Neurobiology, Ecotoxicology

Research Interests

Neurobiology of learning:

• Theories of Animal Learning.
• Meta-Rule Acquisition.
• Transitive inference in animals.
• Associative Learning and Habituation.
• Neurobiological Mechanism underlining Learning.

Ecotoxicology:

• Sublethal effect of pesticides on Behaviour.
• Mechanism of action.

Representative Publications

Peer-review Journals

Guez D. and Miller R.R. (2008). Blocking and Pseudoblocking: The Reply of Ratus norvegicus to Apis mellifera. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 61 (8), 1186-1198.

Guez D., Srinivasan M.V., Zhang S. (2005). Methyl Parathion modies foraging behaviour in honeybees (Apis mellifera). Ecotoxicology, 14 (4), 431-437.

Reinhard J., Srinivasan M.V., Guez D., Zhang S. (2004). Role of associative learning and cross-modal recall. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 207, 4371-4381.

Guez D., Belzunces L.P, Maleszka R. (2003). Effects of Imidacloprid metabolites on habituation in honeybees suggest the existence of two subtypes of nicotinic receptors differentially expressed during adult development. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 75 (1), 217-222.

Guez D., Suchail S., Gauthier M., Maleszka R., Belzunces L.P. (2001). Contrasting effects of Imidacloprid on Habituation in 7 and 8 day-old honeybees (Apis mellifera). Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 76 (2), 183-191.

Suchail, S., Guez D., Belzunces L.P. (2001). Discrepancy between acute and chronic toxicity induced by Imidacloprid and its metabolites in Apis mellifera. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20 (11), 2482-2486.

Suchail S., Guez D., Belzunces L.P. (2000). Characteristics of Imidacloprid toxicity in two Apis mellifera subspecies. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 19 (7), 1901-1905.

Gauthier M., Guez D., Deglise P., Lambin M. (1999). Apprentissage spatial et m?moire de r?f?rence chez l'abeille. Actes Colloques Insect Sociaux, 12, 113-119.

Book Chapters

Suchail S., Guez D., Belzunces L.P. (2000). Toxicity of Imidacloprid metabolites in Apis mellifera. In Belzunces L.P., Pelissier C., Lewis G. (Eds.), Hazards of pesticides to bees (pp. 135-140). Paris: INRA Editions.

Gauthier M., Guez D., Lambin M. (1999). Etude comparative de l'apprentissage et de la m?moire chez l'abeille et chez le vert?br?. In J. Gervet et M. Pratte (Eds.), El?ments d'?thologie cognitive. Du d?terminisme biologique au fonctionnement cognitif (pp. 107-106). Paris: Hermes Science.

Abbreviated CV

Employment History

2008 - Present Lecturer.

Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra.

2007-2008 Visiting Fellow.

Research School of Biological Sciences (ANU), Canberra, ACT Australia.

2005-2006 Visiting Assistant Professor.

Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY, USA.

2002-2005 Post Doctoral Fellow.

Research School of Biological Sciences (ANU), Canberra, ACT Australia.

2001-2002 Lavoisier Fellow

Research School of Biological Sciences (ANU), Canberra, ACT Australia.

1998-2001 Technical Consultant.

Bayer, Paris, France.

Academic Degrees

2002 PhD in Neurobiology of Behaviour and Ecotoxicology. Universit? Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

1998 Masters Degree in Invertebrate Physiology. Universit? Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

1996 Honours Degree in Cell Biology and Physiology, Major Neurosciences. Universit? Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

1995 Degree in Cell Biology and Physiology. Universit? Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

1994 Diploma in Life and Earth Sciences. Universit? Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

1991 Technician in Electronics. AFPA, Toulouse, France

Prizes, Scholarships, Fellowships and Awards

2001-2002 Lavoisier Fellowship