Eli Geffen - list of publications
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
1. Geffen E, Gafny S, Gasith A. 1987. Contribution to the knowledge of the
biology of the banded newt, Triturus vittatus vittatus,
in rainpools in Israel. Israel Journal of Zoology 34:213-223. [PDF]
2. Geffen E, Mendelssohn H. 1988. Home range and seasonal
movements of the Egyptian tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni)
in the northwestern Negev, Israel. Herpetologica 44:354-359. [PDF]
3. Geffen E, Mendelssohn H. 1989. Activity pattern and
thermoregulatory behavior of the Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni, in the northwestern Negev, Israel. Journal
of Herpetology 23:404-409. [PDF]
4. Geffen E, Mendelssohn H. 1991. A preliminary study on
the breeding behavior of the Egyptian tortoise, Testudo kleinmanni , in Israel. Herpetological
Journal 1:574-577. [PDF]
5. Geffen E, Degen AA, Kam M, Hefner R, Nagy KA. 1992.
Daily energy expenditure and water flux of free-living Blanford's foxes (Vulpes
cana): a small desert carnivore. Journal
of Animal Ecology , 61:611-617. [PDF]
6. Geffen E, Hefner R, Macdonald DW, Ucko
M. 1992. Diet and foraging behavior of the Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana, in Israel. Journal of Mammalogy 73:395-402. [PDF]
7. Geffen E,
Hefner R, Macdonald DW, Ucko M. 1992. Habitat
selection and home range in the Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana: compatibility with the Resource Dispersion
Hypothesis. Oecologia 91:75-81. [PDF]
8. Geffen E, Hefner R, Macdonald DW, Ucko
M. 1992. Morphological adaptations and seasonal weight changes in the
Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana. Journal
of Arid Environments 23:287-292.
9. Geffen E, Macdonald DW. 1992. Small size and
monogamy: spatial organization of the Blanford’s fox, Vulpes cana . Animal Behaviour 44:1123-1130. [PDF]
10. Geffen E, Mercure A, Girman DJ, Macdonald DW, Wayne RK.
1992. Phylogeny of the fox-like canids: analysis of
mtDNA restriction fragment, site, and cytochrome b sequence data. Journal
of Zoology 228: 27-39. [PDF]
11. Geffen E, Hefner R, Macdonald DW, Ucko
M. 1993. Biotope and Distribution of the Blanford's fox. Oryx 27:104-108. [PDF]
12. Geffen E, Macdonald DW. 1993. Activity and time tabling
in the movement patterns of Blanford's foxes, Vulpes cana, in Israel. Journal of Mammalogy 74:455-463. [PDF]
13. Geffen E. 1994. Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana. Mammalian Species 462:1-4. [PDF]
14. Macdonald DW, Geffen E. 1994. Blanford's fox (Vulpes
cana) appeal. Canid News 2:24.
15. Roy MS, Geffen E, Smith D, Ostrander E, Wayne RK.
1994. Patterns of differentiation and hybridization in North American wolf-like
canids revealed by analysis of microsatellite loci. Molecular Biology
and Evolution 11:553-570.[PDF]
16. Maldonado JE, Orta Davila F, Stewart BS, Geffen E,
Wayne RK. 1995. Intraspecific genetic differentiation in Californian sealions (Zalophus
californianus ) from southern California and the Gulf of
California. Marine Mammal Research 11:46-58. [PDF]
17. Hefner R, Geffen E. 1995. The Arabian wolf ( Canis
lupus ) in Israel. Canid News 3:22.
18. Geffen E, Gompper ME, Gittleman JL, Luh HK, Macdonald
DW, Wayne RK. 1996. Size, life histories and social organization in the
Canidae: a reevaluation. American Naturalist 147:140-160. [PDF]
19. Yahnke CJ, Smith D, Johnson W, Geffen E, Fuller T,
Van Valkenburgh B, Hertel F, Roy MS, Wayne RK. 1996. Darwin's fox: a distinct
endangered species from a vanishing habitat. Conservation Biology 10:366-375. [PDF]
20. García-Moreno J, Roy MS, Geffen E, Wayne RK. 1996. Relationships
and genetic purity of the endangered Mexican wolf: an analysis of 10
microsatellite loci. Conservation Biology 10:376-389. [PDF]
21. Altmann J, Alberts SC, Haines SA, Dubach J, Muruthi
P, Coote T, Geffen E, Mututua RS, Saiyalel SN, Wayne RK and Bruford MW. 1996. Behavior
predicts genetic structure in a wild primate group. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences USA 93:5797-5801. [PDF]
22. Roy MS, Geffen E, Smith D, Wayne RK. 1996.
Molecular genetics of pre-1940 red wolves. Conservation Biology 10:1413-1424. [PDF]
23. Hedrick PW, Miller PS, Geffen E, Wayne RK. 1997.
Genetic evaluation of the three captive Mexican wolf lineages. Zoo
Biology 16:47-69. [PDF]
24. Girman DJ, Miles MGL, Geffen E, Wayne RK. 1997. A
molecular genetic analysis of social structure, dispersal, and pack
interactions in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Behavioral
Ecology and Sociobiology 40:187-198.[PDF]
25. Smith D, Meier T, Geffen E, Mech LD, Burch J, Adams
L, Wayne RK. 1997. Is inbreeding common in wolf packs? Behavioral
Ecology 8:384-391. [PDF]
26. Moritz C, Heideman A, Geffen E, McRae P. 1997.
Genetic population structure of the bilby, Macrotis lagotis, a
marsupial in decline. Molecular Ecology 6:925-936. [PDF]
27. Wayne RK, Geffen E, Girman D, Kopfelli
KP, Marshall C. 1997. Molecular systematics of the Canidae. Systematic
Biology 46:622-649. [PDF]
28. Maldonado JE, Cotera M, Geffen E, Wayne RK. 1997.
Relationships of the endangered Mexican kit fox (Vulpes macrotis zinseri) to North American arid-land foxes based on
mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Southwestern Naturalist 42:460-470.
29. de Ruiter JR, Geffen E. 1998. Relatedness of
matrilines, dispersing males and social groups in long-tailed macaques (Macaca
fascicularis). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 265:79-87. [PDF]
30. Geffen H, Pervolotsky A, Geffen E,
Yom-Tov Y. 1999. Use of space and social organization of female mountain
gazelles (Gazella gazella gazella) in Ramat HaNadiv, Israel. Journal of Zoology 247:113-119. [PDF]
31. Hefner R, Geffen E. 1999. Ecology and behavior of
the Arabian wolf (Canis lupus) in southern Israel. Journal of
Mammalogy 80:611-619. [PDF]
32. Mokady O, Loya Y, Achituv
Y, Geffen E, Graur D, Rozenblatt S, Brickner I. 1999.
Speciation versus phenotypic plasticity - Darwin's observations in an
ecological context. Journal of Molecular Evolution 49:367-375. [PDF]
33. Kutiel P, Geffen E. 1999.
Coastal dune ecosystems: management for conservation objectives. I. The impact
of woody vegetation removal on annual plants. Journal of Mediterranean
Ecology 1:101-108.
34. Geffen E, Yom-Tov Y. 2000. Are incubation and fledging
periods longer in the tropics? Journal of Animal Ecology 69:59-73. [PDF]
35. Geffen E, Yom-Tov Y. 2000. Old endemics and new
invaders: alternative strategies of passerines for living in the Australian
environment. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 47:250-257. [PDF]
36. Kutiel P, Peled Y, Geffen E.
2000. The effect of removing shrub cover on annual plants and small mammals in
a coastal sand dune ecosystem. Biological Conservation 94:235-242. [PDF]
37. Firestone KB, Houlden BA, Sherwin WB, Geffen E.
2000. Variability and differentiation of microsatellites in the genus Dasyurus and conservation implications
for the large Australian carnivorous marsupials. Conservation
Genetics 1:115-133. [PDF]
38. Girman DJ, Vila C, Geffen E, Creel S, Mills MGL,
McNutt JW, Ginsberg J, Kat P, Wayne RK. 2001. Patterns of population subdivision,
gene flow, and genetic variability in the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Molecular
Ecology10:1702-1723. [PDF]
39. Geffen E, Yom-Tov Y. 2001. Factors affecting the rates
of intraspecific nest parasitism among Anseriformes and Galliformes. Animal
Behaviour 62:1027-1038. [PDF]
40. Koren L, Mokady O, Karaskov
T, Klein J, Koren G, Geffen E. 2002. A novel method for
determining hormonal levels in wildlife using hair. Animal
Behaviour 63:403-406. [PDF]
41. Blundell GM, Ben-David M, Groves P, Bowyer RT, Geffen E.
2002. Characteristics of sex-biased dispersal and gene flow in coastal river
otters: implications for natural recolonization of extirpated
populations. Molecular Ecology11:289-303. [PDF]
42. Rosenberg N, Murata M, Ikeda Y, Opare-Sem O, Zivelin
A, Geffen E, Seligsohn U. 2002. The frequent
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase C677T polymorphism is associated with a
common haplotype in whites, Japanese and Africans. American Journal of
Human Genetics 70:758-762. [PDF]
43. Rak Y, Ginzburg A, Geffen E. 2002. Does Homo
neanderthalensis play a role in modern human ancestry? The mandibular
evidence. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 119:199-204. [PDF]
44. Yom Tov Y, Geffen E. 2002. Examining the Ashmole
hypothesis: are life history parameters of resident passerines related to the
proportion of migrants? Evolutionary Ecology Research 4:673-685. [PDF]
45. Jones ME, Paetkau D, Geffen E,
Moritz C. 2003. Microsatellites for the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus laniarius). Molecular Ecology Notes 3:277-279. [PDF]
46. Kam M, Cohen-Gross S, Khokhlova IS, Degen AA, Geffen E.
2003. Average daily metabolic rate, reproduction and energy allocation during
lactation in the Sundevall jird, Meriones crassus. Functional Ecology 17:496-503.[PDF]
47. Russell EM, Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E. 2004. Extended
parental care and delayed dispersal: northern, tropical and southern passerines
compared. Behavioral Ecology 15:831-838. [PDF]
48. Blundell GM, Ben-David M, Groves P, Bowyer RT, Geffen E.
2004. Kinship and sociality in coastal river otters: are they related? Behavioral
Ecology 15:705-714. [PDF]
49. Shefer S, Abelson A, Moakdy O, Geffen E.
2004. Red- to Mediterranean Sea bioinvasion: natural
drift through the Suez Canal, or anthropogenic transport? Molecular
Ecology 13:2333-2343. [PDF]
50. Geffen E, Anderson MJ, Wayne RK. 2004. Climate and habitat
barriers to dispersal in the highly mobile gray wolf. Molecular
Ecology 13:2481-2490. [PDF]
51. Jones ME, Paetkau D, Geffen E
, Moritz C. 2004. Genetic diversity, dispersal and population structure in the
Tasmanian devil, the largest marsupial carnivore. Molecular
Ecology 13:2197-2209. [PDF]
52. Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E. 2005. Host specialization and
latitude among cuckoos. Journal of Avian Biology 36:465-470. [PDF]
53. Scheinin S, Yom-Tov Y, Motro
U, Geffen E. 2006. Behavioral responses of red foxes (Vulpes
vulpes ) to the presence of golden jackal (Canis
aureus ): a field experiment. Animal Behaviour 71:577-584. [PDF]
54. Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E. 2006. Geographic variation in
body size: the effects of ambient temperature and precipitation Oecologia 148:213-218. [PDF]
55. Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E. 2006. On the
origin of brood parasitism in altricial birds. Behavioral Ecology 17:196-205.[PDF]
56. Koren L, Mokady O, Geffen E.
2006. Elevated testosterone levels and social ranks in female rock hyrax. Hormones
and Behavior 49:470-477. [PDF]
57. Keren-Rotem T, Bouskila A, Geffen E. 2006.
Ontogenetic habitat shift and risk of cannibalism in the common chameleon (Chamaeleo
chamaeleon). Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology 59:723-731. [PDF]
58. Perez I, Geffen E, Mokady
O. 2006. Critically Endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr in Israel: estimating population parameters
using molecular scatology. Oryx 40:295-301. [PDF]
59. Rak Y, Ginsburg A, Geffen E. 2007. Gorilla-like
anatomy on Australopithecus afarensis mandibles suggests Au.
afarensis link to robust australopiths. Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences USA 104:6568-6572. [PDF]
60. Meiri S, Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E. 2007. What determines
conformity to Bergmann’s rule? Global Ecology and Biogeography 16:788-794. [PDF]
61. Geffen E, Waidyaratne S,
Dalén, Angerbjörn A, Vila C, Hersteinsson
P, Fuglei E, White PA, Goltsman
M, Kapel CMO, Wayne RK. 2007. Sea ice occurrence predicts genetic isolation in
the Arctic fox. Molecular Ecology 16:4241-4255. [PDF]
62. Driscoll CA, Menotti-Raymond M, Roca AL, Hupe K, Johnson WE, Geffen E,
Harley E, Delibes M, Pontier D, Kitchener AC, Yamaguchi N, O’Brien SJ,
Macdonald DW. 2007. The Near Eastern origin of cat domestication. Science 317:519-523. [PDF]
63. Brickner-Braun I, Geffen E, Yom-Tov Y. 2007. The
domestic cats (Felis catus) as a predator of Israeli wildlife. Israel
Journal of Ecology and Evolution 53:129-142. [PDF]
64. Koepfli KP, Kanchanasaka
B, Sasaki H, Jacques H, Louie KDY, Hoai T, Dallas JF, Geffen E,
Gutleb A, Sung-Yong H, Heggberget
TM, LaFontaine L, Mason C, Melisch R, Ruiz-Olmo J,
Santos-Reis M, Sidorovich VE, Stubbe M, Wayne RK. 2008. Establishing the
foundation for an applied molecular taxonomy of otters in Southeast Asia. Conservation
Genetics 9:1589-1604. [PDF]
65. Leader N, Geffen E, Mokady
O, Yom-Tov Y. 2008. Song dialects do not restrict gene flow in an urban
population of the orange-tufted sunbird, Nectarinia
osea. Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology 62:1299-1305. [PDF]
66. Koren L, Mokady O, Geffen E.
2008. Social status and cortisol levels in singing rock hyraxes. Hormones
and Behavior 54:212-216. [PDF]
67. Koren L, Geffen E. 2009. Androgens and social
status in female rock hyraxes. Animal Behaviour 77:233-238.[PDF]
68. Hersteinsson P, Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E.
2009. The effect of the Sub-polar Gyre, North Atlantic Oscillation and ambient
temperature on size variation in the Icelandic Arctic fox. Global
Change Biology 15:1423-1433. [PDF]
69. Koren L, Geffen E. 2009. Complex call in male rock
hyrax: a multi-information distributing channel. Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology 63:581-590. [PDF]
70. Gingold G, Yom-Tov Y, Kronfeld-Schor N, Geffen E. 2009.
The effect of guard dogs on the behavior of gazellesGazella
gazella in cattle enclosures on the Golan Heights. Animal
Conservation 12:155-162. [PDF]
71. VonHoldt BM, Pollinger JP, Lohmueller KE,
Han E, Parker HG, Quignon P, Degenhardt JD, Boyko AR,
Earl DA, Auton A, Reynolds A, Bryc K, Brisbin A, Knowles J, Mosher DS, Spady
TS, Elkahloun A, Geffen E, Pilot M,
Jedrzejewski W, Greco C, Randi E, Bannasch D, Wilton A, Shearman J, Cargill M,
Jones PG, Qian Z, Huang W, Ding Z, Zhang Y, Bustamante CD, Ostrander EA,
Novembre J, Wayne RK. 2010. Genome-wide SNP and haplotype analyses reveal a
rich history underlying dog domestication. Nature 464:898-903. [PDF]
72. Munwes I, Geffen E, Roll
U, Friedmann A, Daya A, Tikochinski Y, Gafny S. 2010. The change in genetic diversity down the
core-edge gradient in the eastern spadefoot toad (Pelobates
syriacus). Molecular Ecology 19:2675-2689.[PDF]
73. Facka AN, Roemer GW, Mathis VL, Kam
M, Geffen E. 2010. Drought leads to collapse of black-tailed
prairie dog populations reintroduced to the Chihuahuan Desert. Journal
of Wildlife Management 74:1752-1762. [PDF]
74. Kam M, Degen AA, Khokhlova IS, Krasnov BR, Geffen E.
2010. Do fleas affect energy expenditure of their free-living hosts? PLoS ONE 5:e13686. [PDF]
75. Shneor O, Perlman G, Balaban A, Yom-Tov Y, Huchon D, Geffen E.
2010. Origin of passerine migratory waves: evidence from the blackcap at a
stopover site. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution 56:135-151. [PDF]
76. Gaubert P, Machordom A, Morales A, Lopez
Bao JV, Veron G, Amin M, Queirós Barros TS, Basuony
M, Sylvestre Djagoun CAM, Do Linh San E, Santos
Fonseca CMM, Geffen E, Gouichiche M,
Onder Ozkurt S, Cruaud C, Couloux A, Palomares F. 2011. Comparative phylogeography of
two African carnivores presumably introduced in Europe: disentangling natural
versus human-mediated dispersal across the Strait of Gibraltar. Journal
of Biogeography 38:341-358. [PDF]
77. Koren L, Geffen E. 2011. Individual identity is
communicated through multiple channels in male rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) songs. Behavioral Ecology and sociobiology 65:675-684. [PDF]
78. Yom Tov Y, Geffen E. 2011. Recent spatial and
temporal changes in body size of terrestrial vertebrates: probable causes and
pitfalls. Biological Reviews 86:531-541. [PDF]
79. Geffen E, Rowe KC, Yom-Tov Y. 2011. Reproductive rates
in Australian rodents are related to phylogeny. PLoS
ONE 6:e19199. [PDF]
80. Yoktan K, Geffen E, Ilany
A, Yom-Tov Y, Leader N. 2011. Vocal dialect and genetic subdivisions along a
geographic gradient in the orange-tufted sunbird. Behavioral Ecology
and sociobiology 65:1389-1402. [PDF]
81. Munwes I, Geffen E,
Friedmann A, Tikochinski Y, Gafny
S. 2011. Variation in heteroplasmy and repeat length of the mtDNA control
region along a core-edge gradient in the eastern spadefoot toad (Pelobates syriacus). Molecular
Ecology 20:2878-2887. [PDF]
82. Virgós E, Kowalczyk R, Trua
A, de Marinis A, Mangas GJ, Barea-Azcón JM, Geffen E.
2011. Body size clines in the European badger and the abundant centre hypothesis. Journal of Biogeography 38:1546-1556.
[PDF]
83. VonHoldt BM, Pollinger JP, Earl DA, Knowles JC, Boyko AR, Parker
H, Geffen E, Pilot M, Jedrzejewski W, Greco C, Randi E,
Musiani M, Kays R, Qian Z, Zhang Y, Bustamante CD, Ostrander EA, Novembre J,
Wayne RK. 2011. A genome-wide perspective on the evolutionary history of
enigmatic wolf-like canids. Genome Research, 21:1294-1305. [PDF]
84. Barocas A, Ilany A, Koren L, Kam M, Geffen E. 2011.
Variance in centrality within rock hyrax social networks predicts adult
longevity. PLoS ONE 6:e22375. [PDF]
85. Ilany A, Barocas A, Koren L, Kam M, Geffen E. 2011.
Singing rock hyraxes exploit conspecific calls to gain attention. PLoS ONE 6:e28612. [PDF]
86. Geffen E, Kam M, Hefner R, Hersteinsson
P, Angerbjörn A, Dalèn L, Fuglei E, Norèn K, Adams J, Vucetich J, Meier TJ, Mech LD, vonHoldt
BM, Stahler DR, Wayne RK. 2011. Kin encounter rate and inbreeding avoidance in
canids. Molecular Ecology 20:5348-5358. [PDF]
87. Koren L, Nakagawa S, Burke T, Soma KK, Wynne-Edwards KE, Geffen E.
2012. Non-breeding feather concentrations of testosterone, corticosterone and
cortisol are associated with subsequent survival in wild house sparrows. Proceedings
of the Royal Society B, 279, 1560-1566. [PDF]
88. Yom-Tov Y, Hatzofe O, Geffen E.
2012. Israel’s breeding avifauna: A century of dramatic change. Biological
Conservation, 147:13-21. [PDF]
89. Cohen O, Barocas A, Geffen E. 2013. Conflicting
management policies for the Arabian wolf in the Negev Desert: Is this
justified? Oryx, 47:228-236. [PDF]
90. Kershenbaum A, Ilany A, Blaustein L, Geffen E.
2012. Syntactic structure and geographical dialects in the songs of male rock
hyraxes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 279:2974-2981. [PDF]
91. Pienaar J., Ilany A., Geffen E., Yom-Tov Y. 2013.
Macroevolution of life-history traits in passerine birds: adaptation and
phylogenetic inertia. Ecology Letters, 16:571-576. [PDF]
92. Ilany A, Barocas A, Kam M, Ilany T, Geffen E. 2013.
The energy cost of singing in wild rock hyrax males: evidence for an index
signal. Animal Behaviour, 85:995-1001. [PDF]
93. Ilany A, Barocas A, Koren L, Kam M, Geffen E. 2013. Structural balance in the social networks of a wild
mammal. Animal Behaviour, 85:1397-1405. [PDF]
94. Biton R, Geffen E, Vences
M, Cohen O, Bailon S, Rabinovich R, Malka Y, Oron T, Boistel
R, Brumfeld V, Gafny S.
2013. The rediscovered Hula painted frog is a living fossil. Nature
Communications, 4:1959. [PDF]
95. Stachowicz JB, Vannoni E, Pitcher BJ, Briefer EF, Geffen E, McElligott AG. 2014. Acoustic
divergence in the rut vocalisations of Persian and
European fallow deer. Journal of Zoology,
292:1–9. [PDF]
96. Freedman A, Gronau I, Han E, Schweizer R, Ortega-Del Vecchyo D, Silva P, Galaverni M,
Fan Z, Marx P, Lorente-Galdos B, Beale H, Ramirez O, Alkan C, Vilà C, Squire K, Geffen
E, Kusak J, Boyko A, Parker H, Lee C, Tadigotla V, Siepe A, Bustamante C, Harkins T, Nelson S, Ostrander E,
Marques-Bonet T, Wayne RK, Novembre J. 2014. Genome sequencing highlights the
dynamic early history of dogs. PLoS Genetics,
10:e1004016. [PDF]
97. Gutiérrez-Rodríguez J, Salvi D, Geffen
E, Gafny S, Martínez-Solano I. 2014. Isolation and
characterization of novel polymorphic microsatellite loci in Iberian painted
frogs (Discoglossus galganoi and D. jeanneae), with data on cross-species
amplification in Discoglossus
and Latonia (Alytidae).
Herpetological Journal, 24:261-265. [PDF]
98. Demartsev V, Kershenbaum A, Ilany A,
Barocas A, Bar Ziv E, Koren L, Geffen
E. 2014. Male hyraxes increase song complexity and duration in the presence of
alert individuals. Behavioral Ecology,
25:1451–1458. [PDF]
98. Roll U, Geffen E, Yom-Tov
Y. 2015. Linking species richness to tree canopy height on a global scale. Global Ecology and Biogeography,
24:814–825. [PDF]
100. Koepfli
KP, Pollinger J, Godinho R, Robinson J, Lea A, Hendricks S, Schweizer RM,
Thalmann O, Silva P, Fan Z, Yurchenko AA, Dobrynin P, Makunin
A, Cahill JA, Shapiro B, Álvares F, Brito JC, Geffen E, Leonard JA, Johnson WE, O'Brien SJ, Van Valkenburgh B,
Wayne RK. 2015. Genome-wide evidence reveals that African and Eurasian golden
jackals are distinct species. Current
Biology, 25: 2158–2165. [PDF]
101. Freedman AH, Schweizer RM,
Ortega-Del Vecchyo D, Han E, Davis B, Gronau I, Silva
PM, Galaverni M, Fan Z, Marx P, Lorente-Galdos B,
Ramirez O, Hormozdiari F, Alkan C, Vila C, Squire K, Geffen
E, Kusak J, Boyko AR, Parker HG, Lee C, Tadigotla V,
Bustamante CD, Harkins TT, Nelson SF, Marques-Bonet T, Ostrander EA, Wayne RK.
2016. Demographically-based evaluation of genomic regions under selection in
domestic dogs. PLoS Genetics,
12:e1005851. [PDF]
102. Demartsev
V, Bar Ziv E, Shani U, Goll Y, Koren L, Geffen E. 2016. Harsh vocal
elements affect counter-singing dynamics in male rock hyrax. Behavioral
Ecology, 27:1397–1404. [PDF]
103. Bar Ziv E, Ilany A, Demartsev V, Barocas A, Geffen E, Koren L. 2016.
Sexual networks reveal cryptic female mate choice in a polygynandrous wild
mammal. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70:901–912. [PDF]
104. Keren-Rotem T, Levy N,
Wolf L, Bouskila A, Geffen E. 2016. Male preference for social signaling
over crypsis is associated with alternative mating tactics. Animal Behaviour,
117:43-49. [PDF]
105. Warburton EM, Kam M,
Bar-Shira E, Friedman A, Khokhlova IS, Koren L, Geffen E, Kiefer D,
Krasnov BR, Degen AA. 2016. Effects of parasite pressure on parasite mortality
and reproductive output in a rodent-flea system: inferring host defense
trade-offs. Parasitology Research, 115:3337–3344. [PDF]
106. Sazatornil
V, Rodríguez A, Klaczek M, Ahmadi M, Alvares F,
Arthur S, Blanco JC, Borg B, Cluff D, Cortés Y, García E, Geffen E,
Habib B, Iliopoulos Y, Kaboli M, Krofel
M, Llaneza L, Marucco F, Oakleaf J, Person D,
Potočnik H, Razen N, Rio-Maior H, Sand H, Unger D, Wabakken
P, López-Bao JV. 2016. The role of human-related risk in breeding site
selection by wolves. Biological Conservation, 201:103–110. [PDF]
107. Keren-Rotem T, Levy N,
Wolf L, Bouskila A, Geffen E. 2016. Alternative reproductive tactics in
male chameleons are evident in both long-term body color and short-term
courtship pattern. PLoS ONE,
11:e0159032. [PDF]
108. Tchaicka
L, de Freitas TRO, Bager A, Vidal SL, Lucherini M, Iriarte A, Novaro A, Geffen E, Garcez FS, Johnson WE, Wayne RK,
Eizirik E. 2016. Molecular assessment of the
phylogeny and biogeography of a recently diversified endemic group of South
American canids (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae). Genetics and Molecular
Biology, 39:442-451. [PDF]
109. Demartsev
V, Ilany A, Barocas A, Bar Ziv E, Geffen E. 2016. A mixed strategy of
counter-singing behaviour among male rock hyrax vocal competitions. Behavioral
Ecology Sociobiology, 70:2185–2193. [PDF]
110. Melamed Y, Kislev M, Geffen
E, Lev-Yadun S, Goren-Inbar N. 2016. The plant
component of an Acheulian diet: a case study from Gesher Benot Ya‘aqov, Israel. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences USA, 113:14674–14679. [PDF]
111. Yom-Tov Y, Hersteinsson P, Yom-Tov E, Geffen E. 2017. Harsh
climate selects for small body size among Iceland Arctic foxes. Ecography, 40:376–383. [PDF]
112. Yom-Tov E, Yom-Tov Y,
Yom-Tov S, Anderson M, Rosenfeld D, Devasthale A, Geffen
E. 2017. The complex effects of geography, ambient temperature, and North
Atlantic Oscillation on the body size of Arctic hares in Greenland. Biological
Journal of the Linnaean Society, 120:909-918. [PDF]
113. Perl RGB, Gafny S, Malka Y, Renan S, Woodhams D, Rollins-Smith L,
Pask JD, Bletz M, Geffen E, Vences M. 2017. Natural history and
conservation of the rediscovered Hula painted frog, Latonia nigriventer. Contributions to Zoology,
86: 11-36. [PDF]
114. Demartsev V, Ilany A, Kershenbaum A, Geva
Y, Margalit O, Shnitser I, Barocas A, Bar-Ziv E,
Koren L, Geffen E. 2017. The progression pattern of male hyrax songs and
the role of climactic ending. Scientific Reports 7:2794. [PDF]
115. Goll Y, Demartsev V, Koren L, Geffen
E. 2017. Male hyraxes increase countersinging as strangers become ‘nasty neighbours’. Animal Behaviour 134:9-14. [PDF]
116. Renan S, Gafny S, Perl RGB, Roll U, Malka
Y, Vences M, Geffen E. 2017. Living quarters of a living fossil -
Uncovering the current distribution pattern of the rediscovered Hula painted
frog (Latonia nigriventer) using environmental
DNA. Molecular Ecology 26:6801–6812. [PDF]
117. Keren-Rotem T, Roll, U, Bouskila A, Geffen E. 2018. The
contextual separation of lateral white line patterns in chameleons. Royal
Society Open Science 5:171235. [PDF]
118. Barocas A, Hefner R, Ucko M, Merkle J, Geffen
E. 2018. Behavioral adaptations of a large carnivore to human activity in an
extremely arid landscape. Animal Conservation 21:433–443. [PDF]
119. Perl BRG, Geffen E, Malka Y, Barocas A, Renan S, Vences M, Gafny S. 2018. Population genetic analysis of the recently
rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer)
reveals high genetic diversity and low inbreeding. Scientific Reports 8:5588. [PDF]
120. Perl RGB, Gafny S, Geffen E, Malka
Y, Renan S, Vences M. 2018. Notes on post-metamorphic colour
pattern changes in the Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer):
How realistic is re-identification of juveniles? Herpetology Notes
11:475-480. [PDF]
121. Koren L, Matas D, Pečnerová P, Dalén L,
Tikhonov A, Gilbert MTP, Geffen E. 2018. Testosterone in ancient hair
from an extinct species. Paleontology 61:797–802. [PDF]
122. Weissman Y, Demartsev
V, Ilany A, Barocas A, Bar-Ziv E, Shnitzer I, Geffen
E, Koren L. 2019. Acoustic stability in hyrax snorts: Vocal tightrope-walkers
or wrathful verbal assailants? Behavioral Ecology 30:223–230. [PDF]
123. Geffen E, Yom-Tov Y. 2019. Pacific island invasions: How do
settlement time, latitude, island area, and number of competitors affect body
size of the kiore across the Pacific? Biological
Journal of the Linnaean Society 126:462–470. [PDF]
124. Demartsev V, Kershenbaum A, Ilany A,
Barocas A, Weissman Y, Koren L, Geffen E. 2019. Life-long changes in
vocal syntactic complexity are determined by alternative life history. Animal
Behaviour 153:151-158. [PDF]
125. Dufresnes C, Strachinis
I, Suriadna N, Mykytynets
G, Cogălniceanu D, Szekely P, Vukov T, Arntzen JW, Wielstra B, Lymberakis P, Geffen
E, Gafny S, Kumlutaş Y, Ilgaz Ç, Candan K, Mizsei E, Szabolcs M, Savary R, Kolenda
K, Smirnov N, Geniez P, Lukanov S, Crottini A, Crochet PA, Dubey S, Perrin N, Litvinchuk S, Denoël M. 2019. Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation
continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates).
Molecular Ecology 28:3257-3270. [PDF]
126. Weissman Y, Demartsev V, Ilany A, Barocas
A, Bar-Ziv E, Geffen E, Koren L. 2019. Social context mediates
testosterone’s influences on snort parameters in male hyrax songs. Hormones
and Behavior 114:104535. [PDF]
127. Koren L, Weissman Y, Shnitser I, Beukeboom R, Bar Ziv E, Demartsev
V, Barocas A, Ilany A, Geffen E. 2019. Sexually opposite effects of
testosterone on mating success in wild rock hyrax. Behavioral Ecology
30:1611–1617. [PDF]
128. Demartsev V, Gordon N, Barocas A, Bar-Ziv
E, Ilany T, Goll Y, Ilany A, Geffen E. 2019. The “Law of Brevity” in
animal communication: sex-specific signaling optimization is determined by call
amplitude rather than duration. Evolution Letters 3:623-634. [PDF]
129. Weissman Y, Demartsev V, Ilany A, Barocas
A, Bar-Ziv E, Koren L, Geffen E. 2020. A crescendo in the inner
structure of snorts: A reflection of increasing arousal in rock hyrax songs? Animal
Behaviour 166:163-170. [PDF]
130. Kershenbaum A, Demartsev V, Gammon D, Geffen
E, Gustison M, Ilany A, Lameira A. 2021. Shannon entropy as a robust estimator
of Zipf’s Law in animal communication repertoires. Methods in Ecology and
Evolution, 12:553–564. [PDF]
131. Rak Y, Geffen E, Hylander WL, Ginzburg A, Been E. 2021. One
hominin taxon or two at Malapa Cave? Implications for the origins of Homo.
South African Journal of Science, 117: 8747. [PDF]
132. Cohen O, Ram Y, Hadany L, Gafny S, Geffen E. 2021. Annual climatic
fluctuations and short-term genetic variation in the eastern spadefoot toad. Scientific
Reports, 11:13514. [PDF]
133. Frydman G, Geffen E, Koren L. 2021. Social status and social
network in a captive rock hyrax (Procavia
capensis) group. Afrotherian
Conservation 17:6-8. [PDF]
134. Perl RGB, Avidor E, Roll U, Malka, Y, Geffen E, Gafny S. 2022. Using eDNA presence/non-detection data to
characterize the abiotic and biotic habitat requirements of a rare, elusive
amphibian. Environmental DNA 4:642–653. [PDF]
135. Goll Y,
Bordes C, Weissman YA, Shnitzer I, Beukboom R, Ilany A, Koren L, Geffen E. 2022.
Sex-associated and context-dependent leadership in the rock hyrax. iScience 25:104063. [PDF]
136. Barocas A, Hefner R, Ucko M, Shalmon B, Leader N, Geffen E. 2022. Ruppell’s fox
movement and spatial behavior are influenced by topography and human activity. Biodiversity
and Conservation 31:1345–1357. [PDF]
137. Cohen O, Ram Y, Hadany L, Geffen E,
Gafny S. 2022. The effect of habitat and climatic on
microsatellite diversity and allele length variation. Frontiers in Ecology
and Evolution 10:893856. [PDF]
138. Hemelrijk CK, Seex
L, Pederboni M, Ilany A, Geffen E, Koren L.
2022. Adult sex ratios and partial dominance of females over males in the rock
hyrax. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10:1004919. [PDF]
139. Lam DK, Frantz AC, Burke T, Geffen E, Sin SYW. 2023. Both
selection and drift drive the spatial pattern of adaptive genetic variation in
a wild mammal. Evolution 77: 221–238. [PDF]
140. Frydman G, Goll Y, Geffen E, Koren L. 2022. Sex differences
in frequencies in a species with modest sexual size dimorphism. Bioacoustics
32: 230-240. [PDF]
141. Demartsev V, Haddas-Sasson
M, Ilany A, Koren L, Geffen E. 2022. Male rock hyraxes that maintain an
isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success. Journal of
Animal Ecology 92: 1520–1531. [PDF]
142. Sivan J, Tesler I, Hadad S, Degen AA, Geffen E, Kam M. 2023.
Testing the morphological constraint hypothesis of tail length in the sexually
dimorphic Cerastes vipera and new perspectives. Scientific
Reports 13: 4447. [PDF]
143. Geffen E, Roemer GW, Unnsteinsdóttir ER, Van Valkenburgh B.
2023. Sub-zero temperatures and large-scale weather patterns induce tooth
damage in Icelandic arctic foxes. Global Change Biology 29: 5211–5223. [PDF]
144. Goll Y, Bordes C, Weissman YA, Shnitzer I
, Beukboom R, Ilany A, Koren L, Geffen E.
2023. The interaction between cortisol and testosterone predicts leadership
within rock hyrax social groups. Scientific reports 13: 14857. [PDF]
145. Keren-Rotem, T, Main DC, Barocas A, Donaire-Barroso D, Haddas-Sasson M, Villa C, Shaharabany
T, Wolf L, Tolley K, Geffen E. 2024. Genetic and behavioral factors
affecting interpopulation color pattern variation in two congeneric chameleon
species. Royal Society Open Science 11: 231554. [PDF]
146. Atzeni L, Ilany A, Geffen E, Cushman SA, Kaszta Z, Macdonald
D. 2024. Reviving the Arabian leopard: harnessing historical data to map
habitat and pave the way for reintroduction. Biological Conservation
291:110440. [PDF]
147. Mesika-Surizon G, Geffen E, Roll
U, Gafny S, Perl RGB. 2024. The phylogeography of
Middle Eastern tree frogs in Israel. Scientific reports 14:2788. [PDF]
148. Benson JF, Keiter DA, Mahoney PJ, Allen BL, Allen L, Álvares F,
Anderson ML, Barber-Meyer SM, Barocas A, Beasley J, Behrendorff
L, Belant JL, Beyer DE, Boitani L, Borg BL, Boutin S,
Boydston EE, Brown JL, Bump J, Cepek JD, Chamberlain MJ, Chenaux-Ibrahim
Y, Cherry SG, Ćirović D, Ciucci P, Cluff DH, Cooper
SM, Kevin CR, Dupont DLJ, Fisher RN, Fortin D, Gable TD, García E, Geffen
E, Gehrt S, Gillingham M, Heard DC, Hebblewhite M,
Hinton JW, Homkes AT, Howden CG, Huber D, Jackson PJ,
Joly K, Kelly A, Kelly MJ, Kingdon KA, Kulkarni AM, Kusak J, Kuzyk GW, Lake BC,
Llaneza L, López-Bao JV, MacNulty DR, McLaren AAD,
McLoughlin PD, Merrill E, Mills KJ, Mitchell N, Moore SA, Mumma MA, Murray MH,
Musiani M, Nakamura M, Neilson EW, Neufeld LM, Newsome TM, Oakleaf JK, Palacios
V, Perry T, Perdicas MM, Petroelje TR, Piper CB,
Prokopenko CM, Prugh LR, Riley SPD, Rio-Maior H, Roffler GH, Rollins D, Sand H,
Schmiegelow F, Seip DR, Sorum MS, St. Clair CC, Steenweg
R, Strohbach MW, Tatler J, Thaker M, Thompson CA, Turner JW, Vanak AT, Vander
Wal E, Wabakken P, Walter SE, Webster SC, Wheeldon
TJ, Wikenros C, Windels SK, Young JK, Zabihi-Seissan S, Zimmermann B, Patterson B. 2025. Intrinsic and
environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild Canis social groups. Ecology
106: e4492. [PDF]
149. Albery GF, Becker DJ, Firth JA, Silk M, Sweeny AR, Vander Wal E,
Webber Q, Allen B, Babayan SA, Barve S, Begon M,
Birtles RJ, Block TA, Block BA, Bradley JE, S Budischak
S, Buesching C, Burthe SJ, Carlisle AB, Caselle JE, Cattuto C, Chaine AS, Chapple T, Cheney BJ, Clutton-Brock
T, Collier M, Curnick DJ, Delahay RJ, Farine DR,
Fenton A, Ferretti F, Fielding H, Foroughirad V,
Frere C, Gardner MJ, Geffen E, Godfrey SS, Graham AL, Hammond PS,
Henrich M, Heurich M, Hopwood P, Ilany A, Jackson JA, Jackson N, Jacoby D,
Jacoby AM, Jezek M, Kirkpatrick L, Klamm A, Klarevas-Irby
JA, Knowles S, Koren L, Krzyszczyk E, Kusch JM,
Lambin X, Lane JE, Leirs H, Leu ST, Lyon BE, MacDonald DW, Madsen AE, Mann J,
Manser M, Marien J, Massawe A, McDonald RA, Morelle
K, Mourier J, Newman C, Nussear K, Nyaguthii B, Ogino M, Ozella L, Papastamatiou Y, Paterson S, Payne E, Pedersen AB,
Pemberton JM, Pinter-Wollman N, Planes S, Raulo A,
Rodriguez-Munoz R, Sabuni C, Sah P, Schallert RJ,
Sheldon BC, Shizuka D, Sih A, Sinn DL, Sluydts V,
Spiegel O, Telfer S, Thomason CA, Tickler DM, Tregenza T, VanderWaal K, Walters
EL, Wanelik KM, Wielgus E, Wilson-Aggarwal J,
Wohlfeil C, Bansal S. 2025. Density-dependent network structuring within and
across wild animal systems. Nature Ecology and Evolution 9, 2002–2013. [PDF]
150. Demartsev V, Geva Y, González PA, Koren
L, Ilany A, Geffen E. 2025. Alerting components in animal vocalization.
Animal Behaviour 230: 123373. [PDF]
151. Atzeni L, Cushman SA, Ilany A, Geffen E, Macdonald DW. 2026.
Using spatially explicit individual-based modelling to evaluate the ecological
feasibility of big cat reintroduction: the example of the Arabian leopard.
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1. Mendelssohn H, Geffen E.
1995. The Egyptian tortoise (Testodo kleinmanni). Pp. 139-145 in Red Data Book on
Mediterranean Chelonians, Ballasina D (ed.). Edagricole - Edizioni Agricole,
Bologna, Italy.
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P. Luikart G, Geffen E. 2001. New methods for obtaining and
analyzing genetic data from free-ranging carnivores. Pp. 313-334 in Carnivore
Conservation, Gittleman J L, Funk S M, Macdonald D W, Wayne R K (eds.).
Cambridge University Press and The Zoological Society of London, London
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2001. Fox classification. Pp. 61 in The Encyclopedia of Mammals, second
edition, Macdonald D W (ed.). Oxford University Press, Oxford.
4. Geffen E,
Girard I. 2003. Behavioral and physiological adaptations of foxes to hot arid
environments: comparing Saharo-Arabian and North
American species. Pp. 223-229 in The Swift Fox: Ecology and Conservation of
Swift Foxes in a Changing World, Sovada M, Carbyn L N (eds.). Canadian Circumpolar Institute,
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Vila C. 2004. Population Genetics. Pp. 55-84 in Biology and conservation of
wild canids, Macdonald D W, Sillero-Zubiri C (eds.). Oxford University Press,
Oxford.
6. Geffen, E. 2004.
Blanford’s foxes. Pp. 199-206 in Biology and conservation of wild canids, Macdonald,
D. W. and C. Sillero-Zubiri (eds.). Oxford University Press, Oxford.
7. Geffen E,
Hefner R, Wright P. 2004. Blanford’s fox (Vulpes cana).
Pp. 194-198 in Canids: Foxes, Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and
Conservation: Action Plan. Sillero-Zubiri C, Hoffmann M, Macdonald D W (eds.).
IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
8. Wayne R K., .Geffen E,
Vila C. 2004. Conservation Genetics of Canids. Pp. 237-245 in Canids: Foxes,
Wolves, Jackals and Dogs. Status Survey and Conservation: Action Plan.
Sillero-Zubiri C, Hoffmann M , Macdonald D W (eds.). IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
9. Geffen E,
Luikart DW, Waples RS, 2007. Impacts of modern molecular genetic techniques on
conservation biology. Pp. 46-63 in Key Topics in Conservation Biology.
Macdonald DW and Service K. (eds). Blackwells Publishing, Oxford.
10. Geffen E,
Peters G. 2013. Vulpes cana. Pp. 60-62 In
The Mammals of Africa, Vol. 4., Kingdon J, Hoffmann M (eds.). Academic Press,
New York.
11. Yom-Tov Y, Geffen E. 2017. Intra-specific nest parasitism
among birds: The effects of phylogeny, mode of reproduction and geographic
distribution Pp. 95-103 in Avian Brood Parasitism - Behaviour, Ecology,
Evolution and Coevolution, Soler M. (ed.). Springer International Publishing.
12. Belmaker J, Abelsson A, Haddas Sasson M,
Yamaguchi N, Shefer S, Geffen E. 2018. Potential pitfalls in the
definition of Lessepsian migrants: The case of Brachidontes.
Pp. 1293-1307 in The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, environmental challenges and
conservation measures, Jawad LA. (ed.). Springer International
Publishing. [PDF]