Conservation and Ecological Genetics Lab
Our lab
Our lab focuses on spatial ecology and spatial genetics and their implications for wildlife biology and wildlife management. Specifically, we study spatial and genetic structure of populations, factors affecting range expansion following reintroduction, and movement patterns of individuals under differnet landscape scenarios.
The lab is part of Mitrany Department of Desert Ecology (MDDE) at the Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), located in Midreshet-Ben Gurion.
Current projects
- Resource distribution effect on genetic diversity in a fission-fusion population of Asiatic Wild ass through mechanisms of sociality and reproduction.
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Characterizing territories of Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) breeding males:
habitat factors and presence of conspecifics
Latest publications
Shrutarshi Paul, Yael Avidan, Naama Shahar, Efrat Dener, Shirli Bar-David, Merav Seifan. 2026. Dietary insights into ecological integration and impact on vegetation of a reintroduced large herbivore in a hyper-arid ecosystem. Global Ecology and Conservation.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04215
Noa Yaffa Kan-Lingwood, Liran Sagi, Alan R. Templeton, Naama Shahar, Ariel Altman, Nurit Gordon, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Amos Bouskila, Shirli Bar-David. 2026. Resource management as a conservation tool to impact genetic diversity through mating patterns in wild populations. Ecological Applications.
https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.70226
