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קורות חיים

השכלה אקדמית

התואר

חוג/מחלקה/פקולטה

מוסד אקדמי

שנת קבלת תואר

Ph.D.  (דוקטור)

ביולוגיה סביבתית

א. העברית בירושלים

1987

M.Sc. (מוסמך)

 

 

 

B.Sc.

ביולוגיה

א. העברית בירושלים

1980

תעודת הוראה

 

 

 

מומחיות אקדמית

אקולוגיה של שריפות, אקולוגיה תזונתית, האבקה, הפצת זרעים, יחסי גומלין בע"ח - צמחים, כימיה אקולוגית, מגוון ביולוגי, מטבוליים שניוניים, נדידת בעלי חיים, נדידת ציפורים, קונפליקטים אדם-צפורים, שמורה ביוספרית, תזונת פירות


Fire ecology, Nutritional ecology, pollination, Seed dispersal, Plant-animal interactions, Chemical ecology, Biodiversity, Secondary metabolites, Animal migration, Bird migration, Man-bird conflicts, biospheric reserve, Frugivory

הוראה

במכללת אורנים

מבוא לאקולוגיה, ביוסטטיסיקה, שיטות כמותיות באקולוגיה- החוג להוראת הביולוגיה לפחות 10 שנים אחרונות

מחוץ למכללה

באוניברסיטת חיפה: תכנון ניסויים, אקולוגיה, ביוסטטיסטיקה, ביוסטטיסטיקה למתקדמים (5-10 שנים אחרונות)

רשימת פרסומים

נושאי תיזה

עבודת הדוקטורט ( .Ph.D. / D.Sc) - בעברית ובאנגלית

תזת דוקטור ( Ph.D./ D.Sc.):

הפצת זרעים על ידי צפרים בחורש מזרח ים תיכוני.

 Seed Dispersal by Birds in an Eastern Mediterranean Scrub

ספרים - כתיבה או עריכה

פרקים בספרים:

 1. Ne'eman, G., Lahav, H. and Izhaki, I. 1993. The resilience of vegetation to fire in an east-Mediterranean pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel: The effects of post-fire management regimes. In: Trabaud, L. and Prodon, R. (Eds.), Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems. ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels-Luxenburg, pp. 127-140.

2. Izhaki, I. 1993. The resilience to fire of passerine birds in an east-Mediterranean pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel: The effects of post-fire management. In: Trabaud, L. and Prodon, R. (Eds.), Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels-Luxenburg, pp. 303-314.

3. Haim, A. Golan, A. and Izhaki, I. 1998. The changes of a post-fire habitat as response to Mountain Goat (Capra aegarus) grazing on Mount Carmel, Israel. In: Trabaud L. (Ed.) Fire Management and Landscape Ecology. International Association of Wildland Fire, Washington, USA, pp. 281-286.

4. Izhaki, I. 2000. Passerine bird communities in Mediterranean pine forests. In: Ne’eman, G. and Trabaud, L. (Eds.), Ecology, Biogeography and Management of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, pp. 237-250.
 
5. Izhaki, I. and Ne’eman, G. 2000. Soil seed banks in Mediterranean pine forests. In: Ne’eman, G. and Trabaud, L. (Eds.), Ecology, Biogeography and Management of Pinus halepensis and P. brutia Forest Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Basin. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, pp. 167-181.
 
6. Izhaki, I. 2002. The role of fruit traits in determining fruit removal in East Mediterranean ecosystems. In: Levey, D.J., Silva, W.R. and M. Galetti, (Eds.), Dispersal and Frugivory: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. CAB International Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 161-175.

7. Bronstein, J.L., Izhaki, I., Nathan, R., Tewksbury, J., Speigel, O., Lotan, A. and Altstein, O. 2007. Fleshy-fruited plants and frugivores in desert ecosystems. In: Dennis, A., Green, R., Schupp, E. and Westcott, D. (Eds.), Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World. CAB International Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 148-177.

8. Levey, D.J., Izhaki, I., Tewksbury, J., Haak, D.C., and Tsahar, E. 2007. Why fruit secondary compounds are of primary importance. In: Dennis, A., Green, R., Schupp, E. and Westcott, D. (Eds.), Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World. CAB International Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 37-58.

9. Halpern, M. and Izhaki, I. In press. Review: The environmental reservoirs and vector of Vibrio cholerae. In: Cholera: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. Hauppauge, NY

מאמרים

כתבי עת מדעיים ומקצועיים או פרקים בספרים

Izhaki, I. and Safriel, U.N. 1985. Why do fleshy-fruit plants of the Mediterranean scrub intercept fall- but not spring-passage of seed- dispersing migratory birds? Oecologia (Berlin) 67: 40-43.

 

Izhaki, I. and Safriel, U.N. 1989. Why are there so few exclusive frugivorous birds? Experiments on fruit digestibility. Oikos 54: 23-32.

 

Izhaki, I. and Safriel, U.N. 1990. Weight losses due to exclusive fruit diet - interpretation and evolutionary implications: a reply to Mack and Sedinger. Oikos 57: 140-142.

 

Izhaki, I. and Safriel, U.N. 1990. The effect of some scrubland frugivores upon germination patterns. Journal of Ecology 78: 56-65.

 

Izhaki, I., Walton, P. and Safriel, U.N. 1991. Seed shadows generated by frugivorous birds in an eastern Mediterranean scrub. Journal of Ecology 79: 579-590.

 

Izhaki, I., Lahav, H. and Ne'eman, G. 1992. Spatial distribution patterns of Rhus coriaria seedlings after fire in a Mediterranean pine forest. Acta Oecologica 13: 279-289.

 

Ne'eman, G., Lahav, H. and Izhaki, I. 1992. Spatial pattern of seedlings one year after fire in a Mediterranean pine forest. Oecologia 91: 365-370.

 

Izhaki, I. 1992. A comparative analysis of nutritional quality of mixed and exclusive fruit diets for Yellow-vented bulbuls. Condor 94: 912-923.

 

Ayal, Y. and Izhaki, I. 1993. The effect of the Mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus on fruit production of the geophyte Asphodelus ramosus in a desert habitat. Oecologia (Berlin) 93: 518-523.

 

Haim, A. and Izhaki, I. 1993. The ecological significance of resting metabolic rate and non-shivering thermogenesis for rodents. Journal of Thermal Biology 18: 71-81.

 

Izhaki, I., Haim, A. and Zohar, O. 1993. Rodent populations recovering from fire in an east Mediterranean woodlands. Water Science and Technology 27: 539-545.

 

Broza, M., Poliakov, D., Weber, S. and Izhaki, I. 1993. Soil microarthropods on post-fire pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel. Water Science and Technology 27: 533-538.

 

Izhaki, I. 1993. Influence of nonprotein nitrogen on estimation of protein from total nitrogen in fleshy fruits. Journal of Chemical Ecology 19: 2605-2615.

 

Korine, C., Izhaki, I. and Makin, D. 1994. Population structure and emergence order in the fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus. Journal of Zoology (London) 232: 163-174.

 

Berner, T. and Izhaki, I. 1994. Effect of exogenous nitrogen levels on ultrastructure of zooxanthellae from the hermatypic coral Pocillopora damicornis. Pacific Science 48: 254-262.

 

Haim, A. and Izhaki, I. 1994. Changes in rodent community during recovery from fire: relevance to conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation 3: 573-585.

 

Izhaki, I. 1994. Preliminary data on the importance of Israel for the conservation of the white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus L. Ostrich 65: 213-217.

 

Maitav, A. and Izhaki, I. 1994. Stopover and fat deposition by blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla following spring migration over the Sahara. Ostrich 65: 160-166.

 

Izhaki, I., Korine, C. and Arad, Z. 1995. The effect of bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) dispersal on seed germination in east Mediterranean habitats. Oecologia 101: 335-342.

 

Ne'eman, G., Lahav, H. and Izhaki, I. 1995. Recovery of vegetation in a natural east Mediterranean pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel, as affected by management strategies. Forest Ecology and Management 75: 17-26.

Haim, A. and Izhaki, I. 1995. Comparative physiology of thermoregulation in rodents: adaptations to arid and mesic environments. Journal of Arid Environments 31:  431-440.

 

Izhaki, I. and A. Haim. 1996. Adaptive morphometric variations in lizards of the genus Agama in Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 42: 385-394.

 

Haim, A., Izhaki, I. and Golan, A. 1996. Rodent diversity in pine forests recovering from fire. Israel Journal of Zoology 42: 353-359.

 

Ne'eman, G. and Izhaki, I. 1996. Colonization in abandoned east-Mediterranean vineyard. Journal of Vegetation Science 7: 465-472.

Izhaki, I. and G. Ne'eman. 1996.  The effect of porcupine and bast scale on Allepo pine recruitment after fire. Acta Oecologica 17: 97-107.

Izhaki, I., Maestro, N., Meir, D. and Broza, M. 1996.  Impact of the mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus (Hemiptera: Miridae) on fruit production of the geophyte Asphodelus aestivus: The effect of plant density.  Florida Entomologist 79: 510-520.

 

Izhaki, I. and Adar, M.  1997. The effects of post-fire management on bird community succession. International Journal of Wildland Fire 7: 335-342.

 

Broza, M. and Izhaki, I.  1997.  The impact of intense fire on the soil Arthropod community in Mediterranean pine forest in Israel: Time post-fire, seasonality and influence of tree species.  International Journal of Wildland Fire  7: 317-325.

 

Izhaki, I. and Ne’eman, G. 1997. Hares (Lepus sp.) as seed dispersers of Retama raetam (Fabaceae) in a sandy landscape. Journal of Arid Environment 37: 343-354.

 

Haim, A., Rozenfeld, A. and Izhaki, I. 1997. Post-fire response of shrews (Crocidura suaveolens) on Mount Carmel, Israel. Mammalia 61: 527-536.

 

Izhaki, I. and Maitav, A.  1998.  Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla stopping over at the desert edge; physiological state and flight-range estimates. Ibis 140: 223-233.

 

Izhaki, I. and Maitav, A.  1998.  Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla stopping over at the desert edge: Inter- and intra-sexual differences in spring and autumn migration. Ibis 140: 234-243.

Korine, C., Izhaki, I. and Arad, Z. 1998. Comparison of fruit syndromes between the Egyptian fruit-bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) and birds in East Mediterranean habitats. Acta Oecologica 19: 147-153.

 

Izhaki, I. 1998. Essential amino acid composition of fleshy fruits versus maintenance requirements of passerine birds. Journal of Chemical Ecology 24: 1333-1345.

 

Ne’eman, G.  and Izhaki, I. 1998. Stability of pre- and post-fire spatial structure of pine trees in Aleppo pine forest. Ecography 21: 535-542.

 

Izhaki, I. 1998. The relationships between fruit ripeness, wasp seed predation and avian fruit removal in Pistacia palaestina. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences  46: 273-278.

 

Zisapel, N., Barnea, E., Anis, Y., Izhaki, I., Reiter, R.J. and Haim, A. 1998. Involvement of the pineal gland in daily scheduling of the golden spiny mouse. Life Sciences 63: 751-757.

 

Korine, C., Izhaki, I. and Arad,   Z. 1999. Is the Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus a pest in Israel? An analysis of the bat’s diet and implications for its conservation. Biological Conservation 88: 301-306.

 

Mirsky, N., Aharoni, A., Rabinowitz, C. and Izhaki, I. 1999. Naturally occurring chromium compounds in Brewer's yeast and the saltbush plant. Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine 12: 111-124.

 

Ne’eman, G. and Izhaki, I. 1999. The effect of stand age and microhabitat on soil seed banks in Mediterranean Aleppo pine forests after fire. Plant Ecology 144: 115-125.

 

Zisapel, N., Barnea, E., Izhaki, I., Anis, Y. and Haim, A. 1999. Daily scheduling of the golden spiny mouse under photoperiod and social cues. Journal of Experimental Zoology 284: 100-106.

 

Ne’eman, G. and Izhaki, I. 1999. Ecology and management of Mediterranean pine forests - conclusion of the international MEDPINE workshop. Journal of Mediterranean Ecology 1: 133-138.

 

Shmueli, M., Izhaki, I., Arieli, A. and Arad, Z. 2000. Energy requirements of        migrating Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus. Ibis 142: 208-216.

 

Shmueli, M., Izhaki, I. and Arad, Z. 2000. The physiological state of captive and migrating Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) revealed by their blood chemistry. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (A) 125: 25-32.

 

Haim, A. and Izhaki, I. 2000. The effect of different treatments on the community composition of small mammals in a post-fire pine forest. Journal of Mediterranean Ecology 1: 249-257.

 

Izhaki, I., Henig-Sever, N. and Ne'eman, G. 2000. Soil seed banks in Mediterranean Aleppo pine forests - The effect of heat, cover and ash on seedling emergence. Journal of Ecology 88: 667-675.

 

Lev-Yadun, S., Dafni, A., Inbar, M. Izhaki, I. and Ne’eman, G. 2002. Colour Patterns in vegetative parts of plants deserve more research attention. Trends in Plant Science 7: 59-60.

 

Izhaki, I.,  Shmueli, M., Arad, Z., Steinberg, Y. and A. Crivelli. 2002.  Satellite tracking of migratory and ranging behavior of immature Great White Pelicans. Waterbirds 25: 295-304.

 

Izhaki, I. 2002. Emodin - a secondary metabolite with multiple ecological functions in higher plants (a review). New Phytologist 155: 205-217.

 

Banko, P.C., Cipollini, M.L., Breton, G.W., Paulk, E., Wink, M. and Izhaki, I.  2002.  Seed chemistry of Sophora chrysophylla (Mamane) in relation to the diet of the specialist avian seed predator Loxioides bailleui (Palila) in Hawaii. Journal of Chemical Ecology 28: 1393-1410.

 

Izhaki, I., Tsahar, E., Paluy, I. and Friedman, J. 2002.  Within population variation and interrelationships between morphology, nutritional content, and secondary compounds of Rhamnus alaternus fruits. New Phytologist 156: 217-223.

 

Tsahar, E., Friedman, J. and Izhaki, I. 2002. Impact of fruit removal and seed predation of a secondary metabolite, emodin, in Rhamnus alaternus fruit pulp. Oikos 99: 291-300.

 

Inbar, M., Shanas, U. and Izhaki, I.  2002. Characterization of road accidents in Israel involving large mammals. Israel Journal of Zoology 48: 197-206.

 

Tsahar, E., Friedman J. and Izhaki, I. 2003. The secondary metabolite emodin increases food assimilation efficiency of fruit-eating Bulbuls (Pycnonotus xanthopygos). Auk 120: 411-417.

 

Izhaki, I., Levey, D.J. and Wesley, R.S. 2003. Effects of prescribed fire on an ant community in Florida pine savanna. Ecological Entomology 28: 439-448.

 

Strod, T., Izhaki I., Arad Z., Weihs D. and Katzir G. 2003. Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo swallow fish under water. Vogelwelt 124 (Suppl.): 271. 

 

Shmueli, M., Arad, Z, Katzir, G. and Izhaki, I. 2003. Developmental rates and morphometrics of the sympatric pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus) and great cormorant (P. carbo sinensis). Israel Journal of Zoology 49: 159-173.

 

Strod, T., Arad, Z., Izhaki, I. and Katzir, G. 2004. Cormorants keep their power: visual resolution in a pursuit-diving bird under amphibious and turbid conditions. Current Biology 14: 376-377.

 

Lev-Yadun, S., Dafni, A., Flaishman, M.A., Inbar M., Izhaki, I., Katzir, G. and    Ne’eman, G. 2004. Plants undermine herbivorous insect camouflage. BioEssay 26: 1126-1130.

 

Sapir, N., Abramsky, Z., Shochat, E.  and Izhaki, I. 2004. Scale dependent habitat selection for food and safety of autumn migrating frugivorous passerines. Naturwissenschaften 91: 544-547.

 

Tadmor-Melamed, H.,  Markman, S.,  Arieli, A.,  Distl, M., Wink, M. and Izhaki  I. 2004. Limited ability of Palestine sunbirds (Nectarinia osea) to cope with pyridine alkaloids in nectar of tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca). Functional Ecology 18: 844-850.

 

Tsahar, E., Mart?nez del Rio, C., Izhaki, I. and Arad Z. 2005. Can birds be ammonotelic? Nitrogen balance and excretion in two frugivores. Journal of Experimental Biology 208: 1025-1034.

 

Tsahar, E., Mart?nez del Rio, C., Arad, Z., Joy, J.P. and Izhaki, I. 2005. Are the low protein requirements of nectarivorous birds the consequence of the sugary and watery diet? - A test with an omnivore. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 78: 239-245.

 

Singaravelan, N., Ne’eman, G., Inbar, M. and Izhaki, I. 2005. Feeding responses of free-flying honeybees to a few secondary compounds mimicking floral nectars.  Journal of Chemical Ecology 31: 2791-2804.

 

Singaravelan, N., Inbar, M., Ne’eman, G., Distl, M., Wink, M. and Izhaki, I. 2006. The effects of nectar-nicotine on colony fitness of caged honeybees. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32: 49-58.

 

Markman, S., Tadmor-Melamed, H.,  Arieli, A.  and Izhaki  I. 2006. Sex differences in food intake and digestive constraints in a nectarivorous bird. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 1058- 1063.

 

Tsahar, E., Arad, Z., Izhaki, I. and Guglielmo C.G. 2006. The relationship between uric acid and its oxidative product allantoin: a potential indicator for the evaluation of oxidative stress in birds.  Journal of Comparative Physiology – B 176:653-661.

 

Tsahar, E., Arad, Z., Izhaki, I. and  Mart?nez del Rio, C. 2006. Do nectar- and fruit-eating birds have lower nitrogen requirement? An allometric test. Auk 123:1004-1012.

 

Charter, M., Leshem, Y., Izhaki, I.,  Guershon, M. and Kiat, Y. 2006. The diet of the Little Owl, Athene noctua, in Israel. Zoology in the Middle East 39: 31-40.

 

Charter, M., Izhaki, I., Shapira, L. and Leshem, Y. 2007. Diets of urban breeding Barn Owls (Tyto Alba) in Tel Aviv, Israel. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119: 484-485. 

 

Charter, M. Izhaki, I., Bouskila, A. and Leshem, Y. 2007. Breeding success of the Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) nesting on buildings in Israel. Journal of Raptor Research 41: 139-143.  

 

Charter, M., Izhaki, I., Bouskila, A. and Leshem, Y.  2007. The effect of different nest types on the breeding success of Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in a rural ecosystem. Journal of Raptor Research 41: 143-149. 

 

Tsahar, E., wolf, N., Izhaki, I. Arad, Z. and Mart?nez del Rio, C. 2008. Dietary protein influences the rate of 15N incorporation in blood cells and plasma of Yellow-vented bulbuls (Pycnonotus xanthopygos). Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 459-465.  

 

Strod, T., Izhaki, I., Arad, Z. and Katzir, G. 2008. Prey detection by great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) in clear and in turbid water. Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 866-872. 

 

Younis, J.S.,  Radin, O.,  Mirsky, N.,  Izhaki, I.,  Majara, T.,  Bar-ami, S. and Ben-ami, M. 2008.   First polar body and nucleolar precursor body morphology is related to the ovarian reserve of infertile women. RBM Online 16:851-858.

 

Tsurim, I., Sapir, N.,  Belmaker, J.,  Shanni, I., Izhaki, I., Wojciechowski, M. S., Karasov W. H. and Pinshow, B. 2008.  Drinking water boosts food intake rate, body mass increase and fat accumulation in migratory blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla). Oecologia 156: 1432-1439.

 

Kiat, Y.,  Perlman, G.,  Balaban, A.,  Leshem, Y.,  Izhaki, I. and Charter. M. 2008. Feeding specialization of urban Long-eared Owls, Asio Otus (Linnaeus, 1758), in Jerusalem, Israel. Zoology in the Middle East 43:49-54.

 

Schwartz-Tzachor, R., Izhaki, I. and Perevolotsky, A. 2008. The role of seasonality and climatic factors in shaping the community composition of Mediterranean butterflies. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 54: 105-110.

 

Kumar, R. V., Tripathi, Yogendra K., Izhaki, I.,  Yadav,  V. P. and Ahlawat, S. P. 2008. Intraspecific variation and  interrelationships between morphology, nutritional content and enzymatic activity of Jatropha curcas L. Current Science 95: 239-243.

 

Halpern, M., Senderovich, Y. and Izhaki, I.  2008. Waterfowl - the missing link in epidemic and pandemic cholera dissemination?  PLoS Pathogens 4: 1-3. 

 

Charter, M., Leshem, Y., Izhaki, I. and Halevy, S. 2008. A case of polygamy or co- operative breeding in the Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus in Israel. Sandgrouse 30: 164-165.

 

Shabtay, A., Eitam, H., Tadmor, Y., Orlov, A., Meir, A., Weinberg, P., Weinberg, Z., Chen, Y., Brosh, A., Izhaki, I. and  Kerem, Z. 2008. Nutritive and antioxidative potential of fresh and stored pomegranate industrial by-product as a novel beef cattle feed. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56:10063-10070.

 

Eitam, H., Brosh, A.,  Orlov, A., Izhaki, I. and Shabtay, A. 2009. Caloric stress alters fat characteristics and Hsp70 expression in milk somatic cells of lactating beef cows. Cell Stress & Chaperones 14:163-182.

 

Charter, M., Izhaki, I., Meyrom, K., Motro, Y. and Leshem, Y. 2009. Diets of barn owls differ in the same agricultural region. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:378-383.

 

Tsahar, E., Izhaki, I., Lev-Yadun, S. and Bar-Oz, G. 2009. Distribution and extinction of ungulates during the Holocene of the Southern Levant. PLoS ONE 4(4):e5316. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005316.

 

Lev-Yadun, S.,  Ne’eman, G. and  Izhaki, I.2009. Unripe red fruits may be aposematic. Plant Signaling & Behavior 4: 836-841.

 

Shabtay, A., Hadar,Y., Eitam, H., Brosh, A., Orlov,A., Tadmor,Y., Izhaki, I. and Kerem, Z. 2009. The potential of Pleurotus-treated olive mill solid waste as cattle feed. Bioresource Technology 100: 6457-6464.

 

Meyrom, K.,  Leshem, Y., Izhaki, I.,  Argyle, F. and  Charter, M. 2009. Nest box use by barn owls Tyto alba in a biological pest control program in the Beit She'an Valley, Israel. Ardea 97: 463-467.

 

Younis, J.S., Radin, O., Izhaki, I., Bar-Ami, S., and Ben-Ami, M.  2009. Does first polar body morphology predict oocyte performance during ICSI treatment? Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 26:561-567.

 

Izhaki, I.,  Idelovich, B., Laster, R. and Offer, Y. 2009. The impact of macro- versus micro-environmental factors on structure of ant community inhabiting east-Mediterranean Aleppo pine forests. Israel Journal of Entomology 39:129-146.

 

Inbar, M., Izhaki, I., Koplovich, A., Lupo, I., Silanikove, N., Glasser, T., Gerchman, Y., Perevolotsky, A., and Lev-Yadun, S. 2010. Why do many galls have conspicuous colors? A new hypothesis. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 4:1-6. DOI: 10.1007/s11829-009-9082-7

 

Senderovich, Y., Izhaki, I. and Halpern, M.  2010. Fish as reservoirs and vectors of Vibrio cholerae. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8607. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008607.

 

Charter, M., Meyrom, K., Leshem, Y.,  Aviel, S., Izhaki, I.  and Motro, Y. 2010. Does nest box location and orientation affect occupation rate and breeding success of the Barn Owl Tyto alba in a semi-arid environment? Acta Ornithologica 45:115-119.

 

Younis, J.S., Jadaon, J., Izhaki, I., Haddad, S., Radin, O., Bar-Ami, S. and Ben-Ami, M. 2010. A simple multivariate score could predict ovarian reserve, as well as pregnancy rate, in infertile women. Fertility and Sterility 94:655-661.

 

Younis, J.S., Soltsman, S., Izhaki, I., Radin, O., Bar-Ami, S. and Ben-Ami, M. 2010. Early and short follicular gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist supplementation improves the meiotic status and competence of retrieved oocytes in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles. Fertility and Sterility 94:1350-1355.

 

Charter, M., Leshem, Y , Halevi, S.  and Izhaki, I.  2010. Nest box use by Great Tits in semi–arid rural residential gardens. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:604-608.

 

Younis, J.S., Shukha, M., Ben-Ami, M., Izhaki, I., Blumenfeld, Z., Brenner, B. and Sarig, G. 2010. Evaluation of the protein C global assay During normal Pregnancy and after assisted reproduction. Obstetrics and Gynecology 115:969 -974.

 

Perlitz, Y., Izhaki, I., and Ben-Ami, M.  2010. Sonographic evaluation of the fetal conus medullaris at 20 to 24 weeks' gestation. Prenatal Diagnosis 30:862-864.

 

Inbar, M., Izhaki, I., Koplovich, A., Lupo, I., Silanikove, N., Glasser, T., Gerchman, Y., Perevolotsky, A., and Lev-Yadun, S. 2010. Conspicuous gall colors: a response to T. C. R. White. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 4:151-152.

 

Charter, M., Izhaki, I.  and Leshem, Y. 2010. Effects of the risk of competition and predation in large secondary cavity breeders. Journal of Ornithology 151: 791-795.

 

Charter, M., Izhaki, I.  and Leshem, Y. 2010. Does nest basket size affect breeding performance of long-eared owls and Eurasian kestrels? The Journal of Raptor Research 44: 314-317.

 

Eitam, H., Vaya, J., Brosh, A., Orlov, A., Khatib,S ., Izhaki, I. and 

הצגה בכנסים מדעיים

  Place and Dates  Conference   
The interdependence of migrating passerines and fruit-producing plants occurring of Palaearctic migration routes (with U. Safriel).  Austin, Texas,
U.S.A.,
October 1983 
 
Migration: Mechanism and Adaptive Significance 
Fruit removal by birds in an eastern Mediterranean scrub as affected by fruit characteristics (with U. Safriel).  Ottawa,
Canada,
June 1986 
 
The 19th International Ornithological Congress 
Why do migrating passerine birds eat fruits? Louisville, Nebraska, May 1987 The 8th Annual Meeting of the Prairie States Ecology Conclave
3
Seed-dispersal strategies among fruit-bearing plant dispersed by birds

.
Saratoga, Wyoming, September 1987 The 13th Annual Meeting of the Guild of Rocky Mountain Population Biologists 4
Non-shivering thermogenesis and its ecological significance (with A. Haim). Tromso,
Norway,
July 1989
Thermal Physiology Satellite Symposium of the XXXI International Congress of Physiological Sciences 5
The frugivorous nutrition of bulbuls (Pycnonotus xanthopygos). Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, June 1991 The 2nd Symposium of Frugivores and Seed Dispersal 6
The effect of burned pine trees on post-fire germination and establishment (with G. Ne'eman & H. Lahav). Removal of the green fruit of Asparagus aphyllus by birds - seed predation or dispersal? (with M. Adar & U. Safriel). Maleme, Crete, Greece, September 1991  The 6th International Conference on Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems  7
Soil Microarthropods in post-
fire pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel (with M. Broza, D. Poliakov & S. Weber).Rodent populations recovering from fire in Mediterranean woodland (with A. Haim & O. Zohar).
Jerusalem,
Israel,
June 1992
The 5th International Conference on Environmental Quality and Ecosystem stability 8
The aphid Ctenocallis israelica kills its host bush in a post-fire forest in Mt. Carmel, Israel (with M. Broza & H. Lahav). Beijing,
China,
June 1992
The 19th International Congress of Entomology 9
Post-fire resilience of avifauna in east Mediterranean natural pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel. Banyuls-sur- mer, France, September 1992 International Workshop on the Role of fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems 10
Resilience to fire, the response of rodents to different management regimes (with A. Haim). Canterbury, England, April 1993 SEB Annual Meeting 11
Comparative physiology of thermoregulation in rodents: adaptation to arid and mesic environment (with A Haim). Sydney,
Australia, July 1993
Sixth International Theriological Congress 12
Preliminary data on the importance of Israel for the conservation of the White pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Stopover and fat deposit by blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla following spring migration over the Sahara (with A. Maitav). Langabaan,
South Africa, September 1993
South African Ornithologi- cal Society, 8th Thematic Symposium: Migration, Dispersal and Nomadism 13
The effects of post-fire management on bird community succession in an East-Mediterranean natural pine forest on Mount Carmel, Israel (with M. Adar).
Changes in the rodent community in pine woodland recovering from fire: The response to different management regimes (with A. Haim & A. Golan).
Coimbra, Portugal, November 1994 The 2nd International Conference on Forest Fire Research 14
The fruit syndromes of the Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus in East-Mediterranean habitats (with C. Korine & Z. Arad).
Food selection of the Egyptian fruit-bat Rousettus aegyptiacus in East-Mediterranean habitats (with C. Korine & Z. Arad).
Boston,
U.S.A.,
August 1995
10th International Bat Research Conference 15
Migration of the Great White Pelican: the first satellite records (with M. Shmueli, Z. Arad & A.J. Crivelli). Strasbourg, France, August 1996 5th European Conference on Wildlife Telemetry 16
The energetic demands of the Great White Pelican during migration in Israel and its implication to the conflict between fish industry and pelicans (with M. Shmueli, Z. Arad & A.J. Crivelli). Accra,
Ghana, December 1996
9th Pan-African Ornithological Congress 17

 Pelican stop-over in Israel - is it a must? (with Z. Arad & M. Shmueli).Satellite tracking of wintering and migrating pelicans (with M. Shmueli, Z. Arad & A.J. Crivelli).

Jerusalem, Israel, September 1997 International Seminar: Migrating Birds Know No Boundaries 18

 The relations between bird recovery and habitat structure after fire (with M. Arad).

 Banyuls-sur-Mer, France, September 1997

 International Workshop: Fire, Landscape and Dynamics in the Mediterranean Area 

19

 

 The role of amino acids and secondary compounds in fruits for animal-plant interactions in Mediterranean ecosystems.

 

 Florence, Italy, July 1998

VII International Congress of Ecology

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הנחיית סטודנטים לתארים מתקדמים

Degree  Title of Thesis/ Dissertation  Student's Name
Sep.
1991
M.Sc. The relationships between Asparagus aphyllus and it’s dispersing birds Menachem Adar (with U. Safriel)
Nov.
1996

M.Sc. Ecophysiology of the Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) as a
basis for solving damaging to fisheries
Marva Shmueli (with Z. Arad)
Dec. 2001 M.Sc.  Stopover ecology of autumn migratory passerines in a man-made wood at desert edge
 
Nir Sapir (with Z. Abramsky) 
June 2001 M.Sc. The role of secondary metabolites in seed dispersal
Ella Tsahar (with Y. Friedman)
Sep.
2004
M.Sc. The role of secondary metabolites in Nicotiana glauca’s nectar for its legitimate and non-legitimate pollinator
Hagar Melamed (with A. Arieli)
Oct.
2004
M.Sc. Examination of crane-agriculture management model in the Hula Valley Yifat Davidson (with Y. Leshem)
Oct. 2004 M.Sc. Seed dispersal by frugivorous birds in desert ecosystems
Ofir Altstein (with R. Nathan)
Nov. 2004 M.A. Bioeconomic aspects of the crane-man conflict in the Hulla Valley
Naama Lindman (with N. Beker)
Nov. 2004 M.A. Foraging behavior of vultures Gyps fulvus Lia Court (with Y. Carmel and O. Bahat
)
Nov.
2005
M.A. The effect of ants on seed dispersal and predation in different successional stages of Pinus halepensis forest
Rivka Lester
Nov.
2005
M.A. The role of abiotic conditions on the nutritional value of fruits of Ochradenus baccatus Alon Lotan
Feb. 2007 Ph.D. Population dynamics and ecophysiology of land snails following wildfire in a Mediterranean habitat Esther Lachman (with J. Heller and Z. Arad)
Jan. 2007 Ph.D.  Protein balance in birds: physiological mechanisms and ecological consequences  Ella Tsahar (with Z. Arad and C. Martinez del-Rio) 
Jan. 2007 Ph.D. Butterflies as bioindicators Rachel Schwartz- Tzachor (with A. Perevolotski)
Jan. 2007 M.Sc. The effect of climate change on the arrival dates of autumn and spring migrants in a stopover site Micha Oestereich (with G. Katzir)
Jan. 2007 M.Sc. The effect of secondary metabolites on ants Noam Cohen (with M. Inbar)
Nov.
2008
M.Sc. The effect of habitat size on pollination services and reproductive success in rare plant species- Iris atropurpurea in Israel's coastal plain as a case study endangered plant Yuval Shimrat (with A. Dafni & Y. Sapir)
Current M.Sc. The effect of secondary metabolites in galls on the great tit (Parus major) Avi Koplovich (with M. Inbar)
Current M.Sc. Ecological diversity of birds in relation to the structure of urban house gardens. Hadas Grushka (with A. Barnea)
Current M.Sc. Evaluation/examination of programs for ecological education developed and operated by the Society for Preservation of Nature in Israel (SPNI) in elementary and middle schools Ido Argaman (with Y. Dror)
Current Ph.D Monitoring stress situations in cattle Harel Eitam (with A. Shabtai)
Current Ph.D The ecology of the old world date mite Oligonychus afrasiaticus and its integrated control using indigenous predatory mites Alon Lotan
Current Ph.D Interspecific interactions between sympatric breeding birds: the effects of predation and competition Motti Charter (with Y. Leshem)
Current Ph.D The ecophysiological impact of secondary metabolites in fruits Michal Samuni (with Z. Arad)
Current Ph.D Bee diversity and pollination in fragmented ecosystem Achik Dorchin
Current M.Sc. Ecophysiology of the Capra hircus cretica under abiotic stress Rotem Yaakov (withA. Haim)
Current M.Sc. Microorganisms and secondary metabolites in floral nectar Sveltlana Fridman (with M. Halpern)
Current M.Sc. Aposematic coloration in plants Itamar Lupo (with M. Inbar)

 

תפקידים אקדמיים במכללה/אוניברסיטה

במכללת אורנים

ראש החוג לביולוגיה 1996-2000, מועצה אקדמית (2007- היום).

מחוץ למכללה

יועץ אקדמי לקורס אקולוגיה באוניברסיטה הפתוחה (1998 – היום).