Adam L. Crane Data-verified
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Adam L. Crane's research investigates animal behavior, with a particular focus on how animals perceive and respond to predation risk. His work explores the role of chemical cues in aquatic environments and how these can influence behavioral responses, even in the absence of direct threats. Crane has examined how uncertainty about predation risk affects predator memory in tadpoles and how different cues, such as disturbance signals, function in risk assessment. His studies also delve into how factors like sex and background risk levels can modify responses to acute predation threats, as demonstrated in his work with guppies.
Beyond predation, Crane's research extends to the impact of environmental factors on animal physiology and behavior. He has investigated the transgenerational effects of dietary components, such as selenomethionine, on behavior, social cognition, and gene expression in zebrafish. Additionally, his publications address methodological considerations in behavioral research, including the choice of euthanasia techniques and their potential to affect experimental outcomes. Crane holds a h-index of 20 with over 1,200 citations across his 88 publications, marking him as a highly cited researcher.
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- h-index: 20
- Publications: 93
- Citations: 1,238
Selected Publications
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Uncertainty matters under high predation risk: the impact of ambient predation and recreational disturbance history in Trinidadian guppies. (2026)
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Contextual use of male-male social information by Trinidadian guppies (2025)
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Anxiolytic effects of diazepam in Trinidadian guppies exposed to chemical cues indicating predation risk (2025)
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Effects of recreational disturbance history on female Trinidadian guppies’ responses to chemical predation cues (2025)
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Response of juvenile male and female guppies to acute predation cues (2025)
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Background predation risk induces anxiety-like behaviour and predator neophobia in zebrafish (2024)
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