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James W.A. Grant is a Professor in the Biology department at Concordia University. He holds a PhD from the University of Guelph. His research interests are primarily in the fields of behavior, ecology, and conservation biology, focusing particularly on stream-dwelling salmonids. Grant's work aims to understand the dynamics of competitive aggression among animal species, investigating how different species exhibit aggression based on resource competition. Through both laboratory and field experiments, he manipulates the availability of food and mates to monitor aggressive behavior in small groups of fish and birds. His long-term goal is to develop general principles of competitive aggression that can help explain the diversity in foraging, mating, and social systems observed in wild populations. Current studies led by Grant involve analyzing how food abundance affects territorial behavior and population density, utilizing stream-dwelling salmonids as a model system.
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