Dr. Uri Shanas
Senior Lecturer
Contact:
Department of Biology and Environment,
Faculty of Natural Sciences,
University of Haifa- Oranim,
Tivon 36006
Israel
Tel:
+972-4-9838703
Fax:
+972-4-9832167
E-mail: shanas@research.haifa.ac.il
Homepage: http://research.haifa.ac.il/~shanas
Date and place of birth: April 16, 1961. Be'er Sheva, Israel
Citizenship: Israel, USA
Martial Status: Married + two daughters and a son
Home Adress: HaSeora 34, Givat Ada, Israel
Conservation biology
Chemical communication in mammals
Reproductive behavior
Behavioral physiology and endocrinology
Articles in refereed journals:
Shanas, U., Arensburg, B., Hod, I. and Terkel, J. (1991). Preliminary observations on the Harderian gland of the blind mole rat. Endocrinologia 38:306-308
Rado, R., Shanas, U., Zuri, I. and Terkel, J. (1992). Seasonal activity in the blind mole rat. (Spalax ehrenbergi). Can. J. Zool. 71: 1733-1737.
Shanas, U. and Terkel, J. (1995). Grooming expresses Harderian gland materials in the blind mole rat. Aggr. Behav. 21: 137-146.
Shanas, U., Heth, G., Nevo, E., Shalgi, R. and Terkel J. (1995). The reproductive behavior of the blind mole rat. J. Zool. (Lond) 237: 195-210.
Shanas, U., Arensburg, B., Hammel, I., Hod, I. and Terkel, J. (1996). Quantitative histomorphology of the blind mole rat Harderian gland. J. Anat. 188: 341-347.
Shanas, U., Shalgi, R. and Terkel, J. (1997). Seasonal changes in the ovary of the blind mole rat. Isr. J. Zool. 43: 149-158.
Gazit, I., Shanas, U. and Terkel, J. (1996). First successful breeding of the blind mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi) in captivity. Isr. J. Zool. 42: 3-13.
Shanas, U. and Terkel, J. (1996). Grooming secretions and seasonal adaptations in the blind mole rat (Spalax ehrenbergi). Physiol. Behav. 60: 653-656.
Shanas, U. and Terkel, J. (1997). Mole rat harderian gland secretions inhibit aggression. Anim. Behav. 54: 1255-1263.
Gilad, E., Shanas, U., Terkel, J. and Zisapel, N. (1997). Putative melatonin receptors in the blind mole rat harderian gland. J. Exp. Zool. 277: 435-441.
Haim, A., Shanas, U., Oates, K. M., Sample, C. B. and Buzzel, G. R. (1997). 5 - aminolevulinate synthase is present, but porphyrin does not accumulate, in the harderian glands of the blind mole rat, Spalax ehrenbergi, and two species of spiny mouse, Acomys cahirinus and Acomys russatus. Isr. J. Zool 43: 267-272.
Shanas, U., Bhasin, R., Sutherland, A.K., Silverman, A-J. and Silver, R. (1998). Brain mast cells lack the c-kit receptor. J. Neuroimmun. 90: 207-211.
Shanas, U., Gozlan, I., Murawski, U. and Terkel, J. (1998). Identification of the main lipid components of the mole rat harderian gland. J. Chem. Ecol. 24: 2181-2193.
Conservation Biology I, II
Ecology of Reproduction
Zoogeography
Biodivrsity workshop
Student’s Name
|
Degree |
Cooperation |
Manuella Bari | Ph.D. | At Massey University, New Zealand, together with Dianne Brunton and Weihong Ji |
Idan Shapira | Ph.D. | At Massey University, New Zealand, together with Dianne Brunton |
Guri Roth | Ph.D. | |
Yael Kimolov | M.Sc | |
Yael Olek | M.Sc. | |
Elad Peled | M.Sc. | Together with Rachel Ben Shlomo |
Brigitte Kreigenhofer | M.Sc. | At Massey University, New Zealand, together with Weihong Ji |
Achik Dorchin | M.Sc. - 2007 | Together with Dr. Moshe Inbar and Gidi Neeman |
Oren Rosner | M.Sc. - 2007 | |
Shacham Mitler | M.Sc. - 2007 | Together with Dr Danny Simon, TAU |
Idan Shapira | M.Sc. - 2006 | |
Arian Wallach | M.Sc. - 2006 | Together with Dr. Moshe Inbar |
Elad Topel | M.Sc. - 2006 | Together with Dr. Yaron Ziv, BGU |
Pheromones for conservation
Biology of an endangered, endemic gecko in the Arava
Are antlions keystone species in Arava valley?
Biodiversity
across borders in the Arava valley -NY TIMES
Discovery
Biodiversity
across borders in the Arava valley - New spider species
Re-introduction
of roe deer
Physiology of spiny
mice from opposing slopes of a Mediterranean forest
Effect
of water economy on reproduciton of spiny mice
Conservation
and management of soft-shelled turtle
Ecological effects of roads
Reproduction
of rodents in extreme arid desert