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The Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology (MDDE), is part of the Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev @bengurionu
Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
Joined January 2020
Avoiding visitors to a protected area increases #predation risk for the #endangered #mountaingazelle By Yuval Zukerman, Amir Arnon, @Roll_Uri, @oded_tal
@bidrBGU @UofHaifa
#gazelle #ecology #conservation #wildlife
https://t.co/lPDQcSRFod
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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A global analysis of field body temperatures of active #squamates in relation to #climate and behaviour By Shahar Dubiner et al., and featuring MDDE alum @GopalMurali1
#reptiles #Heliothermy #climate #lizards #snakes
https://t.co/dde8nmnnqF
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Aim Squamate fitness is affected by body temperature, which in turn is influenced by environmental temperatures and, in many species, by exposure to solar radiation. The biophysical drivers of body...
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Publication Highlight! #ABA-induced interplant #drought cuing By Omer Falik, Lennart Kersting, and Ariel Novoplansky #plants #plantecology #ecology #abscisicacid #Pisumsativum
https://t.co/2kd5fbzBGI
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Plants possess the ability to detect, integrate, and react to myriad signals and cues regarding imminent challenges and opportunities. In this study, we investigated whether unstressed plants can...
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Mental health #culturomics By @IvanJaric, @JosephFirthUoM, @Roll_Uri, @JoshAFirth
#mentalhealth
https://t.co/yQeJPWgX8m
journals.plos.org
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Thank you @ReutVardi for leading this!
Explore how online data can advance behavioural ecology, uncover new phenomena in a rapidly changing world and more in our new MS in @PLOSBiology
https://t.co/GDYDAp9avN. Many thanks to all co-authors involved ๐คฉ
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Congratulations on your publication: The spatiotemporal properties of artificial feeding schemes influence the post-fledging movement of #EgyptianVultures By @KorinReznikov, @ron_efrat, @oded_tal, @AnimalFlight
#vultures #birds #ecology #conservation
Food availability and predictability changes post-fledgling movements of Egyptian #vultures - and it is especially important when the food is part of #conservation work. Officially published yesterday: https://t.co/RrrTitFgND
@oded_tal @AnimalFlight
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Publication highlight: Stress Induces Trait Variability across Multiple Spatial Scales in the Arid Annual Plant #Anastatica hierochuntica By Nir Krintza, Efrat Dener, @MeravSeifan
#desert #ecology #phenotypicplasticity #evolutionaryecology #plasticity
https://t.co/jICxGQFlqC
mdpi.com
Variations in plant characteristics in response to habitat heterogeneity can provide valuable insights into the mechanisms governing plant responses to environmental conditions. In this study, we...
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Having a weekend forage to break up the manuscript writing and fellowship/job applications
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Publication Highlight: Generalism in species interactions is more the consequence than the cause of ecological success By: Pilar Hurtado, Gregorio Aragรณn, Bo Dalsgaard, Boris R. Krasnov, & Joaquรญn Calatayud #ecology #mutualism #commensalism #parasitism
https://t.co/9GZ9VvEVFY
nature.com
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Generalism is often assumed to be a cause of species success. This analysis of mutualistic, commensalistic and parasitic interactions supports the alternative...
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Publication highlight: How does a #bacterial infection affect an individualโs foraging and risk management over time? By Douglas F. Makin and Burt P. Kotler #foragingtheory #ecology
#RiskManagement #Mycoplasma
#allenbysgerbil #gerbil #infection
https://t.co/2ARZqWRThE
brill.com
Abstract The effects of host-parasite interactions can be measured in ecologically relevant ways through behavioural indicators based on foraging theory. These include, assessing how parasites alter...
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We are pleased to share that our article, Family ties: root-root communication within Solanaceae, is finally out! ๐
๐ซ ๐ฑ ๐ฑ https://t.co/2pyHIacrmd We studied root-root communication based on the carbon-metabolism costs and potential benefits of neighbor-identity recognition.
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We are looking for a #graduate_student #postdoc for an #interdisciplinary project dedicated to exploring peopleโs movements and behavior in #protected_areas using classical and advanced digital tools towards better #conservation management and policy. Please RT
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Publication Highlight: Stress Induces Trait Variability across Multiple Spatial Scales in the Arid Annual #Plant Anastatica hierochuntica https://t.co/jT8xfqx2ZU
#mdpiplants via @Plants_MDPI By Nir Krintza, Efrat Dener, and @MeravSeifan
#ecology #Anastatica #desert
mdpi.com
Variations in plant characteristics in response to habitat heterogeneity can provide valuable insights into the mechanisms governing plant responses to environmental conditions. In this study, we...
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Publication Highlight: Climatic gradients and #forest composition shape #bat communities in Eastern #Mediterranean #pine plantations By @CloeotisAllegra, Carmi Korine, and Boris R. Krasnov #climate #pineplantation #ecology #conservation #research #acoustic #ESLTP #wildlife
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