Faculty of Life Sciences

2025

Individual variation affects outbreak magnitude and predictability in multi-pathogen model of pigeons visiting dairy farms

Lazebnik, T. & Spiegel, O., Jan 2025, In: Ecological Modelling. 499, 110925.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Phenylalanine-embedded carbazole-based fluorescent ‘turn-off’ chemosensor for the detection of metal ions

Tiwari, O. S., Rawat, V., Rencus-Lazar, S. & Gazit, E., 5 Feb 2025, In: Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 326, 125277.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

36-year study reveals stability of a wild wheat population across microhabitats

Dahan-Meir, T., Ellis, T. J., Mafessoni, F., Sela, H., Rudich, O., Manisterski, J., Avivi-Ragolsky, N., Raz, A., Feldman, M., Anikster, Y., Nordborg, M. & Levy, A. A., Oct 2024, In: Molecular Ecology. 33, 19, e17512.

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9-cis beta-carotene-enriched diet significantly improved cognition and decreased Alzheimer's disease neuropathology and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease-like mouse models

Twitto-Greenberg, R., Liraz-Zaltsman, S., Michaelson, D. M., Liraz, O., Lubitz, I., Atrakchi-Baranes, D., Shemesh, C., Ashery, U., Cooper, I., Harari, A., Harats, D., Schnaider-Beeri, M. & Shaish, A., Jan 2024, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 133, p. 16-27 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

Aberrant migration features in primary skin fibroblasts of Huntington's disease patients hold potential for unraveling disease progression using an image based machine learning tool

Gharaba, S., Shalem, A., Paz, O., Muchtar, N., Wolf, L. & Weil, M., Sep 2024, In: Computers in Biology and Medicine. 180, 108970.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Abolishing ARF8A activity promotes disease resistance in tomato

Marash, I., Leibman-Markus, M., Gupta, R., Israeli, A., Teboul, N., Avni, A., Ori, N. & Bar, M., Jun 2024, In: Plant Science. 343, 112064.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A comparison of centrality measures and their role in controlling the spread in epidemic networks

Dudkina, E., Bin, M., Breen, J., Crisostomi, E., Ferraro, P., Kirkland, S., Mareček, J., Murray-Smith, R., Parisini, T., Stone, L., Yilmaz, S. & Shorten, R., 2024, In: International Journal of Control. 97, 6, p. 1325-1340 16 p.

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2 Scopus citations

A concept for international societally relevant microbiology education and microbiology knowledge promulgation in society

Timmis, K., Hallsworth, J. E., McGenity, T. J., Armstrong, R., Colom, M. F., Karahan, Z. C., Chavarría, M., Bernal, P., Boyd, E. S., Ramos, J. L., Kaltenpoth, M., Pruzzo, C., Clarke, G., López-Garcia, P., Yakimov, M. M., Perlmutter, J., Greening, C., Eloe-Fadrosh, E., Verstraete, W. & Nunes, O. C. & 61 others, Kotsyurbenko, O., Nikel, P. I., Scavone, P., Häggblom, M. M., Lavigne, R., Le Roux, F., Timmis, J. K., Parro, V., Michán, C., García, J. L., Casadevall, A., Payne, S. M., Frey, J., Koren, O., Prosser, J. I., Lahti, L., Lal, R., Anand, S., Sood, U., Offre, P., Bryce, C. C., Mswaka, A. Y., Jores, J., Kaçar, B., Blank, L. M., Maaßen, N., Pope, P. B., Banciu, H. L., Armitage, J., Lee, S. Y., Wang, F., Makhalanyane, T. P., Gilbert, J. A., Wood, T. K., Vasiljevic, B., Soberón, M., Udaondo, Z., Rojo, F., Tamang, J. P., Giraud, T., Ropars, J., Ezeji, T., Müller, V., Danbara, H., Averhoff, B., Sessitsch, A., Partida-Martínez, L. P., Huang, W., Molin, S., Junier, P., Amils, R., Wu, X. L., Ron, E., Erten, H., de Martinis, E. C. P., Rapoport, A., Öpik, M., Pokatong, W. D. R., Stairs, C., Amoozegar, M. A. & Serna, J. G., May 2024, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 17, 5, e14456.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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6 Scopus citations

Acoustic cognitive map–based navigation in echolocating bats

Goldshtein, A., Chen, X., Amichai, E., Boonman, A., Harten, L., Yinon, O., Orchan, Y., Nathan, R., Toledo, S., Couzin, I. D. & Yovel, Y., 1 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Bio-X Research. 386, 6721, p. 561-567 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Active sensing: Silencing the bat midbrain to study echolocation

Yovel, Y., 2 Dec 2024, In: Current Biology. 34, 23, p. R1182-R1184

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

A deleterious variant of INTS1 leads to disrupted sleep-wake cycles

Confino, S., Wexler, Y., Medvetzky, A., Elazary, Y., Ben-Moshe, Z., Reiter, J., Dor, T., Edvardson, S., Prag, G., Harel, T. & Gothilf, Y., 1 Aug 2024, In: DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms. 17, 8

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A dramatic northward range expansion of a Red Sea soft coral in the Mediterranean Sea

Shlesinger, T., Mills, E., McFadden, C. S. & Benayahu, Y., Jul 2024, In: Ecosphere. 15, 7, e4938.

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A dual-channel electrochemical biosensor enables concurrent detection of pathogens and antibiotic resistance

Gunasekaran, D., Rostovsky, I., Taussig, D., Bar-Am, T., Wine, Y., Sal-Man, N. & Vernick, S., 1 Aug 2024, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 257, 116314.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Advancements in APOE and dementia research: Highlights from the 2023 AAIC Advancements: APOE conference

Kloske, C. M., Belloy, M. E., Blue, E. E., Bowman, G. R., Carrillo, M. C., Chen, X., Chiba-Falek, O., Davis, A. A., Paolo, G. D., Garretti, F., Gate, D., Golden, L. R., Heinecke, J. W., Herz, J., Huang, Y., Iadecola, C., Johnson, L. A., Kanekiyo, T., Karch, C. M. & Khvorova, A. & 40 others, Koppes-den Hertog, S. J., Lamb, B. T., Lawler, P. E., Guen, Y. L., Litvinchuk, A., Liu, C. C., Mahinrad, S., Marcora, E., Marino, C., Michaelson, D. M., Miller, J. J., Morganti, J. M., Narayan, P. S., Naslavsky, M. S., Oosthoek, M., Ramachandran, K. V., Ramakrishnan, A., Raulin, A. C., Robert, A., Saleh, R. N. M., Sexton, C., Shah, N., Shue, F., Sible, I. J., Soranno, A., Strickland, M. R., Tcw, J., Thierry, M., Tsai, L. H., Tuckey, R. A., Ulrich, J. D., van der Kant, R., Wang, N., Wellington, C. L., Weninger, S. C., Yassine, H. N., Zhao, N., Bu, G., Goate, A. M. & Holtzman, D. M., Sep 2024, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 20, 9, p. 6590-6605 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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2 Scopus citations

A field experiment reveals reciprocal effects of host personality and parasitism in wild lizards

Payne, E., Sinn, D. L., Spiegel, O., Gardner, M. G. & Sih, A., 1 Jan 2024, In: Behavioral Ecology. 35, 1, arad091.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Ag⁺-Mediated Folding of Long Polyguanine Strands to Double and Quadruple Helixes

Katrivas, L., Makarovsky, A., Kempinski, B., Randazzo, A., Improta, R., Rotem, D., Porath, D. & Kotlyar, A. B., Apr 2024, In: Nanomaterials. 14, 8, 663.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Against the flow: Integrated taxonomy and environmental suitability of a cold-water species dispersing to warmer waters

Montesanto, F., Hadjez, R., Mastrototaro, F., Huchon, D., Gissi, C., Novak, L. & Shenkar, N., Apr 2024, In: Biological Invasions. 26, 4, p. 953-973 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A global analysis of field body temperatures of active squamates in relation to climate and behaviour

Dubiner, S., Aguilar, R., Anderson, R. O., Arenas Moreno, D. M., Avila, L. J., Boada-Viteri, E., Castillo, M., Chapple, D. G., Chukwuka, C. O., Cree, A., Cruz, F. B., Colli, G. R., Das, I., Delaugerre, M. J., Du, W. G., Dyugmedzhiev, A., Doan, T. M., Escudero, P., Farquhar, J. & Gainsbury, A. M. & 45 others, Gray, B. S., Grimm-Seyfarth, A., Hare, K. M., Henle, K., Ibargüengoytía, N., Itescu, Y., Jamison, S., Jimenez-Robles, O., Labra, A., Laspiur, A., Liang, T., Ludgate, J. L., Luiselli, L., Martín, J., Matthews, G., Medina, M., Méndez-de-la-Cruz, F. R., Miles, D. B., Mills, N. E., Miranda-Calle, A. B., Monks, J. M., Morando, M., Moreno Azocar, D. L., Murali, G., Pafilis, P., Pérez-Cembranos, A., Pérez-Mellado, V., Peters, R., Pizzatto, L., Pincheira-Donoso, D., Plummer, M. V., Schwarz, R., Shermeister, B., Shine, R., Theisinger, O., Theisinger, W., Tolley, K. A., Torres-Carvajal, O., Valdecantos, S., Van Damme, R., Vitt, L. J., Wapstra, E., While, G. M., Levin, E. & Meiri, S., Apr 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 4, e13808.

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2 Scopus citations

A Haloarchaeal Transcriptional Regulator That Represses the Expression of CRISPR-Associated Genes

Turgeman-Grott, I., Shalev, Y., Shemesh, N., Levy, R., Eini, I., Pasmanik-Chor, M. & Gophna, U., Sep 2024, In: Microorganisms. 12, 9, 1772.

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A heterodimer of α and β hemoglobin chains functions as an innate anticancer agent

Chelladurai, M., Xu, D., Izraely, S., Ben-Menachem, S., Bengaiev, R., Sagi-Assif, O., Yuan, W., Pasmanik Chor, M., Hoon, D. S., Lu, W. & Witz, I. P., 1 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Cancer. 154, 3, p. 561-572 12 p.

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Altered Grooming Cycles in Transgenic Drosophila

Ringo, J. M. & Segal, D., May 2024, In: Behavior Genetics. 54, 3, p. 290-301 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A machine-learning-based alternative to phylogenetic bootstrap

Ecker, N., Huchon, D., Mansour, Y., Mayrose, I. & Pupko, T., 1 Jul 2024, In: Bioinformatics. 40, p. i208-i217

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1 Scopus citations

A matter of choice: Understanding the interactions between epiphytic foraminifera and their seagrass host Halophila stipulacea

Masawa, J., Winters, G., Kaminer, M., Szitenberg, A., Gruntman, M. & Ashckenazi-Polivoda, S., Apr 2024, In: Marine Environmental Research. 196, 106437.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A membrane-associated phosphoswitch in Rad controls adrenergic regulation of cardiac calcium channels

Papa, A., del Rivero Morfin, P. J., Chen, B. X., Yang, L., Katchman, A. N., Zakharov, S. I., Liu, G., Bohnen, M. S., Zheng, V., Katz, M., Subramaniam, S., Hirsch, J. A., Weiss, S., Dascal, N., Karlin, A., Pitt, G. S., Colecraft, H. M., Ben-Johny, M. & Marx, S. O., 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134, 5, e176943.

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2 Scopus citations

A multi-peak performance landscape for scale biting in an adaptive radiation of pupfishes

Tan, A., John, M. S., Chau, D., Clair, C., Chan, H. W., Holzman, R. & Martin, C. H., Aug 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 227, 16, jeb247615.

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Amylopectinosis of the fatal epilepsy Lafora disease resists autophagic glycogen catabolism

Wu, J., Kakhlon, O., Weil, M., Lossos, A. & Minassian, B. A., 16 May 2024, In: EMBO Molecular Medicine. 16, 5, p. 1047-1050 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

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1 Scopus citations

Amylum forms typical self-assembled amyloid fibrils

Chibh, S., Singh, A., Finkelstein-Zuta, G., Koren, G., Sorkin, R., Beck, R., Rencus-Lazar, S. & Gazit, E., 30 Aug 2024, In: Science advances. 10, 35, eadp6471.

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Analysis of root-environment interactions reveals mechanical advantages of growth-driven penetration of roots

Koren, Y., Perilli, A., Tchaicheeyan, O., Lesman, A. & Meroz, Y., Dec 2024, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 47, 12, p. 5076-5088 13 p.

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Aneuploidy Can Be an Evolutionary Diversion on the Path to Adaptation

Kohanovski, I., Pontz, M., Zande, P. V., Selmecki, A., Dahan, O., Pilpel, Y., Yona, A. H. & Ram, Y., 1 Mar 2024, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 41, 3, msae052.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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1 Scopus citations

A new genus of soft coral (Octocorallia, Malacalcyonacea, Cladiellidae) and three new species from Indo-Pacific coral reefs

McFadden, C. S., Benayahu, Y. & Samimi-Namin, K., 2024, In: ZooKeys. 2024, 1188, p. 275-304 30 p.

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An IFNγ-dependent immune–endocrine circuit lowers blood glucose to potentiate the innate antiviral immune response

Šestan, M., Mikašinović, S., Benić, A., Wueest, S., Dimitropoulos, C., Mladenić, K., Krapić, M., Hiršl, L., Glantzspiegel, Y., Rasteiro, A., Aliseychik, M., Cekinović Grbeša, Đ., Turk Wensveen, T., Babić, M., Gat-Viks, I., Veiga-Fernandes, H., Konrad, D., Wensveen, F. M. & Polić, B., Jun 2024, In: Nature Immunology. 25, 6, p. 981-993 13 p.

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2 Scopus citations

An Imitation Learning-Based Approach for Enabling Plant-Like Tropic Abilities in a Redundant Soft Continuum Arm

Nazeer, M. S., Ansari, Y. T., Riviere, M., Meroz, Y., Laschi, C. & Falotico, E., 2024, 2024 10th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2024. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 101-108 8 p. (2024 10th International Conference on Control, Automation and Robotics, ICCAR 2024).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

A novel free-operant framework enables experimental habit induction in humans

Gera, R., Barak, S. & Schonberg, T., Jun 2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, 4, p. 3937-3958 22 p.

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2 Scopus citations

A novel super-resolution microscopy platform for cutaneous alpha-synuclein detection in Parkinson’s disease

Sade, O., Fischel, D., Barak-Broner, N., Halevi, S., Gottfried, I., Bar-On, D., Sachs, S., Mirelman, A., Thaler, A., Gour, A., Kestenbaum, M., Gana Weisz, M., Anis, S., Soto, C., Roitman, M. S., Shahar, S., Doppler, K., Sauer, M., Giladi, N. & Lev, N. & 3 others, Alcalay, R. N., Hassin-Baer, S. & Ashery, U., 2024, In: Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 17, 1431549.

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An overview of recent introductions of non-native crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda) into inland water systems in Israel

Yanai, Z., Guy-Haim, T., Kolodny, O., Levitt-Barmats, Y., Mazal, A., Morov, A. R., Sagi, A., Truskanov, N. & Milstein, D., Mar 2024, In: BioInvasions Records. 13, 1, p. 195-208 14 p.

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Apoptosis-induced translocation of nesprin-2 from the nuclear envelope to mitochondria is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction

Zohar, H., Lindenboim, L., Gozlan, O., Gundersen, G. G., Worman, H. J. & Stein, R., 1 Dec 2024, In: Nucleus. 15, 1, p. 2413501 1 p.

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A quantitative gibberellin signaling biosensor reveals a role for gibberellins in internode specification at the shoot apical meristem

Shi, B., Felipo-Benavent, A., Cerutti, G., Galvan-Ampudia, C., Jilli, L., Brunoud, G., Mutterer, J., Vallet, E., Sakvarelidze-Achard, L., Davière, J. M., Navarro-Galiano, A., Walia, A., Lazary, S., Legrand, J., Weinstain, R., Jones, A. M., Prat, S., Achard, P. & Vernoux, T., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 3895.

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1 Scopus citations

A quantitative model for spatio-Temporal dynamics of root gravitropism

Porat, A., Rivière, M. & Meroz, Y., 10 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 75, 2, p. 620-630 11 p.

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4 Scopus citations

A rapid in vivo pipeline to identify small molecule inhibitors of amyloid aggregation

Kamal, M., Knox, J., Horne, R. I., Tiwari, O. S., Burns, A. R., Han, D., Levy, D., Laor Bar-Yosef, D., Gazit, E., Vendruscolo, M. & Roy, P. J., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 8311.

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Arbitrium communication controls phage lysogeny through non-lethal modulation of a host toxin–antitoxin defence system

Guler, P., Bendori, S. O., Borenstein, T., Aframian, N., Kessel, A. & Eldar, A., Jan 2024, In: Nature Microbiology. 9, 1, p. 150-160 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

Are local species prioritization lists sufficient for protecting endangered plants? Israeli red list as a test case

Lebel Vine, M., Walczak, M., Lebel Vine, G., Fragman-Sapir, O., Leschner, H., Ur, Y., Ron, M., Ben-Natan, D., Shemesh, B., Singer, A. & Sapir, Y., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Conservation Science and Practice.

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Aromatic short peptide architectonics: Assembly and engineering

Tao, K., Wu, H., Adler-Abramovich, L., Zhang, J., Fan, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., Tofail, S. A. M., Mei, D., Li, J. & Gazit, E., Apr 2024, In: Progress in Materials Science. 142, 101240.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Arrest and Attack: Microtubule-Targeting Agents and Oncolytic Viruses Employ Complementary Mechanisms to Enhance Anti-Tumor Therapy Efficacy

De, S. & Ehrlich, M., Sep 2024, In: Genes. 15, 9, 1193.

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Artificial cover objects as a tool for the survey and conservation of herpetofauna

Liberman, Y. R., Ben-Ami, F. & Meiri, S., Apr 2024, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 33, 5, p. 1575-1590 16 p.

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Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Biology: From Data Collection to Predictions

Levy, O. & Shahar, S., 1 Sep 2024, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 64, 3, p. 953-974 22 p.

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2 Scopus citations

A self-healing multispectral transparent adhesive peptide glass

Finkelstein-Zuta, G., Arnon, Z. A., Vijayakanth, T., Messer, O., Lusky, O. S., Wagner, A., Zilberman, G., Aizen, R., Michaeli, L., Rencus-Lazar, S., Gilead, S., Shankar, S., Pavan, M. J., Goldstein, D. A., Kutchinsky, S., Ellenbogen, T., Palmer, B. A., Goldbourt, A., Sokol, M. & Gazit, E., 13 Jun 2024, In: Nature. 630, 8016, p. 368-374 7 p.

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6 Scopus citations

A single NLR gene confers resistance to leaf and stripe rust in wheat

Sharma, D., Avni, R., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Kumar, R., Sela, H., Prusty, M. R., Shatil-Cohen, A., Molnár, I., Holušová, K., Said, M., Doležel, J., Millet, E., Khazan-Kost, S., Landau, U., Bethke, G., Sharon, O., Ezrati, S., Ronen, M., Maatuk, O. & Eilam, T. & 14 others, Manisterski, J., Ben-Yehuda, P., Anikster, Y., Matny, O., Steffenson, B. J., Mascher, M., Brabham, H. J., Moscou, M. J., Liang, Y., Yu, G., Wulff, B. B. H., Muehlbauer, G., Minz-Dub, A. & Sharon, A., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 9925.

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A social foraging trade-off in echolocating bats reveals that they benefit from some conspecifics but are impaired when many are around

Krivoruchko, K., Koblitz, J. C., Goldshtein, A., Biljman, K., Guillén-Servent, A. & Yovel, Y., 23 Jul 2024, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 121, 30, e2321724121.

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1 Scopus citations

Assessing cumulative uncertainties of remote sensing time series and telemetry data in animal-environment studies

Standfuß, I., Geiß, C., Senaratne, H., Kerr, G., Nathan, R., Rotics, S. & Taubenböck, H., Feb 2024, In: Landscape Ecology. 39, 2, 7.

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1 Scopus citations

Assessing the Conservation Value of Artificial and Natural Reefs via Ichthyoplankton Spatio-Temporal Dynamics

Sánchez-Caballero, C. A., Borges-Souza, J. M., Saldierna-Martínez, R. J. & Abelson, A., May 2024, In: Fishes. 9, 5, 166.

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