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  1. Risk pump in Gerbillus pyramidum: quality of poor habitats increases with more conspecifics

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Burt Kotler

  2. Pit fights: predators in evolutionarily independent communities

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, July 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  3. Effect of predation risk on microhabitat use by goldfish

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, June 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Sundararaj Vijayan, Burt Kotler

  4. Understory cover increases patch use in rodent Thrichomys fosteri

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, August 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Burt Kotler

  5. How does the presence of a conspecific individual change the behavioral game that a predator plays with its prey?

    Article • Oecologia, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  6. A predator equalizes rate of capture of a schooling prey in a patchy environment

    Article • Behavioural Processes, May 2017, Elsevier

    Burt Kotler

  7. Apparent Competition

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Burt Kotler

  8. Attitudes of local people towards the mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) in Munessa, Ethiopia

    Article • African Journal of Ecology, November 2016, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  9. Fun and Games: predator–prey foraging games and related interactions

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, October 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  10. Foraging behaviour in East Asian desert rodents and its implications on coexistence

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, August 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  11. Comparing the non-lethal and lethal effects of predation risk ‬on goldfish anti-predatory behavior

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, August 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  12. Effects of plant defenses and water availability on seasonal foraging preferences of the Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana)

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, August 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  13. Intercontinental-wide consequences of compromise-breaking adaptations: the case of desert rodents

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, August 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  14. Predators risk injury too: the evolution of derring-do in a predator–prey foraging game

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, August 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  15. How foraging allometries and resource dynamics could explain Bergmann's rule and the body-size diet relationship in mammals

    Article • Oikos, July 2016, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  16. Novel predator recognition by Allenby's gerbil (Gerbillus andersoni allenbyi): do gerbils learn to respond to a snake that can “see” in the dark?

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, May 2016, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  17. Everybody loses: intraspecific competition induces tragedy of the commons in Allenby's gerbils

    Article • Ecology, January 2015, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  18. Uniform predation risk in nature: common, inconspicuous, and a source of error to predation risk experiments

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  19. Past experiences and future expectations generate context-dependent costs of foraging

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  20. Zoonotic Disease in a Peripheral Population: Persistence and Transmission ofLeishmania majorin a Putative Sink-Source System in the Negev Highlands, Israel

    Article • Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, August 2014, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Burt Kotler

  21. Ectoparasitism and stress hormones: strategy of host exploitation, common host–parasite history and energetics matter

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, May 2014, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  22. To dare or not to dare? Risk management by owls in a predator–prey foraging game

    Article • Oecologia, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  23. All that glitters is not gold: different anti-predatory behavior of two color morphs of goldfish (Carassius auratus)

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  24. What do predators really want? The role of gerbil energetic state in determining prey choice by Barn Owls

    Article • Ecology, February 2014, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  25. Quantifying the future value of cacheable food using fox squirrels (sciurus niger)

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2014, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  26. Habitat use by mountain nyalaTragelaphus buxtonidetermined using stem bite diameters at point of browse, bite rates, and time budgets in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

    Article • Current Zoology, December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  27. Effects of habitat, group-size, sex-age class and seasonal variation on the behavioural responses of the mountain nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) in Munessa, Ethiopia

    Article • Journal of Tropical Ecology, November 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Burt Kotler

  28. Predator facilitation or interference: a game of vipers and owls

    Article • Oecologia, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  29. A new beginning for theIsrael Journal of Ecology & Evolution:mission statement from the Editors-in-Chief

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, March 2013, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  30. Optimal Foraging of Little Egrets and Their Prey in a Foraging Game in a Patchy Environment

    Article • The American Naturalist, March 2013, University of Chicago Press

    Burt Kotler

  31. Patch Use in Free-Ranging Goats: Does a Large Mammalian Herbivore Forage like Other Central Place Foragers?

    Article • Ethology, August 2012, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  32. Foraging patterns of habitat use reveal landscape of fear of Nubian ibexCapra nubiana

    Article • Wildlife Biology, June 2012, Wildlife Biology

    Burt Kotler

  33. Impact of tourism on Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) revealed through assessment of behavioral indicators

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  34. Shifting species interactions in terrestrial dryland ecosystems under altered water availability and climate change

    Article • Biological Reviews, November 2011, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  35. Tolerance mechanisms in North American deserts: Biological and societal approaches to climate change

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, August 2011, Elsevier

    Burt Kotler

  36. Risk management in optimal foragers: the effect of sightlines and predator type on patch use, time allocation, and vigilance in gerbils

    Article • Oikos, May 2011, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  37. Is Israel a Biodiversity Hotspot? An Ongoing Debate

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, May 2011, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  38. Seasonal Habitat Use by Nubian Ibex (Capra Nubiana) Evaluated with Behavioral Indicators

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, May 2011, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  39. Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, February 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  40. Driven to distraction: detecting the hidden costs of flea parasitism through foraging behaviour in gerbils

    Article • Ecology Letters, November 2010, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  41. Predation Risk can Drive Cycles in Zoonotic Disease Prevalence

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, May 2010, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  42. Complex state-dependent games between owls and gerbils

    Article • Ecology Letters, March 2010, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  43. State of emergency: Behavior of gerbils is affected by the hunger state of their predators

    Article • Ecology, February 2010, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  44. Moonlight avoidance in gerbils reveals a sophisticated interplay among time allocation, vigilance and state-dependent foraging

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2010, Royal Society Publishing

    Burt Kotler

  45. Foraging behavior of an urban bird species: molt gaps, distance to shelter, and predation risk

    Article • Ecology, January 2010, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  46. Habitat Choices of Nubian Ibex (Capra Nubiana) Evaluated with A habitat Suitability Modeling and Isodar Analysis

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2010, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  47. Foraging Response to Risks of Predation and Competition in Artificial Pools

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2010, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  48. Spatial and temporal scaling in habitat utilization by klipspringers (Oreotragus oreotragus) determined using giving-up densities

    Article • Austral Ecology, August 2009, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  49. Look before you leap: is risk of injury a foraging cost?

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  50. Behavioral Indicators for Conserving Mammal Diversity

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, April 2009, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  51. Differences in Patch Use Behavior Between an Urban and Rural Species: Effects of Distance from Shelter and Wing Molt-Gaps

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2009, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  52. The structure of winter bird communities in the northern Negev shrub-steppes: Relating species composition to habitat structure

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2009, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  53. Patch use in time and space for a meso-predator in a risky world

    Article • Oecologia, December 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  54. FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF URBAN BIRDS: ARE HUMAN COMMENSALS LESS SENSITIVE TO PREDATION RISK THAN THEIR NONURBAN COUNTERPARTS?

    Article • Ornithological Applications, November 2008, Cooper Ornithological Society

    Burt Kotler

  55. Do free-ranging domestic goats show ‘landscapes of fear’? Patch use in response to habitat features and predator cues

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, October 2008, Elsevier

    Burt Kotler

  56. Sugars are complementary resources to ethanol in foods consumed by Egyptian fruit bats

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2008, The Company of Biologists

    Burt Kotler

  57. Ethanol concentration in food and body condition affect foraging behavior in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

    Article • The Science of Nature, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  58. Providing water for goats in arid landscapes: effects on feeding effort with regard to time period, herd size and secondary compounds

    Article • Oikos, March 2008, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  59. Density-Dependent Habitat and Patch use in Gerbils: Consequences of Safety in Numbers?

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2008, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  60. Consequences of food distribution for optimal searching behavior: an evolutionary model

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, October 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  61. Behavioral Indicators and Conservation: Wielding "The Biologist's Tricorder"

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2007, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  62. The Effect of Food and Shelter on Habitat Selection by Granivorous Birds Over-Wintering in Shrub Steppes of the Northern Negev, Israel

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, January 2007, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  63. Influence of cover on the foraging behavior of Negev Desert gerbils

    Article • Basic and Applied Dryland Research, January 2007, Schweizerbart

    Burt Kotler

  64. Patch use, apprehension, and vigilance behavior of Nubian Ibex under perceived risk of predation

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, December 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  65. Scale-dependent foraging costs: habitat use by rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) determined using giving-up densities

    Article • Oikos, December 2006, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  66. Direct and indirect effects of dragonfly (Anax imperator) nymphs on green toad (Bufo viridis) tadpoles

    Article • Hydrobiologia, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  67. Social information, social feeding, and competition in group-living goats (Capra hircus)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  68. Letter from the New Chief Editors

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, April 2006, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  69. A Specter of Coexistence: Is Centrifugal Community Organization Haunted by the Ghost of Competition?

    Article • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution, April 2006, Brill

    Burt Kotler

  70. Book review

    Article • Animal Behaviour, March 2006, Elsevier

    Burt Kotler

  71. Effects of food quality, diet preference and water on patch use by Nubian ibex

    Article • Oikos, March 2006, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  72. The role of site, habitat, seasonality and competition in determining the nightly activity patterns of psammophilic gerbils in a centrifugally organized community

    Article • Oikos, March 2006, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  73. THE ROLE OF VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS AND FORAGING SUBSTRATE IN ORGANIZING A CENTRIFUGAL GERBIL COMMUNITY

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, October 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  74. The use of time and space by male and female gerbils exploiting a pulsed resource

    Article • Oikos, June 2005, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  75. Inter-specific competitors reduce inter-gender competition in Negev Desert gerbils

    Article • Oecologia, November 2004, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  76. Hazardous duty pay and the foraging cost of predation

    Article • Ecology Letters, September 2004, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  77. Food patch use by parent birds: to gather food for themselves or for their chicks?

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, July 2004, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  78. Seeds redistribution in sand dunes: a basis for coexistence of two rodent species

    Article • Oikos, May 2004, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  79. APPREHENSION AND TIME ALLOCATION IN GERBILS: THE EFFECTS OF PREDATORY RISK AND ENERGETIC STATE

    Article • Ecology, April 2004, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  80. FORAGING GAMES BETWEEN GERBILS AND THEIR PREDATORS: SEASONAL CHANGES IN SCHEDULES OF ACTIVITY AND APPREHENSION

    Article • Israel Journal of Zoology, February 2004, Laser Pages Publishing Ltd.

    Burt Kotler

  81. Giving-up densities of foraging gerbils: the effect of interspecific competition on patch use

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  82. Preface: Costs of coexistence in mammals

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, July 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  83. Maternal age is a predominant determinant of progeny sex ratio variation in ungulates: a reply to Hewison et al.

    Article • Oikos, June 2003, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  84. The ecology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nizzana, Israel: infection patterns in the reservoir host, and epidemiological implications

    Article • International Journal for Parasitology, February 2002, Elsevier

    Burt Kotler

  85. Foraging Substrate and Escape Substrate: Patch Use by Three Species of Gerbils

    Article • Ecology, June 2001, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  86. FORAGING SUBSTRATE AND ESCAPE SUBSTRATE: PATCH USE BY THREE SPECIES OF GERBILS

    Article • Ecology, June 2001, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  87. The effects of gerbil foraging on the natural seedbank and consequences on the annual plant community

    Article • Oikos, August 2000, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  88. Evidence for micropatch partitioning and effects of boundaries on patch use in two species of gerbils

    Article • Functional Ecology, April 2000, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  89. Foraging and community consequences of seed size for coexisting Negev Desert granivores

    Article • Oikos, February 2000, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  90. Food Storability and the Foraging Behavior of Fox Squirrels (Sciurus niger)

    Article • The American Midland Naturalist, July 1999, University of Notre Dame

    Burt Kotler

  91. Habitat and patch use by hyraxes: there's no place like home?

    Article • Ecology Letters, March 1999, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  92. The effects of water on patch use by two Simpson Desert granivores (Corvus coronoides and Pseudomys hermannsburgensis)

    Article • Austral Ecology, December 1998, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  93. Competition between birds and mammals: A comparison of giving-up densities between crested larks and gerbils

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, November 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  94. Patch Use by Gerbils in a Risky Environment: Manipulating Food and Safety to Test Four Models

    Article • Oikos, March 1997, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  95. Direct and indirect effects of a predatory backswimmer (Notonecta maculata) on community structure of desert temporary pools

    Article • Ecological Entomology, November 1995, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  96. Foraging Efficiencies of Competing Rodents: Why Do Gerbils Exhibit Shared-Preference Habitat Selection?

    Article • Oikos, June 1995, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  97. The effect of costly information in diet choice

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, January 1995, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  98. Foraging Theory, Patch Use, and the Structure of a Negev Desert Granivore Community

    Article • Ecology, December 1994, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  99. Effects of predatory risk and resource renewal on the timing of foraging activity in a gerbil community

    Article • Oecologia, December 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  100. Applying Patch Use to Assess Aspects of Foraging Behavior in Nubian Ibex

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, April 1994, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  101. Foraging Under Predation - a Comparison of Energetic and Predation Costs in Rodent Communities of the Negev and Sonoran Deserts

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 1994, CSIRO Publishing

    Burt Kotler

  102. The Role of Predation in Shaping the Behavior, Morphology and Community Organization of Desert Rodents

    Article • Australian Journal of Zoology, January 1994, CSIRO Publishing

    Burt Kotler

  103. Mechanisms of Species Coexistence of Optimal Foragers: Temporal Partitioning by Two Species of Sand Dune Gerbils

    Article • Oikos, September 1993, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  104. The Influence of Snakes on the Foraging Behavior of Gerbils

    Article • Oikos, June 1993, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  105. Oviposition habitat selection by the mosquito, Culiseta longiareolata: effects of conspecifics, food and green toad tadpoles

    Article • Ecological Entomology, May 1993, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  106. Interference Competition and Temporal and Habitat Partitioning in Two Gerbil Species

    Article • Oikos, March 1993, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  107. Behavioral resource depression and decaying perceived risk of predation in two species of coexisting gerbils

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, April 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  108. Factors Affecting Gerbil Foraging Behavior and Rates of Owl Predation

    Article • Ecology, December 1991, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  109. Rates of Seed Harvest by Two Species of Gerbilline Rodents

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, December 1990, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  110. The Effect of Competition on Foraging Activity in Desert Rodents: Theory and Experiments

    Article • Ecology, June 1990, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  111. Predation and Competition: The Interaction of Two Types of Species Interactions

    Article • Oikos, February 1989, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  112. The effects of vegetative cover on the community structure of prairie rodents

    Article • ACTA THERIOLOGICA, December 1988, Mammal Research Institute

    Burt Kotler

  113. The Effects of Morphology and Body Size on Rates of Owl Predation on Desert Rodents

    Article • Oikos, September 1988, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  114. The effects of owl predation on the foraging behavior of heteromyid rodents

    Article • Oecologia, August 1988, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  115. Short-Term Apparent Competition

    Article • The American Naturalist, September 1987, University of Chicago Press

    Burt Kotler

  116. Owl Predation on Desert Rodents Which Differ in Morphology and Behavior

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, November 1985, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  117. A Record of Notiosorex crawfordi (Insectivora: Soricidae) from the Great Basin Desert, Nevada

    Article • The Southwestern Naturalist, August 1985, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  118. Microhabitat Utilization in Desert Rodents: A Comparison of Two Methods of Measurement

    Article • Journal of Mammalogy, May 1985, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Burt Kotler

  119. Can interaction coefficients be determined from cencus data?

    Article • Oecologia, May 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

    Burt Kotler

  120. Risk of Predation and the Structure of Desert Rodent Communities

    Article • Ecology, June 1984, Wiley

    Burt Kotler

  121. Effects of Illumination on the Rate of Resource Harvesting in a Community of Desert Rodents

    Article • The American Midland Naturalist, April 1984, JSTOR

    Burt Kotler

  122. Direct behavioral indicators as a conservation and management tool

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Burt Kotler