A5033209369- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
2012-2018
Tel Aviv University
2017-2018
Hudson Institute
2018
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2018
One of the greatest challenges effective conservation measures is correct identification sites where rare and elusive organisms reside. The recently rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) has not been seen for many decades was therefore categorized extinct. Since its rediscovery in 2011, individuals from critically endangered species have found, with great effort, only four restricted sites. We applied environmental DNA (eDNA) approach to search new populations suitable aquatic...
Abstract Noninvasive genetic sampling has increasingly been used in ecological and conservation studies during the last decade. A major part of noninvasive literature is dedicated to search for optimal protocols, by comparing different methods collection, preservation extraction DNA from materials. However, lack quantitative comparisons among these possibility that are systems make it difficult decide which protocol use. Moreover, most have compared focused on a single factor – or while...
Dramatic global amphibian declines have recently led to an increased concern for many species of this animal class. The enigmatic Hula painted frog ( Latonia nigriventer ), the first be declared extinct but unexpectedly rediscovered in 2011, has remained one rarest and most poorly understood amphibians worldwide. Gathering basic biological information on species, along with understanding its disease-related threats remains fundamental developing risk assessments conservation strategies. Our...
Abstract After its recent rediscovery, the Hula painted frog ( Latonia nigriventer ) has remained one of world’s rarest and least understood amphibian species. Together with apparently low dispersal capability highly disturbed niche, abundance this living fossil calls for urgent conservation measures. We used 18 newly developed microsatellite loci four different models to calculate effective population size (N e a total 125 individuals sampled at single location. compare N estimates...
Abstract Small populations are prone to loss of genetic variation and hence a reduction in their evolutionary potential. Therefore, studying the mating system small its potential effects on drift diversity is high importance for viability assessments. The traditional method systems paternity analysis. Yet, as often rare elusive, data required analysis frequently unavailable. endangered Asiatic wild ass ( Equus hemionus ), like all equids, displays behaviourally polygynous system; however,...
Effective population size, a central concept in conservation biology, is now routinely estimated from genetic surveys and can also be theoretically predicted demographic, life-history, mating-system data. By evaluating the consistency of theoretical predictions with empirically effective insights gained regarding life-history characteristics relative impact different traits on drift. These used to design inform management strategies aimed at increasing size. We demonstrated this approach by...