The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Report Submitted to the Animal Life Sciences Committee by The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences February 2009 Contents Table of Contents II List of Tables XIII 1 Preface: Animal Sciences at the Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences 1 1.1 Introduction . .1 1.2 Animal Evolution, Ecology and Behavior . .2 1.3 Animal Physiology . .3 1.4 Animal Genetic Basis of Traits . .4 1.5 Animal collections . .5 2 Animal Evolution, Ecology and Behavior 6 2.1 Introduction . .6 2.1.1 Research Disciplines . .7 2.1.2 Taxonomic Groups . .7 2.1.3 Research Methodologies . .8 2.1.4 Levels of Organization . .8 2.2 Individual researchers . .8 2.2.1 Ran Nathan . .8 2.2.1.1 Education . .9 2.2.1.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 10 II 2.2.1.3 Academic Positions Held . 11 2.2.1.4 Book Chapters . 11 2.2.1.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 12 2.2.1.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 16 2.2.2 Guy Sella . 17 2.2.2.1 Education: . 17 2.2.2.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 18 2.2.2.3 Academic Positions Held . 18 2.2.2.4 Book Chapters . 18 2.2.2.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 18 2.2.2.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 19 2.2.3 Salit Kark . 19 2.2.3.1 Education: . 19 2.2.3.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 20 2.2.3.3 Academic Positions Held . 21 2.2.3.4 Book Chapters . 21 2.2.3.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 22 2.2.3.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 24 2.2.4 Avi Shmida . 25 2.2.4.1 Education: . 25 2.2.4.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 26 2.2.4.3 Academic Positions Held . 26 2.2.4.4 Book Chapters . 27 2.2.4.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 27 2.2.4.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 30 2.2.5 Guy Bloch . 30 2.2.5.1 Education: . 31 III 2.2.5.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date) . 31 2.2.5.3 Book Chapters . 32 2.2.5.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 32 2.2.5.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 34 2.2.6 Ariel D. Chipman . 35 2.2.6.1 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 35 2.2.6.2 Academic Positions Held . 36 2.2.6.3 Book Chapters . 36 2.2.6.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 36 2.2.6.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 38 2.2.7 Uzi Motro . 38 2.2.7.1 Education: . 38 2.2.7.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 38 2.2.7.3 Academic Positions Held . 41 2.2.7.4 Book Chapters . 41 2.2.7.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 41 2.2.7.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 43 2.2.8 Joseph Heller . 44 2.2.8.1 Education: . 44 2.2.8.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 44 2.2.8.3 Academic Positions Held . 45 2.2.8.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 45 2.2.8.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 47 2.2.9 Dan Tchernov . 48 2.2.9.1 Education: . 48 2.2.9.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 48 2.2.9.3 Academic Positions Held . 49 IV 2.2.9.4 Book Chapters . 50 2.2.9.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 50 2.2.9.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 52 2.2.10 Amatzia Genin . 52 2.2.10.1 Education: . 53 2.2.10.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 53 2.2.10.3 Academic Positions Held . 54 2.2.10.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 55 2.2.10.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 57 2.2.11 Ronen Kadmon . 58 2.2.11.1 Education: . 58 2.2.11.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 58 2.2.11.3 Academic Positions Held . 59 2.2.11.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 59 2.2.11.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 61 3 Animal Physiology 63 3.1 Introduction . 63 3.2 Individual researchers . 64 3.2.1 Ioav Cabantchik . 64 3.2.1.1 Education: . 65 3.2.1.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 65 3.2.1.3 Academic Positions Held . 65 3.2.1.4 Book Chapters / Reviews . 65 3.2.1.5 Peer-reviewed publications . 66 3.2.1.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 69 3.2.2 Marshall Devor . 69 V 3.2.2.1 Academic Positions Held . 70 3.2.2.2 Book Chapters . 70 3.2.2.3 Peer-reviewed publications . 72 3.2.2.4 Research grants (2002-date) . 77 3.2.3 Adi Mizrahi . 78 3.2.3.1 Education: . 78 3.2.3.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 78 3.2.3.3 Academic Positions Held . 78 3.2.3.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 78 3.2.3.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 79 3.2.4 Israel Nelken . 80 3.2.4.1 Education: . 80 3.2.4.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 81 3.2.4.3 Academic Positions Held . 81 3.2.4.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 82 3.2.4.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 84 3.2.5 Binyamin Hochner . 85 3.2.5.1 Education: . 85 3.2.5.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 86 3.2.5.3 Academic Positions Held . 87 3.2.5.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 87 3.2.5.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 89 3.2.6 Yosef Yarom . 90 3.2.6.1 Education: . 91 3.2.6.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 91 3.2.6.3 Academic Positions Held . 91 3.2.6.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 91 VI 3.2.6.5 Research grants (2002-date) . 94 4 The Genetic Basis of Traits 95 4.1 Introduction . 95 4.2 Individual researchers . 96 4.2.1 Hermona Soreq . 96 4.2.1.1 Education: . 96 4.2.1.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 96 4.2.1.3 Academic Positions Held . 98 4.2.1.4 Peer-reviewed publications . 98 4.2.1.5 Reviews and Book Chapters . 107 4.2.1.6 Research grants (2002-date) . 111 4.2.2 Ariel Darvasi . 112 4.2.2.1 Education: . 112 4.2.2.2 Graduate students supervised (2002-date): . 112 4.2.2.3 Academic Positions Held . 113 4.2.2.4 Peer-reviewed publications . ..