Leon Blaustein Ecology Lab

Blaustein, L. 1989.  Factors affecting the efficiency of minnow traps to sample populations of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus).  Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 5:29-35

 

Blaustein, L. 1989.  Spatial distributions of Anopheles freeborni, Gambusia affinis and Lepomis cyanellus in experimental rice fields. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 5:254-257

 

Blaustein, L. 1990.  Evidence for predatory flatworms as organizers of zooplankton and mosquito community structure in rice fields.  Hydrobiologia 199:179-191

 

Blaustein, L. and R. Karban.  1990.  Indirect effects of the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis, on the mosquito, Culex tarsalis.  Limnology and Oceanography 35:767-771

 

Blaustein, L. and H. Dumont.  1990.  Typhloplanid flatworms:  Mechanisms of predation and evidence that they structure aquatic invertebrate communities. Hydrobiologia 198: 61-77

 

Blaustein, L. and J. Margalit.  1991.  Indirect effects of the fairy shrimp, Branchipus schaefferi and two ostracod species on Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis-induced mortality to mosquitoes.  Hydrobiologia 212:67-76

           

Blaustein, L.  1991. Duel in the sun:  A mosquito and tadpole compete strongly in temporary pools of the Negev Desert. Invited paper for Natural History 7:38-40

 

Blaustein, L.  1992. Larvivorous fishes fail to control mosquitoes in experimental plots. Hydrobiologia 232:219-232

 

Kotler, B.P., L. Blaustein and J.S. Brown.  1992. Predator facilitation:  The combined effects of two different predators on foraging in gerbils.  Ann. Zool. Fennici. 29:199-206

 

Blaustein, L. and B.P.  Kotler. 1993. Oviposition habitat selection by Culiseta longiareolata:  effects of immature conspecifics, tadpoles and food levels.  Ecological Entomology, 18:104-108

 

Kotler, B. P., L. Blaustein and H. Dednam.  1993. The specter of predation:  influence of vipers on the foraging behavior of two desert gerbils.  Israel Journal of Zoology 39:11-21

 

Blaustein, L. and R. Byard.  1993.  Predation by Aphanius mento on Culex pipiens: The effect of alternative prey and vegetation.  Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 9:356-358.

           

Blaustein, L. and J. Margalit.  1994. Differential prey vulnerability of various mosquito species to the cyclopoid copepod, Acanthocyclops viridis.  Israel Journal of Zoology 40:55-60

 

Blaustein, L. and J. Margalit.  1994. Mosquito larvae (Culiseta longiareolata) compete with and prey upon toad (Bufo viridis) immatures.  Journal of Animal Ecology 63:841-850.

 

Blaustein, L. 1994.  Mosquitoes, malaria and the Hula wetlands: Will reflooding bring back old problems?  Ecology and Environment 4:231-238.

 

Ward, D. and L. Blaustein. 1994.  The overriding influence of flash floods on species:area curves in ephemeral Negev desert pools: a consideration of the value of island biogeography theory. Journal of Biogeography 21:595-603

 

Blaustein, L. and J. Margalit. 1995.  Spatial distributions of Culiseta longiareolata and Bufo viridis within and among desert pools.  Journal of Arid Environments 29:199-211.

 

Blaustein, L., B. P. Kotler and D. Ward.  1995. Direct and indirect effects of a predatory backswimmer (Notonecta maculata) on community structure of desert temporary pools.  Ecological Entomology 20:311-318

 

Kotler, B. P. and L. Blaustein.  1995.  Titrating food and safety in a heterogeneous environment:  When are the risky and safe patches of equal value?  Oikos 74:251-258

 

Blaustein, L. and J. Margalit.  1996. Priority effects in temporary pools:  Nature and outcome of mosquito larva-toad tadpole interactions depend on order of entrance.  Journal of Animal Ecology 65:77-84.

 

Blaustein, L., J. Friedman, and T. Fahima.  1996. Larval Salamandra drive temporary pool community dynamics: evidence from an artificial pool experiment.  Oikos 76:392-402.

 

Blaustein, L., B.P. Kotler and E. Nevo.  1996. Biodiversity and microhabitat utilization of the rodent community along opposing slopes of Nahal Oren, Mount Carmel. Israel Journal of Zoology 42: 327-333

 

Blaustein, L. 1997. Nonconsumptive effects of larval Salamandra on its crustacean prey: can eggs detect predators?  Oecologia 110:212-217

 

Couch, L, L. Blaustein, D.W. Duszinski, G. Shenbrot, and E. Nevo.  1997. A new coccidian from Acomys cahirinus Desmarest, 1819 from Lower Nahal Oren, Mount Carmel, Israel.  Journal of Parasitology 83:276-279

 

Blaustein, L. and B.P. Kotler.  1997. Differential development rates of two color morphs of green toad (Bufo viridis) tadpoles. Israel Journal of Zoology 43:205-207

 

Chikatunov, V., M. Lillig, T. Pavlicek, L. Blaustein and E. Nevo.  1997. Biodiversity and local differentiation of insects at "Evolution Canyon" microsite, Nahal Oren, Mt Carmel, Israel.  I.  Tenebrionidae.  Journal of Arid Environments 37:367-377

           

Blaustein, L. 1998. Influence of the predatory backswimmer, Notonecta maculata, on pool community structure.  Ecological Entomology 23: (3) 246-252

 

Spencer, M., L. Blaustein, S.S. Schwartz, and J.E. Cohen.  1999. Species richness and the proportion of predatory species in temporary pools:  relationships with habitat size and permanence.  Ecology Letters 2:157-166

 

Stav, G., L. Blaustein, J. Margalit.  1999. Experimental evidence for predation risk sensitive oviposition by a mosquito, Culiseta longiareolata.  Ecological Entomology 24:202-207

 

Blaustein, L., J. Garb, D. Shebitz and E. Nevo.  1999. Microclimate, developmental plasticity and community structure in temporary pools. Hydrobiologia 192: 187-196

 

Stav, G., L. Blaustein, and Y. Margalit.  2000.  Influence of nymphal Anax imperator (Odonata: Aeshnidae) on oviposition by the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera:Culicidae) and community structure in temporary pools.  Journal of Vector Ecology 25:190-202

 

Blaustein, L., and S.S. Schwartz. 2001.Why study ecology in temporary pools?  Israel Journal of Zoology 47:303-312

 

Spencer, M. and L. Blaustein. 2001.  Risk of predation and hatching of resting eggs in the ostracod Heterocypris incongruens.  Journal of Crustacean Biology 21: 575-581

 

Spencer, M. and L. Blaustein. 2001.  Hatching responses of temporary pool invertebrates in response to environmental signals.  Israel Journal of Zoology 47:397-418

 

Spencer, M., S.S. Schwartz and L. Blaustein. 2002. Are there fine-scale spatial patterns in community similarity among temporary freshwater pools?  Global Ecology and Biogeography 11:71-78

 

Spencer, M., L. Blaustein and J.E. Cohen. 2002. Oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes (Culiseta longiareolata) and consequences for population size. Ecology 83:669-679

 

Eitam, A., L. Blaustein.  2002. Non-invasive individual identification of larval Salamandra using tail-fin spot patterns.  Amphibia-Reptilia 23: 215-219

 

Martens, K., S.S. Schwartz, C. Meisch, and L. Blaustein.  2002. Non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) of Mount Carmel (Israel), with taxonomic notes on the Eucypridinae and circum-Mediterranean Heterocypris. Israel Journal of Zoology 48:53-70

 

Eitam, A., L. Blaustein, M. Mangel. 2002.  Effects of Anisops sardea (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes and other dipterans and community structure in artificial pools.  Hydrobiologia 485: 183-189

 

Eitam, A., Pavlicek, T., Blaustein, L. and Nevo, E. 2002. Effects of inter- and intra-slope contrasts at ‘Evolution Canyon’, Israel, on a gall aphid and its natural enemies.  Journal of Mediterranean Ecology 4:47-52

 

Kiflawi, M., Blaustein, L., and M. Mangel. 2003. Predation-dependent oviposition habitat selection by the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata:  a test of competing hypotheses.  Ecology Letters 6:35-40

 

Kiflawi, M., Blaustein, L., and Mangel, M.  2003. Oviposition habitat selection in a mosquito, Culiseta longiareolata in response to risk of predation and conspecific density. Ecological Entomology 28:168-173

 

Kiflawi, M., Eitam, A., and Blaustein, L.  2003. The relative impact of local and regional processes on macro-invertebrate species richness in temporary ponds. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 447-452

 

Blaustein, L., Kiflawi, M., Eitam, A., Mangel, M. and Cohen, J.E. 2004. Oviposition habitat selection in response to risk of predation:  Mode of detection consistency across experimental venue.  Oecologia 138: 300-305.

 

Eitam, A. Norena, C., and L. Blaustein.  2004. Microturbellarian species richness and community similarity among temporary pools: relationships with habitat properties.  Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 2107-2117

 

Eitam, A., L. Blaustein, K. Van Damme, H. J. Dumont & K. Martens. 2004. Crustacean species richness in temporary pools: relationships with habitat traits. Hydrobiologia 525:125-130

 

Eitam, A. and L. Blaustein. 2004. Oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes in response to predator (Notonecta maculata) density. Physiological Entomology 29: 188-191

 

Stav, G., Blaustein, L. and Margalit, Y. 2005. Individual and interactive effects of a predator (Anax imperator) and species sharing the same trophic level as mosquito larvae on mosquito populations. Ecological Applications 15:587-598

 

Silberbush, A., Blaustein, L. and Margalit, Y. 2005. Influence of salinity concentration on insect community structure: a mesocosm experiment in the Dead Sea Basin Region. Hydrobiologia 548:1-10

 

Blaustein, L., J. Blaustein and J. Chase. 2005. Chemical detection of the predator Notonecta irrorata by ovipositing Culex mosquitoes. Journal of Vector Ecology 30:299-301

 

Eitam, A., L. Blaustein and M. Mangel. 2005. Density and intercohort priority effects on larval Salamandra salamandra in temporary pools.  Oecologia 146:36-42

 

Gallitano, S., L. Blaustein, and J. Vonesh.  2005.  First occurrence of Ochlerotatus japonicus in Missouri.  Journal of Vector Ecology 30:347-348

 

Larsen, E. and Blaustein, L. 2005. New backswimmer (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) records for Israel. Zoology in the Middle East 36:114-116.

 

Arav, D., and L. Blaustein. 2006. Effects of pool depth and risk of predation on oviposition habitat selection by temporary pool dipterans.  Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 443-497

 

Blaustein, L. and Chase, J.M.  2007. The role of species sharing the same trophic level as mosquitoes on mosquito populations.  Annual Review of Entomology 52:489-507

 

Stav, G., Blaustein L., Kotler, B.P. 2007. Direct and indirect effects of dragonfly (Anax imperator) nymphs on green toad (Bufo viridis) tadpoles. Hydrobiologia 579:85-93

 

Segev, O. and L. Blaustein. 2007. Priority effects of the early breeding fire salamander on the late breeding banded newt. Hydrobiologia 583: 275-283

 

Bar-David S, O. Segev, N. Peleg, N. Hill, A.R. Templeton, C. B. Schultz, L. Blaustein. 2007. Long distance movements by fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra infraimmaculata) and implications for habitat fragmentation. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 53:179-196

 

Silberbush, A. and L. Blaustein. 2008. Oviposition habitat selection by a mosquito in response to a predator:  are predator-released kairomones air-borne cues? Journal of Vector Ecology 33:208-211

 

Noreña C., Eitam, A.  &  Blaustein, L. 2008. “Microturbellarian” flatworms from freshwater pools:  New species and records from Israel. Zootaxa 1705:1-20 

 

Segev, O., M. Mangel, and L. Blaustein.  2009. Deleterious effects of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) on fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) larvae. Animal Conservation 12: 29-37

 

Markman, S., Hill, N., Todrank, J, Heth, G. and L. Blaustein.  2009. Differential aggressiveness covaries with genetic similarity in fire salamander larvae.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63:1149-1155

 

Sadeh, A., M. Mangel, L. Blaustein. 2009. Context-dependent reproductive habitat selection: the interactive roles of structural complexity and cannibalistic conspecifics. Ecology Letters 12:1158-1164

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Segev, O. 2009. Background and predation induced color-change in Fire Salamander larvae. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 55: 359-369. [Naomi Bouskila Award - best student paper published in the Israel Journal Ecology & Evolution, 2010].

 

Segev, O., N. Hill, A.R. Templeton and L. Blaustein. 2010. Population size, structure and phenology of an endangered salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata, at temporary and permanent breeding sites.  Journal for Nature Conservation 18: 189–195

 

Pearlson, O., L. Blaustein, S. Snir, D. Goldberg, G. Degani. 2010. Molecular variation in Triturus vittatus vittatus (Urodela) from breeding sites near the southern extremity of its distribution revealed by DNA sequencing of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and control region. Current Herpetology 29:11-122

 

Stav, G., B.P. Kotler and L. Blaustein. 2010. Foraging response to risks of predation and competition in temporary pools. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 56:9-20

 

Silberbush, A., S. Markman, E. Lewinsohn, E. Bar, J.E. Cohen, L. Blaustein. 2010. Mosquitoes use hydrocarbons to detect larval predators when selecting an oviposition site. Ecology Letters 13: 1129-1138

 

Eitam, A. and L. Blaustein. 2010. Effects of predator density and duration on crustacean abundance and diversity in experimental pools.  Hydrobiologia 652: 269-276

 

Blaustein, L., Ostfeld, R.S., Holt, R.D. 2010. A community-ecology framework for understanding vector and vector-borne disease dynamics. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 56:251-262.

 

Vonesh, J. and L. Blaustein. 2010. Implications of predator-induced shifts in mosquito oviposition site selection for vector control:  a meta-analysis.  Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution. 56:263-279

 

Kershenbaum, A., L. Stone, B.P. Kotler, L. Blaustein. 2010. Predation risk can drive cycles in zoonotic disease prevalence. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 56: 281-295

 

Kershenbaum, A., Kershenbaum, A., Blaustein, L. 2011. Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) den site selection: preference for artificial sites. Wildlife Research 38, 244–248

 

Sadeh, A., N. Truskanov, M. Mangel, L. Blaustein. 2011. Larval responses to desiccated conspecifics: compensatory development and costs of plasticity. PLoS One 6(1). e15602. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015602

 

Segev, O., M. Mangel, N. Wolf, A. Sadeh, A. Kershenbaum, L. Blaustein.  2011. Spatio-temporal reproductive strategies in the fire salamander: a model and empirical test. Behavioral Ecology 22:670–678

 

Silberbush, A. and Blaustein, L. 2011. Mosquito females quantify risk of predation to their progeny when selecting an oviposition site.  Functional Ecology 21: 1091-1095.

 

Warburg, A. Faiman, R., Shtern, A., Silberbush, A., Markman, S., Cohen, JE, Blaustein, L.  2011. Oviposition habitat selection by Anopheles gambiae in response to chemical cues by Notonecta maculata. Journal of Vector Ecology 32(2): 421-425.

 

Kershenbaum, A., Spencer, M., Blaustein, L. Cohen, JE. 2012. Modelling evolutionarily stable strategies in oviposition site selection, with varying risks of predation and intraspecific competition. Evolutionary Ecology 26: 955-974

 

Blank, L., and Blaustein, L. 2012. Using ecological niche modeling to predict the distributions of two endangered amphibian species in aquatic breeding sites. Hydrobiologia 693:157-167

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Sadeh, A. 2012. Kin-selective cannibalism and compensatory performance in larval salamander cohorts inhabiting temporary ponds. Evolutionary Ecology Research 14: 113-123

 

Kershenbaum, A., Ilany, A., Blaustein. L., Geffen E. 2012. Syntactic structure and geographic dialects in the songs of male rock hyraxes. Proc. Royal Soc. B. 279, 2974–2981.  doi:10.1098/rspb.2012.0322

 

Kershenbaum, A., L. Stone, R. S. Ostfeld, L. Blaustein. 2012. Modelling transmission of vector-borne pathogens when vector-feeding sites are limited. PLoS ONE 7(5): e36730.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036730

 

Blank, L., Sinai, I., Bar-David, S., Peleg, N., Segev, O., Sadeh, A., Kopelman, N., Templeton, A. R., Merilä, J., Blaustein, L. 2013. Genetic population structure of the endangered fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) at the southernmost extreme of its distribution. Animal Conservation 16:412-421.

 

Tsurim, I., Silberbush, A., Ovadia, O., Blaustein, L., Margalith, Y.  2013. Inter- and intra-specific density-dependent effects on life history and development strategies of larval mosquitoes. PLoS One 8(3): e57875. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057875

 

Blank, L., Vasl, A., Levy, S., Grant, G. Kadas, G. Dafni, A., Blaustein, L. 2013. Directions in green roof research: a bibliometric study. Building and Environment 66:23-28

 

Blaustein, J., Sadeh, A., Blaustein, L. 2014. Influence of fire salamander larvae on among-pool distribution of mosquito egg rafts:  Oviposition habitat selection or egg raft predation? Hydrobiologia 723:157–165

 

Segev, O. and Blaustein, L. 2014. Influence of water velocity and predation risk on fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) larval drift between temporary pools within ephemeral streams. Freshwater Science 33:950-957

 

Blank, L. and Blaustein, L.  2014. A multi-scale analysis of breeding site characteristics of the endangered fire salamander (Salamandra infraimmaculata) at its extreme southern range limit. Hydrobiologia 726:229–244

 

Silberbush, A., Tsurim, I., Y. Margalith, and L. Blaustein. 2014. Interactive effects of salinity and a predator on mosquito oviposition and larval performance.  Oecologia 175:565–575

 

Kershenbaum, A., Blank, L., Sinai, I., Merila, J., Blaustein, L. and Templeton, A.R. 2014. Landscape influences on dispersal behaviour:  A theoretical model and empirical test using the fire salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata. Oecologia 175: 509-520

 

Stein, M., Blaustein, L. 2015. Larval performance and oviposition habitat selection of the tree frog, Hyla savignyi, in response to conspecific larval density. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution. 61:1, 61-66, DOI: 10.1080/15659801.2015.1041260

 

Solà, E., Sluys, R., Segev, O., Blaustein, L., Riutort, M. 2015. The taxonomic status of Dugesia biblica from Israel and Turkey (Platyhelminthes, Tricladida, Dugesiidae). Zookeys 506:1-12 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.506.9663

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Segev, O., Rodríguez, A., Hauswaldt, S., Hugemann, K., and Vences, M. 2015. Flatworms (Schmidtea nova) prey upon embryos of the common frog (Rana temporaria) and induce minor developmental acceleration. Amphibia-Reptilia 36: 155-163

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Heinermann, J., Rodríguez, A., Segev, O., Edmonds, D., Dolch, R., and Vences, M. 2015. Year-round activity patterns in a hyperdiverse community of rainforest amphibians in Madagascar. Journal of Natural History 49: 1-19

 

Segev, O. Polevikove. A., Blank, L., Goedbloed, D, Küpfer. E. Gershberg, A., Koplovich, A., Blaustein, L. 2015. Effects of tail clipping on larval performance and tail regeneration rates in the Near Eastern Fire Salamander, Salamandra infraimmaculata. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0128077. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0128077

 

Sadeh, A. Mangel, M., Polevikov, A., Blaustein, L. 2015. Intercohort size structure dynamics of fire salamander larvae in ephemeral habitats: a mesocosm experiment. Oecologia 179:425-433.

 

Czypionka, T., Krugman, T., Altmüller, J., Blaustein, L, Steinfartz, S., Templeton, A.R., Nolte, A.W. 2015. Ecological transcriptomics–a nonlethal sampling approach for endangered fire salamanders. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6:1417-1425

 

Schindler, B., Blank, L., Levy, S., Pearlmutter, D., Kadas, G., Blaustein, L. 2016. Integration of photovoltaic panels and green roofs: review and predictions of effects on electricity production and plant communities. Special Issue on Integrating Ecology into Green Roof Research, Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution. 62:68-73

 

Blaustein, L., Kadas, GJ, and Gurevitch J. 2016. Integrating ecology into green roof research.  Special Issue on Integrating Ecology into Green Roof Research, Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution. 62:1-6.

 

Saward-Arav, D. L., Sadeh, A., Mangel, M., Templeton, A.R., Blaustein. L. 2016. Oviposition responses of two mosquito species to pool size and predator presence: varying trade-offs between desiccation and predation risks. Special issue on predation risk. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 62:143-148

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Vasl, A., and Heim, A. 2016. Preserving plant diversity on extensive green roofs – theory to practice. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution. 62: 103-111

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Segev, O., Verster R. and Weldon, C. 2016. Testing the link between perceived and actual risk of predation: mosquito oviposition habitat selection and egg predation by native and introduced fish. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12789

 

Blank L, Vasl A., Schindler BY, Kadas, GJ, Blaustein, L. 2017. Horizontal and vertical island biogeography of arthropods on green roofs: A review.  Urban Ecosystems pp. 1-7

 

Agra H. Klein T, Vasl A., Shalom H, Kadas GJ, Blaustein L. 2017. Sedum-dominated green roofs increase and does not decrease CO2 concentrations: An experimental study in a semi-arid region. Science of the Total Environment 584–585: 1147–1151

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Goedbloed, J. D., Segev, O., Küpfer, E., Pietzsch, N.,  Matthe, M., and Steinfartz, S. 2017. Evaluation of a new Amphident module and sources of automated photo identification errors using data from Salamandra infraimmaculata. Salamandra 53: 314-318

 

Stein, M., Mukherjee, S, Duchet, C., Moraru, GM, Blaustein L. 2017. Testing for intraspecific and interspecific competition between two anuran species: Hyla savignyi and Bufotes viridis. Hydrobiologia 795:81–90

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Agra, H, Klein, T, Vasl A, Kadas G, Blaustein, L. 2017. Measuring the effect of plant community composition on carbon fixation on green roofs. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 24:1-4.

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Duchet, C., Moraru, G., Segev, O., Spencer, M., Gershberg Hayoon, A, Blaustein, L. 2017. Flash flooding effects on mosquito and community dynamics in experimental pools. J. Vector Ecology 42(2): 254-263.

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Goedbloed DJ, Czypionka T, Altmüller J, Rodriguez A., Küpfer E, Segev O,Blaustein L, Templeton, AR, Nolte AW, Steinfartz S. 2017. Parallel habitat acclimatization is realized by the expression of different genes in two closely related salamander species (genus Salamandra). Heredity 2017:1-9

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Rodriguez A, J. Burgon, M. Lyra, I. Irisarri, D. Baurain, L. Blaustein, B. Göcmen, S. Künzel, A. Nolte, M. Veith, S. Steinfartz, K. Elmer, H. Philippe, M.  Vences.  2017. Inferring the shallow phylogeny of true salamanders (Salamandra) by multiple phylogenomic approaches.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 115:16-26

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Vasl, A., Shalom, H., Kadas, GJ, Blaustein, L. 2017. Sedum-annual plant interactions on green roofs: Facilitation, competition and exclusion. Ecological Engineering 108:318-319

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Barash, A. Pickholtz, R., Pickholtz, E., Blaustein, L., Rilov, G. 2018. Seasonal aggregations of sharks near coastal power plants in Israel: an emerging phenomenon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 590: 145-154

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Duchet, C., Moraru, GM, Spencer, M., Saurav, K., Gershberg Hayoon, A., Shapir, R., Steindler, L., Blaustein, L.  2018.  Pesticide-mediated trophic cascade and ecological trap for mosquitoes. Ecosphere 9(4):e02179. 10.1002/ecs2.2179

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Blaustein, L., Segev, O., Rovelli, V., Bar-David, S., Blank, L., Polevikov, A., Pezaro, N., Krugman, T., Showstack, S., Koplovich, A., Ozeri, L., Templeton, A.R. 2018. Compassionate approaches for the conservation and protection of fire salamanders.  Special issue on compassionate conservation. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution (accepted)

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Agra, H., Solodar, A., Levy, S., Bawab, O., Kadas, G.J., Blaustein, L. Greenbaum, N. 2018. Comparing grey water versus tap water and coal ash versus perlite on growth of two plant species on green roofs. Science of the Total Environment 633:1272-1279

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Rosenfeld, S., Porretta, D. ; Rahav, E., Mastrantonio, V., Duchet, C.,  Blaustein, L. 2018.  Molecular identification of Aedes phoeniciae (Diptera: Culicidae) in rockpools along the northern Israeli coast. Journal of Vector Ecology (Accepted)