פרסומים
- A Systems Perspective: How Social-Ecological Networks Can Improve Our Understanding and Management of Biological Invasions, Rickowski, F. S., Ruland, F., Bodin, Ö., Evans, T., Fowler, M. S., Kluger, L. C., Latombe, G., Lenzner, B., Macêdo, R. L., Adriaens, T., Arlinghaus, R., Castellanos-Galindo, G. A., Dick, J. T. A., Dickey, J. W. E., Essl, F., Gallardo, B., Hilt, S., Itescu, Y., Jarić, I. & Kimmig, S. & 13 others, , Feb 2026, In: BioScience. 76, 2, p. 127-146 20 p.
- Looking beyond Popper: how philosophy can be relevant to ecology, Heger, T., Elliot-Graves, A., Kaiser, M. I., Morrow, K. H., Bausman, W., Dietl, G. P., Dormann, C. F., Gibson, D. J., Griesemer, J., Itescu, Y., Jax, K., Latimer, A. M., Liu, C., Starrfelt, J., Stephens, P. A. & Jeschke, J. M., Feb 2025, In: Oikos. 2025, 2, e10994.
- Assessing the conservation value of cemeteries to urban biota worldwide, Itescu, Y. & Jeschke, J. M., Dec 2024, In: Conservation Biology. 38, 6, e14322.
- 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, , Apr 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 4, e13808.
- Diversity gradients of terrestrial vertebrates – substantial variations about a common theme, Raz, T., Allison, A., Avila, L. J., Bauer, A. M., Böhm, M., Caetano, G. H. D. O., Colli, G., Doan, T. M., Doughty, P., Grismer, L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., Martins, M., Morando, M., Murali, G., Nagy, Z. T., Nogueira, C. D. C., Novosolov, M., Oliver, P. M. & Passos, P. & 9 others, , Feb 2024, In: Journal of Zoology. 322, 2, p. 126-140 15 p.
- Overcoming biodiversity blindness: Secondary data in primary citizen science observations, Pernat, N., Canavan, S., Golivets, M., Hillaert, J., Itescu, Y., Jarić, I., Mann, H. M. R., Pipek, P., Preda, C., Richardson, D. M., Teixeira, H., Vaz, A. S. & Groom, Q., 1 Jan 2024, In: Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 5, 1, e12295.
- Global Protected Areas as refuges for amphibians and reptiles under climate change, Mi, C., Ma, L., Yang, M., Li, X., Meiri, S., Roll, U., Oskyrko, O., Pincheira-Donoso, D., Harvey, L. P., Jablonski, D., Safaei-Mahroo, B., Ghaffari, H., Smid, J., Jarvie, S., Kimani, R. M., Masroor, R., Kazemi, S. M., Nneji, L. M., Fokoua, A. M. T. & Tasse Taboue, G. C. & 18 others, , Dec 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 1389.
- Hypotheses in urban ecology: building a common knowledge base, Lokatis, S., Jeschke, J. M., Bernard-Verdier, M., Buchholz, S., Grossart, H. P., Havemann, F., Hölker, F., Itescu, Y., Kowarik, I., Kramer-Schadt, S., Mietchen, D., Musseau, C. L., Planillo, A., Schittko, C., Straka, T. M. & Heger, T., Oct 2023, In: Biological Reviews. 98, 5, p. 1530-1547 18 p.
- A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates, Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton, M. & Martins, M. & 17 others, , Dec 2022, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 31, 12, p. 2437-2452 16 p.
- Urban affinity and its associated traits: A global analysis of bats, Wolf, J. M., Jeschke, J. M., Voigt, C. C. & Itescu, Y., Oct 2022, In: Global Change Biology. 28, 19, p. 5667-5682 16 p.
- The Ecologist's Career Compass: A game to explore career paths, Itescu, Y., Bernard-Verdier, M., Moesch, S. S., Mrugała, A., Mrugała, K., Musseau, C. L. & Jeschke, J. M., Sep 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 9, e9259.
- Different solutions lead to similar life history traits across the great divides of the amniote tree of life, Meiri, S., Murali, G., Zimin, A., Shak, L., Itescu, Y., Caetano, G. & Roll, U., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Biological Research (Greece). 28, 1, 3.
- Specialist versus Generalist at the Intraspecific Level: Functional Morphology and Substrate Preference of Mediodactylus kotschyi Geckos, Schwarz, R., Stark, G., Antonopolous, A., Itescu, Y., Pafilis, P., Chapple, D. G. & Meiri, S., 1 Jul 2021, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61, 1, p. 62-75 14 p.
- The island of extremes: Giants and dwarfs on a small remote island, Itescu, Y., Foufopoulos, J., Schwarz, R., Lymberakis, P., Slavenko, A., Gavriilidi, I. A., Meiri, S. & Pafilis, P., 2021, In: Russian Journal of Herpetology. 28, 4, p. 225-230 6 p.
- Results of the first herpetological survey of israel’s mediterranean coastal islets, Slavenko, A., Maza, E. & Itescu, Y., 2021, In: Russian Journal of Herpetology. 28, 4, p. 231-236 6 p.
- Isolation and predation drive gecko life-history evolution on islands, Schwarz, R., Itescu, Y., Antonopoulos, A., Gavriilidi, I. A., Tamar, K., Pafilis, P. & Meiri, S., 28 Feb 2020, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 129, 3, p. 618-629 12 p.
- The diverse nature of island isolation and its effect on land bridge insular faunas, Itescu, Y., Foufopoulos, J., Pafilis, P. & Meiri, S., 1 Feb 2020, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29, 2, p. 262-280 19 p.
- Are island-like systems biologically similar to islands? A review of the evidence, Itescu, Y., Jul 2019, In: Ecography. 42, 7, p. 1298-1314 17 p.
- Cold and isolated ectotherms: Drivers of reptilian longevity, Stark, G., Tamar, K., Itescu, Y., Feldman, A. & Meiri, S., 1 Dec 2018, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 125, 4, p. 730-740 11 p.
- Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: Hidden diversity and cryptic species, Kotsakiozi, P., Jablonski, D., Ilgaz, Ç., Kumlutaş, Y., Avcı, A., Meiri, S., Itescu, Y., Kukushkin, O., Gvoždík, V., Scillitani, G., Roussos, S. A., Jandzik, D., Kasapidis, P., Lymberakis, P. & Poulakakis, N., Aug 2018, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 125, p. 177-187 11 p.
- Inconsistent patterns of body size evolution in co-occurring island reptiles, Itescu, Y., Schwarz, R., Donihue, C. M., Slavenko, A., Roussos, S. A., Sagonas, K., Valakos, E. D., Foufopoulos, J., Pafilis, P. & Meiri, S., May 2018, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27, 5, p. 538-550 13 p.
- The global distribution of tetrapods reveals a need for targeted reptile conservation, Roll, U., Feldman, A., Novosolov, M., Allison, A., Bauer, A. M., Bernard, R., Böhm, M., Castro-Herrera, F., Chirio, L., Collen, B., Colli, G. R., Dabool, L., Das, I., Doan, T. M., Grismer, L. L., Hoogmoed, M., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., Lebreton, M. & Lewin, A. & 19 others, , 1 Nov 2017, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 11, p. 1677-1682 6 p.
- Importance of intraspecific interactions for rates of tail autotomy, Itescu, Y., Mar 2017, In: Herpetological Review. 48, 1, p. 268-269 2 p.
- Intraspecific competition, not predation, drives lizard tail loss on islands, Itescu, Y., Schwarz, R., Meiri, S. & Pafilis, P., 1 Jan 2017, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 86, 1, p. 66-74 9 p.
- Lizard tail-loss rates on islands are not governed by longer life spans, Itescu, Y., Schwarz, R., Meiri, S. & Pafilis, P., 2017, In: Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 63, 2, p. 53-56 4 p.
- Patterns of species richness, endemism and environmental gradients of African reptiles, Lewin, A., Feldman, A., Bauer, A. M., Belmaker, J., Broadley, D. G., Chirio, L., Itescu, Y., LeBreton, M., Maza, E., Meirte, D., Nagy, Z. T., Novosolov, M., Roll, U., Tallowin, O., Trape, J. F., Vidan, E. & Meiri, S., 1 Dec 2016, In: Journal of Biogeography. 43, 12, p. 2380-2390 11 p.
- Record sizes for the Turkish house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus, from Aegean islands, Greece, Itescu, Y., Schwarz, R., Moses, M., Pafilis, P. & Meiri, S., 1 Dec 2016, In: Herpetological Bulletin. 138, p. 24-26 3 p.
- Using Wikipedia page views to explore the cultural importance of global reptiles, Roll, U., Mittermeier, J. C., Diaz, G. I., Novosolov, M., Feldman, A., Itescu, Y., Meiri, S. & Grenyer, R., 1 Dec 2016, In: Biological Conservation. 204, p. 42-50 9 p.
- Corrigendum to: Sex determination, longevity, and the birth and death of reptilian species (Ecology and Evolution, 10.1002/ece3.2277), Sabath, N., Itescu, Y., Feldman, A., Meiri, S., Mayrose, I. & Valenzuela, N., 1 Nov 2016, In: Ecology and Evolution. 6, 21, 1 p.
- Late Quaternary reptile extinctions: size matters, insularity dominates, Slavenko, A., Tallowin, O. J. S., Itescu, Y., Raia, P. & Meiri, S., 1 Nov 2016, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 25, 11, p. 1308-1320 13 p.
- Sex determination, longevity, and the birth and death of reptilian species, Sabath, N., Itescu, Y., Feldman, A., Meiri, S., Mayrose, I. & Valenzuela, N., 1 Aug 2016, In: Ecology and Evolution. 6, 15, p. 5207-5220 14 p.
- Home is where the shell is: Predicting turtle home range sizes, Slavenko, A., Itescu, Y., Ihlow, F. & Meiri, S., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 85, 1, p. 106-114 9 p.
- Mediodactylus kotschyi in the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece: Distribution and habitat, Schwarz, R., Gavriilidi, I. A., Itescu, Y., Jamison, S., Sagonas, K., Meiri, S. & Pafilis, P., 2016, In: Acta Herpetologica. 11, 2, p. 179-187 9 p.
- Cope’s rule and the universal scaling law of ornament complexity, Raia, P., Passaro, F., Carotenuto, F., Maiorino, L., Piras, P., Teresi, L., Meiri, S., Itescu, Y., Novosolov, M., Baiano, M. A., Martínez, R. & Fortelius, M., 28 Jul 2015, In: American Naturalist. 186, 2, p. 165-175 11 p.
- Clutch Size Variability in an Ostensibly Fix-Clutched Lizard: Effects of Insularity on a Mediterranean Gecko, Slavenko, A., Itescu, Y., Foufopoulos, J., Pafilis, P. & Meiri, S., 12 Apr 2015, In: Evolutionary Biology. 42, 2, p. 129-136 8 p.
- Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity, Newbold, T., Hudson, L. N., Hill, S. L. L., Contu, S., Lysenko, I., Senior, R. A., Börger, L., Bennett, D. J., Choimes, A., Collen, B., Day, J., De Palma, A., Díaz, S., Echeverria-Londoño, S., Edgar, M. J., Feldman, A., Garon, M., Harrison, M. L. K., Alhusseini, T. & Ingram, D. J. & 21 others, , 2 Apr 2015, In: Nature. 520, 7545, p. 45-50 6 p.
- The number of competitor species is unlinked to sexual dimorphism, Meiri, S., Kadison, A. E., Novosolov, M., Pafilis, P., Foufopoulos, J., Itescu, Y., Raia, P. & Pincheira-Donoso, D., 1 Nov 2014, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 83, 6, p. 1302-1312 11 p.
- Is the island rule general? Turtles disagree, Itescu, Y., Karraker, N. E., Raia, P., Pritchard, P. C. H. & Meiri, S., Jun 2014, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 23, 6, p. 689-700 12 p.
תחומי מחקר
The lab investigates biodiversity dynamics in the Anthropocene (the era of human dominance and impact on nature) across different scales, particularly in urban and insular environments. Our research spans four key domains:
1. Biogeography: Analyzing factors impacting urban and island biodiversity, including natural and human-induced influences. Through studying biotic assemblages, species' urban affinity, and differential population success, we unravel the drivers of urban and insular biodiversity patterns and their conservation implications.
2. Evolutionary ecology: Investigating species' evolutionary responses to urbanization and insularity, focusing on morphology, life history, and behavior to comprehend adaptive processes shaping biodiversity in these systems.
3. Species Interaction Dynamics: Exploring how human activities such as urbanization and species introductions impact species interactions within ecosystems, illuminating the ecological consequences of human-driven environmental changes.
4. The Links Between Biodiversity, Anthropologic Diversity, and Human-Nature Relationships: Examining how anthropologic diversity interplays with biodiversity patterns and human-nature relationship, particularly in urban areas. By understanding these complexities, we strive to understand the efficiency and the trajectories to enhance conservation strategies in human-dominated landscapes