03) 77- Lake sturgeon (_Acipenser fulvescens_) spawning habitat: a quantitative review Baril, A-M, Buszkiewicz, JT, Biron, PM, Phelps, QE, Grant, JWA 2017 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2018-05-14) 76- Territory size decreases minimally with increasing food abundance in stream salmonids: Implications for population regulation Grant J W A , Weir L K , Steingrímsson S , 2017 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2017-11-30) 75- Dispersal and density-dependent growth of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) juveniles: Clumped versus dispersed stocking Brunsdon E B , Fraser D J , Ardren W R , Grant J W A , 2017 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2017-10-20) 74- The allometry of ephemeral territory size: insights into interspecific patterns of space use Grant, JWA, Diaconescu, MI 2016 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2016-11-04) 73- The effects of adult sex ratio on mating competition in male and female guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in two wild populations Chuard, PJC, Brown, GE, Grant, JWA 2016 Behavioural Processes (Date Added: 2016-06-02) 72- Influence of groundwater chemistry on hyporheic invertebrate assemblages is revealed by fine-scale sampling Gibbins, CN, Grant, J, Malcolm, IA, Soulsby, C 2016 Fundamental and Applied Limnology / Archiv für Hydrobiologie (Date Added: 2016-03-29) 71- Short-term Costs and Benefits of Habitat Complexity for a Territorial Fish Bilhete, C, Grant, JWA, Ebensperger, L 2016 Ethology (Date Added: 2016-02-23) 70- The interaction between the spatial distribution of resource patches and population density: consequences for intraspecific growth and morphology Jacobson, B, Grant, JWA, Peres-Neto, PR 2015 The Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2015-07-20) 69- Density-dependent territory size and individual growth rate in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Lindeman, AA, Grant, JWA, Desjardins, CM 2015 Ecology of Freshwater Fish (Date Added: 2015-01-12) 68- Extirpation for conservation: applying predictors of extinction risk to eradicate introduced trout populations for lake restoration Gray QZ, JG 2014 Ecological Restoration (Date Added: 2016-06-14) 67- Do natural history data predict the movement ecology of fishes in Lake Ontario streams? Dolinsek, IJ, McLaughlin, RL, Grant, JWA, O’Connor, LM, Pratt, TC, Magnan, P 2014 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2014-08-12) 66- Individual variability of wild juvenile Atlantic salmon activity patterns: effect of flow stage, temperature, and habitat use Roy, ML, Roy, AG, Grant, JWA, Bergeron, NE 2013 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2013-07-16) 65- Diel activity patterns of the fish community in a temperate stream Toobaie, A, Kim, J-W, Dolinsek, IJ, Grant, JWA 2013 Journal of Fish Biology (Date Added: 2013-05-14) 64- Individual variability in the movement behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon Roy, ML, Roy, AG, Grant, JWA, Bergeron, NE, Fleming, I 2013 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2013-03-18) 63- Effect of food abundance on aggressiveness and territory size of juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Toobaie, A, Grant, JWA 2012 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-12-11) 62- A quantitative assessment of fish passage efficiency Noonan, MJ, Grant, JWA, Jackson, CD 2012 Fish and Fisheries (Date Added: 2012-10-22) 61- Effects of Simultaneous vs. Sequential Settlement on the Territorial Behaviour of Juvenile Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Lindeman, AA, Grant, JWA 2012 Ethology (Date Added: 2012-09-27) 60- Population density and territory size in juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss: implications for population regulation Wood, JLA, Grant, JWA, Belanger, MH, Fleming, IA 2012 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-27) 59-The role of competition in the ecology of juvenile Atlantic salmon Grant, J 2011 Atlantic salmon ecology ( Date Added: 2012-09-27) 58- Shape of Single and Multiple Central-Place Territories in a Stream-Dwelling Fish Steingrímsson, SO, Grant, JWA 2011 Ethology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 57- Dominant convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) grow faster than subordinates when fed an equal ration Lee, G, Grant, JWA, Comolli, P 2011 Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 56- The influence of operational sex ratio on the intensity of competition for mates Weir, LK, Grant, JWA, Hutchings, JA 2011 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 55- Determinants of multiple central-place territory use in wild young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Steingrímsson, SO, Grant, JWA 2011 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 54- Do juvenile atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) use chemosensory cues to detect and avoid risky habitats in the wild? Kim, J-W, Grant, JWA, Brown, GE 2011 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 53- Acute and chronic increases in predation risk affect the territorial behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon in the wild Kim, J-W, Wood, JLA, Grant, JWA, Brown, GE 2011 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 52- Patterns of aggression and operational sex ratio within alternative male phenotypes in atlantic salmon Weir, LK, Grant, JWA, Hutchings, JA 2010 Ethology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 51- Intrasexual competition and courtship in female and male Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes: Effects of operational sex ratio and density Clark, L, Grant, JWA 2010 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 50- Do in-stream restoration structures enhance salmonid abundance? A meta-analysis Whiteway, SL, Biron, PM, Zimmermann, A, Venter, O, Grant, JWA 2010 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 49- Do infections with parasites and exposure to pollution affect susceptibility to predation in johnny darters (Etheostoma nigrum)? Krause, RJ, Grant, JWA, McLaughlin, JD, Marcogliese, DJ 2010 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 48- Density-dependent growth of young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) revisited Imre, I, Grant, JWA, Cunjak, RA 2010 Ecology of Freshwater Fish (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 47- Courtship rate signals fertility in an externally fertilizing fish Weir, LK, Grant, JWA 2010 Biology Letters (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 46- Combined effects of chemical and visual information in eliciting antipredator behaviour in juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Kim, J-W, Brown, GE, Dolinsek, IJ, Brodeur, NN, Leduc, AOHC, Grant, JWA 2009 Journal of Fish Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 45- Multiple central-place territories in wild young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Steingrímsson, S, Grant, JWA 2008 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 44- Mechanisms underlying the increase in young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) density with habitat complexity Venter, O, Grant, JWA, Noël, MV, Kim, J-W 2008 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 43- Suspended sediment and erosion dynamics in Kugmallit Bay and Beaufort Sea during ice-free conditions Walker, TR, Grant, J, Cranford, P, Lintern, DG, Hill, P, Jarvis, P, Barrell, J, Nozais, C 2008 Journal of Marine Systems (Date Added: 2012-06-27) 42- No evidence of kin bias in dispersion of young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in a natural stream Brodeur, NN, Noël, MV, Venter, O, Bernatchez, L, Dayanandan, S, Grant, JWA 2008 Journal of Fish Biology (Date Added: 2011-04-15) 41- The effect of habitat heterogeneity on the population density of juvenile Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. Dolinsek, IJ, Grant, JWA, Biron, PM 2007 Journal of Fish Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 40- Individual variability in activity patterns of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick Breau, C, Weir, LK, Grant, JWA 2007 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 39- Effects of patch shape and group size on the effectiveness of defence by juvenile convict cichlids Kim, J-W, Grant, JWA 2007 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 38- Assessing the effect of visual isolation on the population density of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using GIS Dolinsek, IJ, Biron, PM, Grant, JWA 2007 River Research and Applications (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 37- Threats to endangered species in Canada Venter, O, Brodeur, NN, Nemiroff, L, Belland, B, Dolinsek, IJ, Grant, JWA 2006 BioScience (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 36- Intensity of interference affects the distribution of house sparrows, Passer domesticus, at food patches Johnson, CA, Giraldeau, L-A, Grant, JWA 2006 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 35- Planning for success: Serengeti lions seek prey accessibility rather than abundance Grant, J, Hopcraft, C, Sinclair, ARE, Packer, C 2005 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 34- Effects of competitor-to-resource ratio on aggression and size variation within groups of convict cichlids Noël, MV, Grant, JWA, Carrigan, JG 2005 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 33- Effects of aquaculture on wild fish populations: A synthesis of data Weir, LK, Grant, JWA 2005 Environmental Reviews (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 32- Patterns of density-dependent growth in juvenile stream-dwelling salmonids Grant, JWA, Imre, I 2005 Journal of Fish Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 31- Density-dependent growth of young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick Imre, I, Grant, JWA, Cunjak, RA 2005 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 30- The effect of patch size and competitor number on aggression among foraging house sparrows Johnson, CA, Grant, JWA, Giraldeau, L-A 2004 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 29- The effect of food abundance on territory size and population density of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Imre, I, Grant, JWA, Keeley, ER 2004 Oecologia (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 28- Foraging, growth, and loss rate of young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in relation to habitat use in Catamaran Brook, New Brunswick Girard, IL, Grant, JWA, Steingrímsson, S 2004 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 27- Distraction sneakers decrease the expected level of aggression within groups: a game-theoretic model. Dubois, F, Giraldeau, LA, Hamilton, IM, Grant, JW, Lefebvre, L 2004 The American naturalist (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 26- The Causes of Resource Monopolization: Interaction between Resource Dispersion and Mode of Competition Weir, LK, Grant, JWA 2004 Ethology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 25- Interactions between patch size and predation risk affect competitive aggression and size variation in juvenile convict cichlids Kim, J-W, Brown, GE, Grant, JWA 2004 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 24- Resource defense in a group-foraging context Dubois, F, Giraldeau, L-A, Grant, JWA 2003 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 23- Patterns and correlates of movement and site fidelity in individually tagged young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Steingrímsson, S, Grant, JWA 2003 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 22- The effect of visual isolation on territory size and population density of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Imre, I, Grant, JWA, Keeley, ER 2002 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 21- Manipulating territory size via vegetation structure: Optimal size of area guarded by the convict cichlid (Pisces, Cichlidae) Breau, C, Grant, JWA 2002 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 20- Effect of operational sex ratio on female-female versus male-male competitive aggression Grant, JWA, Foam, PE 2002 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 19- Influence of food abundance on competitive aggression in juvenile convict cichlids Grant, JWA, Girard, IL, Breau, C, Weir, LK 2002 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 18- Prey size of salmonid fishes in streams, lakes, and oceans Keeley, ER, Grant, JWA 2001 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 17- The effect of handling time on interference among house sparrows foraging at different seed densities Johnson, CA, Giraldeau, L-A, Grant, JWA 2001 Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 16- Field examination of perceptual and energetic bases for intermittent locomotion by recently-emerged brook charr in still-water pools McLaughlin, RL, Grant, JWA 2001 Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 15- Effects of the temporal predictability and spatial clumping of food on the intensity of competitive aggression in the Zenaida dove Goldberg, JL, Grant, JWA, Lefebvre, L 2001 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 14- Living with failure: The prey capture success of young brook charr in streams McLaughlin, RL, Grant, JWA, Noakes, DLG 2000 Ecology of Freshwater Fish (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 13- Competitor-to-resource ratio, a general formulation of operational sex ratio, as a predictor of competitive aggression in Japanese medaka (Pisces: Oryziidae) Grant, JWA, Gaboury, CL, Levitt, HL 2000 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 12- Optimal territory size in the convict cichlid Praw, JC, Grant, JWA 1999 Behaviour (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 11- Allometry of territory size and metabolic rate as predictors of self-thinning in young-of-the-year Atlantic salmon Steingrímsson, SO, Grant, JWA 1999 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 10- The application of science to the management of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Integration across scales Armstrong, JD, Grant, JWA, Forsgren, HL, Fausch, KD, DeGraaf, RM, Fleming, IA, Prowse, TD, Schlosser, IJ 1998 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 9- Implications of territory size for the measurement and prediction of salmonid abundance in streams Grant, JWA, Steingrímsson, S, Keeley, ER, Cunjak, RA 1998 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 8- An increase in habitat complexity reduces aggression and monopolization of food by zebra fish (Danio rerio) Basquill, SP, Grant, JWA 1998 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2012-09-26) 7- The sandflat habitat: Scaling from experiments to conclusions Thrush, SF, Pridmore, RD, Bell, RG, Cummings, VJ, Dayton, PK, Ford, R, Grant, J, Green, MO, Hewitt, JE, Hines, AH, Hume, TM, Lawrie, SM, Legendre, P, McArdle, BH, Morrisey, D, Schneider, DC, Turner, SJ, Walters, RA, Whitlatch, RB, Wilkinson, MR 1997 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (Date Added: 2011-08-11) 6- Matching the outcome of small-scale density manipulation experiments with larger scale patterns an example of bivalve adult/juvenile interactions Thrush, SF, Cummings, VJ, Dayton, PK, Ford, R, Grant, J, Hewitt, JE, Hines, AH, Lawrie, SM, Pridmore, RD, Legendre, P, McArdle, BH, Schneider, DC, Turner, SJ, Whitlatch, RB, Wilkinson, MR 1997 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (Date Added: 2011-08-11) 5- Spatial structure of bivalves in a sandflat: Scale and generating processes Legendre, P, Thrush, SF, Cummings, VJ, Dayton, PK, Grant, J, Hewitt, JE, Hines, AH, McArdle, BH, Pridmore, RD, Schneider, DC, Turner, SJ, Whitlatch, RB, Wilkinson, MR 1997 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (Date Added: 2011-08-11) 4- Scaling-up from experiments to complex ecological systems: Where to next? Thrush, SF, Schneider, DC, Legendre, P, Whitlatch, RB, Dayton, PK, Hewitt, JE, Hines, AH, Cummings, VJ, Lawrie, SM, Grant, J, Pridmore, RD, Turner, SJ, McArdle, BH 1997 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (Date Added: 2011-08-11) 3- Patterns of sediment reworking and transport over small spatial scales on an intertidal sandflat, Manukau Harbour, New Zealand Grant, J, Turner, SJ, Legendre, P, Hume, TM, Bell, RG 1997 Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (Date Added: 2011-08-11) 2- Defended versus undefended home range size of carnivores, ungulates and primates Grant, JWA, Chapman, CA, Richardson, KS 1992 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2011-04-20) 1- Territory Size as a Predictor of the Upper Limit to Population Density of Juvenile Salmonids in Streams Grant, JWA, Kramer, DL 1990 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2012-09-27) In the mediaWhat can fish tell us about our changing world? 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