Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior (EEB)

2024

Life cycle strategies in free-living unicellular eukaryotes: Diversity, evolution, and current molecular tools to unravel the private life of microorganisms

Rizos, I., Frada, M. J., Bittner, L. & Not, F., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.

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1 Scopus citations

Web of venom: exploration of big data resources in animal toxin research

Zancolli, G., Von Reumont, B. M., Anderluh, G., Caliskan, F., Chiusano, M. L., Fröhlich, J., Hapeshi, E., Hempel, B. F., Ikonomopoulou, M. P., Jungo, F., Marchot, P., De Farias, T. M., Modica, M. V., Moran, Y., Nalbantsoy, A., Procházka, J., Tarallo, A., Tonello, F., Vitorino, R. & Zammit, M. L. & 1 others, Antunes, A., 2024, In: GigaScience. 13, giae054.

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2023

Crossing the valley of non-intimidating conspicuousness: evolution of warning coloration through the lens of fitness landscapes

Topper, A. & Kolodny, O., Feb 2023, In: Evolution. 77, 2, p. 335-341 7 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Inhibitory signaling in collective social insect networks, is it indeed uncommon?

Goldberg, T. S. & Bloch, G., Oct 2023, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 59, 101107.

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2 Scopus citations

Integration of information from multiple sources drives and maintains the division of labor in bumble bee colonies

Ge, J., Shalem, Y., Ge, Z., Liu, J., Wang, X. & Bloch, G., Dec 2023, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 60, 101115.

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1 Scopus citations

Origins and diversification of animal innate immune responses against viral infections

Iwama, R. E. & Moran, Y., Feb 2023, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 7, 2, p. 182-193 12 p.

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26 Scopus citations

The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal

Wu, Z. Y., Milne, R. I., Liu, J., Nathan, R., Corlett, R. T. & Li, D. Z., Mar 2023, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 38, 3, p. 289-300 12 p.

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22 Scopus citations

Trait-based approaches to predicting biological control success: challenges and prospects

Segoli, M., Abram, P. K., Ellers, J., Greenbaum, G., Hardy, I. C. W., Heimpel, G. E., Keasar, T., Ode, P. J., Sadeh, A. & Wajnberg, E., Sep 2023, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 802-811 10 p.

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15 Scopus citations

2022

Big-data approaches lead to an increased understanding of the ecology of animal movement

Nathan, R., Monk, C. T., Arlinghaus, R., Adam, T., Alós, J., Assaf, M., Baktoft, H., Beardsworth, C. E., Bertram, M. G., Bijleveld, A. I., Brodin, T., Brooks, J. L., Campos-Candela, A., Cooke, S. J., Gjelland, K., Gupte, P. R., Harel, R., Hellström, G., Jeltsch, F. & Killen, S. S. & 17 others, Klefoth, T., Langrock, R., Lennox, R. J., Lourie, E., Madden, J. R., Orchan, Y., Pauwels, I. S., Říha, M., Roeleke, M., Schlägel, U. E., Shohami, D., Signer, J., Toledo, S., Vilk, O., Westrelin, S., Whiteside, M. A. & Jarić, I., 18 Feb 2022, In: Science. 375, 6582, eabg1780.

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216 Scopus citations

Human milk oligosaccharides and the infant gut microbiome from an eco-evolutionary perspective

Kijner, S., Kolodny, O. & Yassour, M., Aug 2022, In: Current Opinion in Microbiology. 68, 102156.

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11 Scopus citations

2021

A role for lakes in revealing the nature of animal movement using high dimensional telemetry systems

Lennox, R. J., Westrelin, S., Souza, A. T., Šmejkal, M., Říha, M., Prchalová, M., Nathan, R., Koeck, B., Killen, S., Jarić, I., Gjelland, K., Hollins, J., Hellstrom, G., Hansen, H., Cooke, S. J., Boukal, D., Brooks, J. L., Brodin, T., Baktoft, H. & Adam, T. & 1 others, Arlinghaus, R., 28 Jul 2021, In: Movement Ecology. 9, 1, 40.

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18 Scopus citations

Arthropods as the engine of nutrient cycling in arid ecosystems

Sagi, N. & Hawlena, D., 14 Aug 2021, In: Insects. 12, 8, 726.

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18 Scopus citations

Insights into how development and life-history dynamics shape the evolution of venom

Surm, J. M. & Moran, Y., 7 Jan 2021, In: EvoDevo. 12, 1, 1.

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17 Scopus citations

The new COST Action European Venom Network (EUVEN) - Synergy and future perspectives of modern venomics

Modica, M. V., Ahmad, R., Ainsworth, S., Anderluh, G., Antunes, A., Beis, D., Caliskan, F., Serra, M. D., Dutertre, S., Moran, Y., Nalbantsoy, A., Oukkache, N., Pekar, S., Remm, M., Von Reumont, B. M., Sarigiannis, Y., Tarallo, A., Tytgat, J., Undheim, E. A. B. & Utkin, Y. & 3 others, Verdes, A., Violette, A. & Zancolli, G., 1 Mar 2021, In: GigaScience. 10, 3

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4 Scopus citations

2020

A new perspective for mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Priming the innate immune system for viral attack: Mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Kolodny, O., Berger, M., Feldman, M. W. & Ram, Y., 1 Jul 2020, In: Open Biology. 10, 7, 200138.

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5 Scopus citations

Heterogeneity–diversity relationships in sessile organisms: a unified framework

Ben-Hur, E. & Kadmon, R., 1 Jan 2020, In: Ecology Letters. 23, 1, p. 193-207 15 p.

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68 Scopus citations

Microbiome-mediated plasticity directs host evolution along several distinct time scales

Kolodny, O. & Schulenburg, H., 28 Sep 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1808, 20190589.

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56 Scopus citations

Non-consumptive predator effects on prey population size: A dearth of evidence

Sheriff, M. J., Peacor, S. D., Hawlena, D. & Thaker, M., 1 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 89, 6, p. 1302-1316 15 p.

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105 Scopus citations

The role of the microbiome in host evolution

Kolodny, O., Callahan, B. J. & Douglas, A. E., 28 Sep 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1808, 20190588.

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30 Scopus citations

2019

Beyond uncertainty: A broader scope for "incentive hope" mechanisms and its implications

Linkovski, O., Weinbach, N., Edelman, S., Feldman, M. W., Lotem, A. & Kolodny, O., 2019, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 42, e44.

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3 Scopus citations

Body size variation in bees: regulation, mechanisms, and relationship to social organization

Chole, H., Woodard, S. H. & Bloch, G., Oct 2019, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 35, p. 77-87 11 p.

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74 Scopus citations

Too Many False Targets for MicroRNAs: Challenges and Pitfalls in Prediction of miRNA Targets and Their Gene Ontology in Model and Non-model Organisms

Fridrich, A., Hazan, Y. & Moran, Y., 1 Apr 2019, In: BioEssays. 41, 4, 1800169.

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53 Scopus citations

2017

Oncopeltus fasciatus as an evo-devo research organism

Chipman, A. D., May 2017, In: Genesis. 55, 5, e23020.

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23 Scopus citations

The evolutionary origin of plant and animal microRNAs

Moran, Y., Agron, M., Praher, D. & Technau, U., 21 Feb 2017, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 3, 0027.

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170 Scopus citations

Time is honey: Circadian clocks of bees and flowers and how their interactions may influence ecological communities

Bloch, G., Bar-Shai, N., Cytter, Y. & Green, R., 19 Nov 2017, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 372, 1734, 20160256.

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65 Scopus citations

Two sides of a coin: Ecological and chronobiological perspectives of timing in the wild

Helm, B., Visser, M. E., Schwartz, W., Kronfeld-Schor, N., Gerkema, M., Piersma, T. & Bloch, G., 19 Nov 2017, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 372, 1734, 20160246.

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116 Scopus citations

2015

An embryological perspective on the early arthropod fossil record Evolutionary developmental biology and morphology

Chipman, A. D., 18 Dec 2015, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15, 1, 285.

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11 Scopus citations

Evolution of voltage-gated ion channels at the emergence of Metazoa

Moran, Y., Barzilai, M. G., Liebeskind, B. J. & Zakon, H. H., 15 Feb 2015, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 218, 4, p. 515-525 11 p.

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109 Scopus citations

Juvenile hormone and ecdysteroids as major regulators of brain and behavior in bees

Pandey, A. & Bloch, G., 1 Dec 2015, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 12, p. 26-37 12 p.

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37 Scopus citations

2013

Animal activity around the clock with no overt circadian rhythms: Patterns, mechanisms and adaptive value

Bloch, G., Barnes, B. M., Gerkema, M. P. & Helm, B., Aug 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1765, 20130019.

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95 Scopus citations

Circadian rhythms and endocrine functions in adult insects

Bloch, G., Hazan, E. & Rafaeli, A., Jan 2013, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 59, 1, p. 56-69 14 p.

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74 Scopus citations

Socially synchronized circadian oscillators

Bloch, G., Herzog, E. D., Levine, J. D. & Schwartz, W. J., Aug 2013, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 280, 1765, 20130035.

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62 Scopus citations

2012

Long-distance gene flow and adaptation of forest trees to rapid climate change

Kremer, A., Ronce, O., Robledo-Arnuncio, J. J., Guillaume, F., Bohrer, G., Nathan, R., Bridle, J. R., Gomulkiewicz, R., Klein, E. K., Ritland, K., Kuparinen, A., Gerber, S. & Schueler, S., Apr 2012, In: Ecology Letters. 15, 4, p. 378-392 15 p.

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480 Scopus citations

2011

Review of "Photoperiodism: The Biological Calendar. Calendar". Edited by Randy J. Nelson, David L. Denlinger, and David E. Somers. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.

Bloch, G., 2011, In: Quarterly Review of Biology. 86, 1, p. 39-40 2 p.

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Social molecular pathways and the evolution of bee societies

Bloch, G. & Grozinger, C. M., 27 Jul 2011, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 366, 1574, p. 2155-2170 16 p.

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65 Scopus citations

2010

Parallel evolution of segmentation by co-option of ancestral gene regulatory networks

Chipman, A. D., 2010, In: BioEssays. 32, 1, p. 60-70 11 p.

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81 Scopus citations

The social clock of the honeybee

Bloch, G., Oct 2010, In: Journal of Biological Rhythms. 25, 5, p. 307-317 11 p.

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78 Scopus citations

2008

A movement ecology paradigm for unifying organismal movement research

Nathan, R., Getz, W. M., Revilla, E., Holyoak, M., Kadmon, R., Saltz, D. & Smouse, P. E., 9 Dec 2008, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 105, 49, p. 19052-19059 8 p.

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2038 Scopus citations

Mechanisms of long-distance seed dispersal

Nathan, R., Schurr, F. M., Spiegel, O., Steinitz, O., Trakhtenbrot, A. & Tsoar, A., Nov 2008, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 23, 11, p. 638-647 10 p.

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672 Scopus citations

2006

Long-distance dispersal of plants

Nathan, R., 11 Aug 2006, In: Science. 313, 5788, p. 786-788 3 p.

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842 Scopus citations

Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions

Buckley, Y. M., Anderson, S., Catterall, C. P., Corlett, R. T., Engel, T., Gosper, C. R., Nathan, R., Richardson, D. M., Setter, M., Spiegel, O., Vivian-Smith, G., Voigt, F. A., Weir, J. E. S. & Westcott, D. A., Oct 2006, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 43, 5, p. 848-857 10 p.

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162 Scopus citations

2005

Forecasting regional to global plant migration in response to climate change

Neilson, R. P., Pitelka, L. F., Solomon, A. M., Nathan, R., Midgley, G. F., Fragoso, J. M. V., Lischke, H. & Thompson, K., Sep 2005, In: BioScience. 55, 9, p. 749-759 11 p.

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272 Scopus citations

Long-distance biological transport processes through the air: Can nature's complexity be unfolded in silico?

Nathan, R., Sapir, N., Trakhtenbrot, A., Katul, G. G., Bohrer, G., Otte, M., Avissar, R., Soons, M. B., Horn, H. S., Wikelski, M. & Levin, S. A., Mar 2005, In: Diversity and Distributions. 11, 2, p. 131-137 7 p.

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