Lab technician
Arie Landsman
Terrestrial Vertebrates collection at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History.
Terrestrial Vertebrates collection at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History.
Post-docs
1997 Menna Elizabeth Jones (Australia).
Tel Aviv University.
2004-2005 Shai Meiri
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2007 Yael Mandelik
Tel Aviv University.
2008-2009 Efrat Gavish
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2010 Merav Vonshak (co-advisor A. Hefetz)
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2011 Claudia Drees
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2010 Hadass Steinitz (co-advisor S. Meiri)
Tel Aviv University.
2010-2011 Ofir Levy
Tel Aviv University.
2011-2013 Annat Haber
Tel Aviv University.
2011-2014 Efrat Gavish
Tel Aviv University.
2014- Gidi Pizanty
Tel Aviv University.
Tel Aviv University.
2004-2005 Shai Meiri
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2007 Yael Mandelik
Tel Aviv University.
2008-2009 Efrat Gavish
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2010 Merav Vonshak (co-advisor A. Hefetz)
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2011 Claudia Drees
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2010 Hadass Steinitz (co-advisor S. Meiri)
Tel Aviv University.
2010-2011 Ofir Levy
Tel Aviv University.
2011-2013 Annat Haber
Tel Aviv University.
2011-2014 Efrat Gavish
Tel Aviv University.
2014- Gidi Pizanty
Tel Aviv University.
Doctoral students
1992-1998 Noga Kronfeld (Co-advisors: A. Shkolnik and N. Zisapel)
Temporal partitioning among coexisting spiny mice: Ecological, physiological and biochemical aspects.
Tel Aviv University.
1995-2003 Irit Zohar (Co-advisor: I. Herskowitz)
Fishing activity at the Sea of Galillee 19,000 B.P.: ecological, economical, and cultural implications.
Tel Aviv University.
1996-2001 Guy Bar-Oz
Cultural and Ecological change at the end of the last glacial in the Carmel Coastal Plain and the Sharon Coastal Plain.
Tel Aviv University.
1997-2002 Shirli Bar-David (Co-advisor: D. Saltz)
The Reintroduced Population of Persian Fallow Deer--Modeling Population Growth in Time and Space.
Tel Aviv University.
1997-2003 Aaron Sasson (Co-advisors: I. Finkelstein and Z. Herzog).
Pastoralism in the Iron Age at the northen Negev Desert.
Tel Aviv University.
1999-2005 Yael Mandelik (Co-advisor: E. Feitelson)
Assessing the ecological aspects of environmental assessment in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
1999-2008 Liora Glass (Co-advisor: E. Geffen).
The ecology of jungle cats in natural and anthropogenic habitats in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2000-2004 Shai Meiri (Co-advisor: D. Simberloff)
Island rules revisited.
Tel Aviv University.
2000- Reuvat Nitzan (Co-advisor: A. Ar)
Population dynamics of the chukar partridge in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2009 Hadass Steinitz
Species and community level investigation of the environmental factors which affect mammal distributions in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2003-2009 Merav Weinstein-Vonshak (Co-advisor: A. Hefetz)
Invasive ants of Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2005-2011 Orit Skutelsky (Co-advisor: E. Feitelson)
Biodiversity conservation in biosphere reserves of Israel: the switch from a market led to conservation oriented agriculture.
Tel Aviv University.
2005-2010 Ofir Levy (Co-advisor: N. Kronfeld-Schor)
Modeling climate effects on temporally-partitioned rocky desert rodents: from basic principles to community structure.
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2010 Lidar Sapir (Co-advisor: G. Bar-Oz)
Animal bones, ancient populations, and site formation processes: A test case of Dor, a coastal Levanite site.
Tel Aviv University.
2007- Ronit Justo-Hanani (Co-advisor: D. Levy Faur)
Legal and administrative aspects of genetically modified organisms in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2007-2013 Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham (Co-advisor: E. Feitelson)
Policies for managing ecosystem services.
Tel Aviv University.
2008- Ariella Gotlieb (Co-advisor: Y. Mandelik)
Agriculture and conservation in the Arava Valley.
Tel Aviv University
2009-2014 Iris Bernstein
Landscape planning for ecological corridors and biodiversity conservation in peri-urban environments: The case of Modiin Forest Corridor.
Tel Aviv University
2011-2015 Itay Berger
Common myna – pure evil? The influence of invasive common mynas (Acridotheres tristis) on the nesting and foraging behaviors of locale house sparrows (Passer domesticus).
2012-2018 Ronit Justo-Hanani
Former M.Sc, PhD
Nanotechnology risk regulation in the European Union and the Unites States.
Temporal partitioning among coexisting spiny mice: Ecological, physiological and biochemical aspects.
Tel Aviv University.
1995-2003 Irit Zohar (Co-advisor: I. Herskowitz)
Fishing activity at the Sea of Galillee 19,000 B.P.: ecological, economical, and cultural implications.
Tel Aviv University.
1996-2001 Guy Bar-Oz
Cultural and Ecological change at the end of the last glacial in the Carmel Coastal Plain and the Sharon Coastal Plain.
Tel Aviv University.
1997-2002 Shirli Bar-David (Co-advisor: D. Saltz)
The Reintroduced Population of Persian Fallow Deer--Modeling Population Growth in Time and Space.
Tel Aviv University.
1997-2003 Aaron Sasson (Co-advisors: I. Finkelstein and Z. Herzog).
Pastoralism in the Iron Age at the northen Negev Desert.
Tel Aviv University.
1999-2005 Yael Mandelik (Co-advisor: E. Feitelson)
Assessing the ecological aspects of environmental assessment in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
1999-2008 Liora Glass (Co-advisor: E. Geffen).
The ecology of jungle cats in natural and anthropogenic habitats in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2000-2004 Shai Meiri (Co-advisor: D. Simberloff)
Island rules revisited.
Tel Aviv University.
2000- Reuvat Nitzan (Co-advisor: A. Ar)
Population dynamics of the chukar partridge in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2009 Hadass Steinitz
Species and community level investigation of the environmental factors which affect mammal distributions in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2003-2009 Merav Weinstein-Vonshak (Co-advisor: A. Hefetz)
Invasive ants of Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2005-2011 Orit Skutelsky (Co-advisor: E. Feitelson)
Biodiversity conservation in biosphere reserves of Israel: the switch from a market led to conservation oriented agriculture.
Tel Aviv University.
2005-2010 Ofir Levy (Co-advisor: N. Kronfeld-Schor)
Modeling climate effects on temporally-partitioned rocky desert rodents: from basic principles to community structure.
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2010 Lidar Sapir (Co-advisor: G. Bar-Oz)
Animal bones, ancient populations, and site formation processes: A test case of Dor, a coastal Levanite site.
Tel Aviv University.
2007- Ronit Justo-Hanani (Co-advisor: D. Levy Faur)
Legal and administrative aspects of genetically modified organisms in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2007-2013 Emmanuelle Cohen-Shacham (Co-advisor: E. Feitelson)
Policies for managing ecosystem services.
Tel Aviv University.
2008- Ariella Gotlieb (Co-advisor: Y. Mandelik)
Agriculture and conservation in the Arava Valley.
Tel Aviv University
2009-2014 Iris Bernstein
Landscape planning for ecological corridors and biodiversity conservation in peri-urban environments: The case of Modiin Forest Corridor.
Tel Aviv University
2011-2015 Itay Berger
Common myna – pure evil? The influence of invasive common mynas (Acridotheres tristis) on the nesting and foraging behaviors of locale house sparrows (Passer domesticus).
2012-2018 Ronit Justo-Hanani
Former M.Sc, PhD
Nanotechnology risk regulation in the European Union and the Unites States.
M.Sc. students
1991-1994 Irit Zohar (Co-advisor: E. Spanier)
The exploitation of Balistes carolinensis by a pre-historic fishing population
from the submerged site Atlit-Yam.
Haifa University.
1992-1996 Itzhak Martinez
Ecomorphology of the harduns of Israel and Sinai.
Tel Aviv University.
1992-1996 Ariela Rahmut (Ben Moshe)
Seed size selection, harvest rate curves, and ecological character displacement in gerbils.
Tel Aviv University.
1993-1997 Reuvat Nitzan
Microhabitat selection between two species of Apodemus on Mt. Carmel, Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
1994-1996 Guy Bar-Oz
The paleoecology of Geometric-Kebaran hunters-gatherers.
Tel Aviv University.
1994-1997 Eyal Shargal
Population ecology and ecophysiology of coexisting Acomys cahirinus and
Acomys russatus.
Tel Aviv University.
1996-1999 Yael Mandelik
Ecological and behavioral aspects of owl predation on Acomys cahirinus.
Tel Aviv University.
1996-1999 Elicia Lisk
The faunal remains of Dor (area G).
Tel Aviv University.
1997-2002 Lior Weissbrod (Co-advisor: M. Weinstein-Evron)
A taphonomic analysis of the rodent remains from the el-Wad Terrace.
Haifa University.
1998-2001 Roee Gutman
Foraging ecology of diurnally and nocturnally active coexisting spiny mice.
Tel Aviv University.
1998-2001 Annat Haber
The paleoecology and paleoeconomy of the Neolithic sequence cultures at Hagoshrim.
Tel Aviv University.
1999/2000 Shai Meiri (Co-advisor: D. Simberloff) (transferred to the PhD program)
Island rules revisited.
Tel Aviv University.
1999-2003 Ram Buchnik (Co-advisor: Y. Steinberger)
Ecological and paleoecological aspects of barn owl foraging in the different habitats of Israel.
Bar-Ilan University.
2001-2003 Merav Weinstein (Co-advisor: N. Kronfeld-Schor)
Diel and seasonal variation in the arthropod fauna, the resource base of spiny mice at Ein Gedi.
Tel Aviv University.
2001- 2004 Uri Roll (Co-advisor: D. Simberloff)
Survey and biogeographic analyses of invasive species in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2001- 2004 Einav Vidan (Co-advisor: N. Kronfeld-Schor)
Foraging activity patterns of spiny mice: an experimental analysis.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2005 Tal Levanony
Biodiversity and sylviculture in KKL forests of Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2005 Ornit Hall (Co-advisor: D. Wool)
Parataxonomy as a research and conservation tool in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2005 Ehud Columbus
Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
Tel Aviv University.
2003-2005 Lidar Sapir (Co-advisor: G. Bar-Oz)
The paleoecology and paleoeconomy of Motza, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site. Tel Aviv University.
2004-2006 Ariella Gotlieb
Ecological restoration of the Ze'elim wadi bed, near the Dead Sea.
Tel Aviv University.
2004-2006 Ronit Justo-Hanani (Co-advisor: A. Tal)
Comparative legislation concerning invasive species.
Tel Aviv University
2005- Ina Stierberg (Co-advisor: M. Sternberg)
Climatic radients and biodiversity of invertebrates.
Tel Aviv University.
2005-2008 Erez Maza
Land-use patterns and reptile community structure and diversity.
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2009 Shay Rotics (Co-advisor N. Kronfeld-Schor)
The effect of artificial illumination on a rocky desert rodent community.
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2009 Karin Tamar (Co-advisor G. Bar-Oz)
The zooarcheological remains from Tel Bet-Shemesh..
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2009 Yael Hollender (Co-advisor Y. Mandelik)
The interaction of commercial pollinators and natural bee communities in the central Arava region.
Tel Aviv University.
2007-2011 Tamar Marcus
Spatial aspects of climate change and conservation.
Tel Aviv University.
2008-2011 Aviv Avisar (Co-advisor U. Shanas)
Assessing the impact of visitor pressure in nature reserves.
Tel Aviv University.
2008-2011 Yahel Porat (Co-advisor Y. Carmel)
Different land management practices and their impact on reptile communities.
Tel Aviv University
2008-2011 Hila Shamoon (Co-advisor A. Hefetz)
Ant communities under different land management practices.
Tel Aviv University
2009-2012 Hadas Marshall (Co-advisor Y. Mandelik)
Bee communities in the Arava Rift Valley.
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2012 Roee Maor
The evolution of activity patterns of carnivores.
Tel Aviv University
2010-2013 Zohar Yanai (Co-advisor A. Gasith)
Exotic freshwater mollusks of Israel and their invasion pathways.
Tel Aviv University.
2010-2014 Dana Genosar
The legal and administrative framework for addressing overabundant species.
Tel Aviv University.
2012-2014 Ariel Kedem (Co-advisor Prof. Noga Kornfeld Shor)
2012-2014 Yanir Klain (Co-advisor Prof. Noga Kornfeld Shor)
The influence of torpor on reproduction in the golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus.
2012-2014 Margarita Pogorelov (Co-advisor Prof. Noga Kornfeld Shor)
Benefits and Costs of Different Stakeholders from the Crane Project in the Hula Valley
2013-2015 Lior Davis (Co-advisor Prof. Shai Meiri)
Character displacement in shorebirds and raptors.
2015-2017 Ariel Akron
Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in the Kinneret Basin
2015-2017 Tzlil Labin
Ecological light pollution – Influences of exposure to different led illumination wavelengths on daily and seasonal rhythms in the common spiny mouse (Acomys Chairinus)
The exploitation of Balistes carolinensis by a pre-historic fishing population
from the submerged site Atlit-Yam.
Haifa University.
1992-1996 Itzhak Martinez
Ecomorphology of the harduns of Israel and Sinai.
Tel Aviv University.
1992-1996 Ariela Rahmut (Ben Moshe)
Seed size selection, harvest rate curves, and ecological character displacement in gerbils.
Tel Aviv University.
1993-1997 Reuvat Nitzan
Microhabitat selection between two species of Apodemus on Mt. Carmel, Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
1994-1996 Guy Bar-Oz
The paleoecology of Geometric-Kebaran hunters-gatherers.
Tel Aviv University.
1994-1997 Eyal Shargal
Population ecology and ecophysiology of coexisting Acomys cahirinus and
Acomys russatus.
Tel Aviv University.
1996-1999 Yael Mandelik
Ecological and behavioral aspects of owl predation on Acomys cahirinus.
Tel Aviv University.
1996-1999 Elicia Lisk
The faunal remains of Dor (area G).
Tel Aviv University.
1997-2002 Lior Weissbrod (Co-advisor: M. Weinstein-Evron)
A taphonomic analysis of the rodent remains from the el-Wad Terrace.
Haifa University.
1998-2001 Roee Gutman
Foraging ecology of diurnally and nocturnally active coexisting spiny mice.
Tel Aviv University.
1998-2001 Annat Haber
The paleoecology and paleoeconomy of the Neolithic sequence cultures at Hagoshrim.
Tel Aviv University.
1999/2000 Shai Meiri (Co-advisor: D. Simberloff) (transferred to the PhD program)
Island rules revisited.
Tel Aviv University.
1999-2003 Ram Buchnik (Co-advisor: Y. Steinberger)
Ecological and paleoecological aspects of barn owl foraging in the different habitats of Israel.
Bar-Ilan University.
2001-2003 Merav Weinstein (Co-advisor: N. Kronfeld-Schor)
Diel and seasonal variation in the arthropod fauna, the resource base of spiny mice at Ein Gedi.
Tel Aviv University.
2001- 2004 Uri Roll (Co-advisor: D. Simberloff)
Survey and biogeographic analyses of invasive species in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2001- 2004 Einav Vidan (Co-advisor: N. Kronfeld-Schor)
Foraging activity patterns of spiny mice: an experimental analysis.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2005 Tal Levanony
Biodiversity and sylviculture in KKL forests of Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2005 Ornit Hall (Co-advisor: D. Wool)
Parataxonomy as a research and conservation tool in Israel.
Tel Aviv University.
2002-2005 Ehud Columbus
Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
Tel Aviv University.
2003-2005 Lidar Sapir (Co-advisor: G. Bar-Oz)
The paleoecology and paleoeconomy of Motza, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site. Tel Aviv University.
2004-2006 Ariella Gotlieb
Ecological restoration of the Ze'elim wadi bed, near the Dead Sea.
Tel Aviv University.
2004-2006 Ronit Justo-Hanani (Co-advisor: A. Tal)
Comparative legislation concerning invasive species.
Tel Aviv University
2005- Ina Stierberg (Co-advisor: M. Sternberg)
Climatic radients and biodiversity of invertebrates.
Tel Aviv University.
2005-2008 Erez Maza
Land-use patterns and reptile community structure and diversity.
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2009 Shay Rotics (Co-advisor N. Kronfeld-Schor)
The effect of artificial illumination on a rocky desert rodent community.
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2009 Karin Tamar (Co-advisor G. Bar-Oz)
The zooarcheological remains from Tel Bet-Shemesh..
Tel Aviv University.
2006-2009 Yael Hollender (Co-advisor Y. Mandelik)
The interaction of commercial pollinators and natural bee communities in the central Arava region.
Tel Aviv University.
2007-2011 Tamar Marcus
Spatial aspects of climate change and conservation.
Tel Aviv University.
2008-2011 Aviv Avisar (Co-advisor U. Shanas)
Assessing the impact of visitor pressure in nature reserves.
Tel Aviv University.
2008-2011 Yahel Porat (Co-advisor Y. Carmel)
Different land management practices and their impact on reptile communities.
Tel Aviv University
2008-2011 Hila Shamoon (Co-advisor A. Hefetz)
Ant communities under different land management practices.
Tel Aviv University
2009-2012 Hadas Marshall (Co-advisor Y. Mandelik)
Bee communities in the Arava Rift Valley.
Tel Aviv University.
2009-2012 Roee Maor
The evolution of activity patterns of carnivores.
Tel Aviv University
2010-2013 Zohar Yanai (Co-advisor A. Gasith)
Exotic freshwater mollusks of Israel and their invasion pathways.
Tel Aviv University.
2010-2014 Dana Genosar
The legal and administrative framework for addressing overabundant species.
Tel Aviv University.
2012-2014 Ariel Kedem (Co-advisor Prof. Noga Kornfeld Shor)
2012-2014 Yanir Klain (Co-advisor Prof. Noga Kornfeld Shor)
The influence of torpor on reproduction in the golden spiny mouse, Acomys russatus.
2012-2014 Margarita Pogorelov (Co-advisor Prof. Noga Kornfeld Shor)
Benefits and Costs of Different Stakeholders from the Crane Project in the Hula Valley
2013-2015 Lior Davis (Co-advisor Prof. Shai Meiri)
Character displacement in shorebirds and raptors.
2015-2017 Ariel Akron
Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services in the Kinneret Basin
2015-2017 Tzlil Labin
Ecological light pollution – Influences of exposure to different led illumination wavelengths on daily and seasonal rhythms in the common spiny mouse (Acomys Chairinus)
