Dr. Ital Plaut

 

List of Publications

1. Haim, A., Pelaot, (Plaut), I., and Sela, A., (1985). Comparison of ecophysiological parameters between two Apodemus species coexisting in the same habitat. In: Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability, Vol. III A/B, Bar-Ilan University Press, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Ed. Z. Dubinsky and Y. Steinberger, pp. 33-40.
2. Plaut, I., and Fishelson, L., (1991). Population structure and growth in captivity of the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus from Dahab, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Mar. Biol., 111:467-472.
3. Plaut, I., (1993). Sexual maturity, reproductive season and fecundity of the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus from the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba), Red Sea. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res., 44(4):527-535. (download pdf)
4. Rozemeijer, M.J.C. and I. Plaut, (1993). Regulation of nitrogen excretion of the amphibious Blenniidae Alticus kirki (Guenther, 1868) during emersion and immersion. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 104A(1):57-62. (download pdf)
5. Plaut, I., and M.S. Gordon (1994). Swimming metabolism of cloned and wild type zebra fish, Brachydanio rerio. J. Exp. Biol. 194:209-223. (download pdf )
6. Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1995). Metamorphosis, growth and survival of Aplysia oculifera larvae in the laboratory. Mar. Biol., 122:425-430. (download pdf)
7. Buth, D.G., M.S. Gordon, I. Plaut, S.L. Drill and L. Gunn-Adams (1995). Genetic heterogeneity in potentially homozygous isogenic clonal zebrafish, Danio rerio. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA 92:12367-12369. (download pdf )
8. Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1996). Life time energy budget and resource allocation in the sea hare Aplysia oculifera (Adams and Reeve, 1850). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 113A(2):205-212. (download pdf)
9. Gordon, M.S., Plaut, I and Kim, D. (1996). How puffers (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) swim. J. Fish Biol. 49:319-328. ( download pdf )
10. Haim, A., Plaut, I. and Zobedat, A.A. (1996). Physiological variations within and among wood mice species of the genus Apodemus (Rodentia) in Israel. Isr. J. Zool., 42:347-351.
11. Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1996). Influence of various environmental conditions on growth and reproduction in the sea hare Aplysia oculifera. J. Comp. Physiol. B., 166:510-516. ( download pdf )
12. Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1998). Seasonal cycle and population dynamics of the sea hare Aplysia oculifera in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba), Red Sea. J. Mollusc. Stud., 64:239-247.(download pdf)
13. Plaut, I. (1998). Comparison of salinity tolerance and osmoregulation in two closely related species of blennies from different habitats. Fish Physiol. Biochem., 19:181-188.( download pdf )
14. Plaut, I.(1999). Effects of salinity on survival, osmoregulation, and oxygen consumption in the intertidal blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus . Copeia, 1999(3):775-779. (download pdf)
15. Plaut, I. (1999). Effects of salinity acclimation on oxygen consumption in the freshwater blenny, Salaria fluviatilis, and the marine peacock blenny, S. pavo. Freshwat. Mar. Res., 50 :655-659. (download pdf)
16. Plaut, I. (2000). Effects of fin size on swimming performance, swimming behavior, and routine activity of zebrafish, Danio rerio . J. Exp. Biol., 203(4):813-820. ( download pdf )
17. Plaut, I. (2000). Nocturnalism in Aplysia oculifera (Adams & Reeve, 1850): an avoidance behavior minimizing exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Veliger, 43:105-109  (download pdf)
18. Plaut, I. (2000). Resting metabolic rate, critical swimming speed and routine activity of the euryhaline cyprinodontid, Aphanius Dispar acclimated to wide salinity range. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 73(5):590-596. (download pdf )
19. Plaut, I. And Afik, D. (2001). Effect of salinity acclimation on routine activity rate in two closely related species of blennies from different habitats. Isr. J. Zool. 47:79-86 ( download pdf )
20. Plaut, I. (2001). Critical swimming speed: Its ecological relevance. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 131A(1):41-50. (download pdf )
21. Plaut, I. (2002). Does pregnancy affect swimming performance of female mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis? Functional Ecology 16:290-295 ( download pdf ).
22. Plaut, I. and Chen, T. (2003) How small puffers (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) swim. Ichthyological Research (in press)

 

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Articles in different stages of preparation:

23. Plaut, I and Benjamin, N. Why pregnant Gambusia affinis have lower critical swimming speed? (Submitted to Functional Ecology)

24. Plaut, I., Hushan, M. and Zoller, U. Effect of alkylphenol ethoxylates on zebrafish (Danio rerio) reproduction. (submitted to Environmental Science and technology)

25. Zoller, U. and Plaut, I. & Hushan, M. Nonionic surfactants in surface-, ground- and coastal sea-water in the Mediterranean region and their effect on fish reproduction: Is there a problem? (Submitted to Water Research)

26. Escandon, A -E. T., I. Plaut and M.S. Gordon.Ecological correlates of swimming performance in endangered species of cyprinid fishes from the Southwestern United States. Submitted to: J. Fish Biol.

27. Plaut, I. Effect of fin size on swimming kinematics of the zebrafish, Danio rerio (submitted to Can. J. Fisher. Aquat. Sci. )

28. Plaut, I. Is the introduced mosquitofish Gambusia affinis a potential competitor to the native cypriniid Aphanius mento?

 

 

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