Institute of Evolution and the Dept. of Evolutionary & Environmental Biology, University of Haifa
 

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GIL STAV
 Research Associate

 

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E-mail: rgstav@gmail.com


Gil Stav: Ecologist, entomologist and hydrobiologist
 

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Research Interests   [top]


Culiseta egg raft
Culiseta egg raft (Photo: D. Arav)

 I am interested in behavioral ecology of the individual, population and community levels. I am also interested how the theoretical knowledge we acquire in this study field may help cope with applied problems including biological control and epidemiology. Most of my research focuses on temporary pools and lately especially on oviposition habitat selection.

Mosquito oviposition traps for Aedes spp.
 Oviposition traps for Aedes albopictus and A. aegypti (Photo: G. Stav)
 
Education   [top]
From-To Institution Area of specialization Degree
1992-1995 Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Biology, Ecology B.S.
1996-1998 Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Biology, Ecology M.S.
1999-2003 Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Biology, Ecology Ph.D
2003-2004 Institute of Evolution , Haifa University , Israel Ecology Postdoc
2004-2007 School of Public Health , Tulane University Mosquito Control Postdoc
 
Scholarships, Awards and Grants   [top]
Year(s) Funding Agency / Institution Subject
04/99-09/99 The “Krupp Fund” Student scholarship
10/99-03/00 The “Krupp Fund” Student scholarship
 
Publications   [top] 

ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS

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

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

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

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

 

SUBMITTED PAPERS

Stav G., B.P. Kotler, L. Blaustein (submitted) Foraging response to risk of predation and competition in a temporary pool community: measuring GUD under water. Oecologia.

Ponnusamy L., N. Xu , G. Stav, D.M. Wesson, C. Schal and C.S. Apperson (submitted) Survey of beta diversity of bacterial communities in container habitats of mosquitoes using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

 

IN PREPARATION

Stav G., C.S. Apperson, D.M. Wesson (in prep.) Mosquito oviposition habitat selection: evolutionary and applied ecology perspectives.

Stav G., B.P. Kotler, L. Blaustein (in prep.) The influences of biotic and a-biotic factors on microhabitat selection and development in temporary pool organisms.

CONFERENCES

Schneider B., G. Stav, J. Margalit (1995) Spatial and temporal distribution of fly populations in Jordan Rift Valley. The 32nd meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, (p. 71)

Stav G. (1995) Individual and interactive effects of predator (Anax imperator) and a species sharing the same trophic level as mosquitoes (Daphnia magna) on mosquito populations. The 32nd meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, (p. 45)

Stav G., L. Blaustein, J. Margalit (1997) The impact of the predator Anax imperator on a population of the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata. Ecological Society of Australia Inc. 1997 Conference. (p. 87).

Stav G., B.P. Kotler, L. Blaustein (2000) Direct and indirect effects of the predatory dragonfly nymph Anax imperator on green toad Bufo viridis tadpoles. Ecological Society of America, 85th annual meeting. (p. 213).

Stav G.(2000) Effects of risk of predation on two temporary pool species (Bufo viridis and Culiseta longiareolata) The 37th meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, (p. 35).

Stav G., B.P. Kotler, L. Blaustein (2001) Effect of predation risks and competition on green toad (Bufo viridis) tadpoles in artificial pools. Ecological Society of America, 86th annual meeting.

Stav G. (2001) The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on microhabitat selection and larval performance in temporary pool organisms. The 38th meeting of the Zoological Society of Israel, (p. 57).

Stav G., D.M. Wesson (2005) The Effects of pH and the Season on Mosquito Oviposition Habitat Selection. The 2005 annual  meeting of the Entomological Society of America.

Ponnusamy, L., N. Xu, G. Stav, D. Wesson, C. Schal, C. Apperson (2005) Characterization of bacterial community diversity in container habitats of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus using denaturing gradient gel banding patterns. The 53rd  annual  meeting of the Entomological Society of America.

Stav G., B. Bird, K. Swan, D.M. Wesson (2006) Physiological age-associated differences in oviposition site selection by the yellow fever mosquito: Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). The 2006 annual  meeting of the Entomological Society of America.

  

DISSERTATIONS:

Ph.D. Thesis:  Mechanistic Approaches to Understanding Temporary Pool Community Organization. Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel . Supervisors: Burt Kotler, Leon Blaustein ( Haifa University ).

M.S. Thesis:  Individual and Interactive Effects of A Predator (Anax imperator) and Species Sharing the Same Trophic Level as Mosquitoes on Mosquito Populations.  Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel . Supervisors: Yoel Margalit , Leon Blaustein ( Haifa University ).

 
 

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Institute of Evolution
Dept. of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology
Faculty of Natural Sciences 
University of Haifa, Haifa 31905
Israel
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