University Units - Academic Staff Members

Contact:
Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology
Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research
Ramon Science Center
Mizpe Ramon 80600
Telephone: +972-8-6588764
Fax: +972-8-6586369
E-mail: shenbrot@bgu.ac.il

Born: 1950, Russia.
Ph.D.: 1980, Moscow State University, Researcher Grade A, 2001. Homepage

Research Interests:

Community and population ecology of desert animals (small mammals, lizards); Biogeography of arid zones; Taxonomy of small mammals (Rodentia, Insectivora) and lizarsd (Agamidae); Conservation ecology, protection of rare species.

Research projects:

(a) The monitoring program for the Ramon Park Nature Reserve in the frames of Israel National Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network;
(b) Field testing of the theoretically predicted mechanisms of habitat selection using rodents in the Makhtesh Ramon;
(c) Biogeography of host-parasite relationships;
(d) The influence of human settlement on the biodiversity – Mizpe Ramon as a model

Research Projects for M.Sc.

Inter specific interactions of Wagner gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus) and house mouse (Mus musculus) as mechanism of inter specific competition.

Courses taught:

General Biogeography, Graduate.

Recent Publications:

Shenbrot G.I. & Krasnov B. R. 2005. An Atlas of the Geographic Distribution of the Arvicoline Rodents of the world (Rodentia, Muridae: Arvicolinae). Pensoft Publ., Sofia. 336 pp.
Shenbrot, G., Krasnov, B. & Rogovin, K., 1999. Spatial ecology of desert rodent communities. SpringerVerlag, Berlin. 295 pp.
Shenbrot G.I., Sokolov V.E., Heptner V.G. and Kowalskaya Y.M., 1995. Mammals of Russia and adjacent regions. Jerboas and birchmice. - Nauka Press, Moscow. 576 pp. (in Russian, English summary).
Krasnov, B., Khokhlova, I. and Shenbrot, G. 2004. Fleas, rodents, environment: Factors determining habitat selection in hematophagous ectoparasites. – Research Trends in Entomology 3: 43-72.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Geographic variation of the role of gerbills and jirds (Gerbillinae) in rodent communities across the Great Palaearctic Desert Belt. - Proc. 8th Int. Symposium on African Small Mammals. C. Denys, L. Granjon and A. Poulet (eds.). Paris, IRD Editions, pp.511-529.
Krasnov, B. & Shenbrot, G. 2001. Chapter 7. Tenebrionid beetles at Makhtesh Ramon: Seasonality, diversity and community structure. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 187-215.
Shenbrot, G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Chapter 8. Lizards of Makhtesh Ramon: Habitat distribution and spatial organization of communities. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 217-234.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Chapter 9. Rodents of Makhtesh Ramon: Habitat distribution and temporal dynamics of the spatial organization of communities. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 235-249.
Krasnov B., Khokhlova I., Burdelova N. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Chapter 10. Flea assemblages on rodents in Makhtesh Ramon: Host-habitat mediation of host-parasite relationships. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 251-272.
Krasnov B., Mazor E., Avni Y., Plakht J. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Chapter 16. Urban ecology: Mizpe Ramon as an example. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 365-378.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Rodents in desert environment: Is density dynamics really correlated with annual rainfall fluctuations? – In: I. Prakash (ed.). Ecology of Desert Environments (A Festschrift for Prof. J.L.Cloudsley-Thompson on his 80th Birthday). Scientific Publ.: India: Jodhpur, pp. 405-421. pdf
Shenbrot G.I. and Krasnov B.R., 1996. Patterns of animal distribution along the rainfall gradient in the Central Negev as an indicator of Global Climate Changes.In: Steinberger Y. (ed.) Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences "Preservation of Our World in the Wake of Change". ISEEQS Publication, Jerusalem, Israel, pp. 185-186.
Rogovin K.A., Shenbrot G.I. and Surov A.V.., 1992. Analysis of spatial organization of a desert rodent community in the Bolson de Mapimi, Mexico. - In: Sokolov V., Halffter G., and Ortega A. (eds.) Vertebrate Ecology in Arid Zones of Mexico and Asia. Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico: Instituto de Ecologia A.C. and Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas de Baja California Sur, A.C., p. 103-126.
Shenbrot G.I., Rogovin K.A. and Surov A.V., 1992. Comparative analysis of the spatial organization of desert lizard communities in Middle Asia and in Mexico. - In: Sokolov V., Halffter G., and Ortega A. (eds.) Vertebrate Ecology in Arid Zones of Mexico and Asia. Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico: Instituto de Ecologia A.C. and Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas de Baja California Sur, A.C., p. 147-88.
Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I., 1988. Desert rodent communities: population density estimations with correction of the edge effect. In: V.E.Sokolov (ed.) Actual problems of morphology and ecology of the terrestrial vertebrates. Part 2. Nauka Press, Moscow, pp. 539 552 (in Russian).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1986. Herpetofauna of the South Eastern Mongolia. In: E.I.Vorobieova (ed.) Herpetological studies in the Mongolian People's Republic. Nauka Press, Moscow, pp. 110 119 (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I. and Semenov D.V., 1986. Some biological peculiarities of Phrynocephalus (Agamidae). In: Studies in Herpetology (Proc. Europ. Herpetol. Meeting). Charles Univ. Press, Prague: 579 582.
Shenbrot G.I., 1986. Ecological niche: Technique of analysis. In: V.Panov (ed.) Methods of researches in ecology and ethology. Nauka Press, Puschino, pp. 76 93 (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I., 1984. Insectivora: Erinaceidae (Erinaceus dauricus), Talpidae (Talpa romana ognevi, Mogera vogura), Soricidae (Sorex mirabilis, Sorex bucharensis). In: A.M.Borodin, A.G.Bannikov, V.E.Sokolov (eds.) USSR Red Data Book, 2d ed. Forest Industry Press, Moscow. Vol. 1: 12 15, (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I., 1984. Rodentia: Dipodidae (Cardiocranius paradoxus, Salpingotus crassicauda, Salpingotus heptneri, Jaculus turcmenicus), Spalacidae (Spalax giganteus, Spalax graecus, Spalax arenarius), Cricetidae (Calomyscus urartensis, Calomyscus mystax). In: A.M.Borodin, A.G.Bannikov, V.E.Sokolov (eds.) USSR Red Data Book, 2d ed. Forest Industry Press, Moscow. Vol. 1: 23 28 (in Russian).
Flint V.E. and Shenbrot G.I., 1983. The principles of protectional classification and the problems of protection of the naturally rare species. In: V.E.Flint (ed.) Applied aspects of the "Man and Biosphere" Program. VINITI Press, Moscow, pp. 121 134 (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I. and Chelintsev N.G., 1982. On the technique of quantitative study of small terrestrial vertebrate habitats in the arid landscapes. In: V.E.Flint (ed.) Scientific principles of the protection and the rational usage of the animal world. Moscow, pp. 68 75 (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I., 1981. About Talpa romana ognevi Stroganov, 1944 in the Trialeti Mountains of South Georgia. In: V.E.Flint (ed.) Biological aspects of the rare animal protection. Moscow, pp 117 118 (in Russian).
Lobachev V.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1980. The jerboas. In: V.V.Kucheruk (ed.) Results in the marking of mammals. Nauka Press, Moscow, pp. 147 153 (in Russian, English summary).
Krasnov, B., Burdelova N., Khokhlova, I., Shenbrot, G. and Degen, A. 2005. Larval interspecific competition in two flea species parasitic on the same rodent host. – Ecological Entomology 30: 146-155.
Krasnov, B.R., Morand, S., Khokhlova, I.S., Shenbrot, G.I. and Hawlena, H. 2005. Abundance and distribution of fleas on desert rodents: linking Taylor’s power law to ecological specialization and epidemiology. - Parasitology 131: 825-837.
Krasnov, B., Mouillot, D., Khokhlova, I., Shenbrot, G. and Poulin, R. 2005. Covariance in species diversity and facilitation among on-interactive parasite taxa: all against the host. - Parasitology 131: 557–568.
Krasnov, B., Mouillot, D., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2005. Abundance patterns and coexistence processes in communities of fleas parasitic on small mammals. – Ecography 28: 453-464.
Krasnov, B., Poulin, R., Shenbrot, G., Mouillot, D. and Khokhlova, I. 2005. Host specificity and geographic range in haematophagous ectoparasites. – Oikos 108: 449-456.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2005. Nested pattern in flea assemblages across the host’s geographic range. – Ecography 28: 475-484.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2005. Diversification of ectoparasite assemblages and climate: an example with fleas parasitic on small mammals. – Global Ecology and Biogeography 14: 167-175.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Mouillot, D., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2005. Spatial variation in species diversity and composition of flea assemblages in small mammalian hosts: geographical distance or faunal similarity? – Journal of Biogeography 32: 633-644.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Mouillot, D., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2005. What are the factors determining the probability of discovering a flea species (Siphonaptera)? – Parasitological Research 97: 228-237.
Vazquez, D. P., Poulin, R., Krasnov, B. and Shenbrot, G. 2005. Species abundance and the distribution of specialization in host–parasite interaction networks. – Journal of Animal Ecology 74: 946-955.
Krasnov, B., Khokhlova, I. and Shenbrot, G. 2004. Sampling fleas: the reliability of host infestation data. – Medical and Veterinary Entomology 18: 232-240.
Krasnov, B., Mouillot, D., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2004. Geographical variation in host specificity of fleas (Siphonaptera) parasitic on small mammals: the influence of phylogeny and local environmental conditions. – Ecography 27:787-797.
Krasnov, B., Poulin, R., Shenbrot, G., Mouillot, D. and Khokhlova, I. 2004. Ectoparasitic “jacks-of-all-trades”: relationship between abundance and host specificity in fleas (Siphonaptera) parasitic on small mammals. – American Naturalist 164: 506-516.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Degen, A. 2004. Relationship between host diversity and parasite diversity: flea assemblages on small mammals. – Journal of Biogeography 31: 1857-1866.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Degen, A. 2004. Flea species richness and parameters of host body, host geography and host ‘milieu’. – Journal of Animal Ecology 73: 1121-1128.
Krasnov, B., Shenbrot, G., Khokhlova, I. and Poulin, R. 2004. Relationships between parasite abundance and the taxonomic distance among a parasite’s host species: an example with fleas parasitic on small mammals – International Journal for Parasitology 34: 1289-1297.
Shenbrot, G. 2004. Habitat selection in a seasonally variable environment: Test of the isodar theory with the fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus, in the Negev. – Oikos 106: 359-365.
Shenbrot, G. and Krasnov, B. 2004. Temporal dynamics in spatial organization of a rodent community in the Negev Highlands (Israel). – Journal of Zoology 263: 207-218.
Krasnov, B. and Shenbrot, G. 2003. Coevolutionary events in history of association between jerboas (Rodentia: Dipodidae) and their flea parasites. – Israel Journal of Zoology 48: 331-350. pdf
Sinai P., Krasnov B., Shenbrot, G. & Choshniak I. 2003. Ecology and behaviour of the lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) from the Negev Highlands and Arava valley, Israel. – Mammalia 67(1): 1-17. pdf
Krasnov B.R., Khokhlova I.S. & Shenbrot, G.I. 2003. Density-dependent host selection in ectoparasites: An application of isodar theory to fleas parasitizing rodents. – Oecologia 134(3): 365-372. pdf
Shenbrot, G. and Krasnov, B. 2002. Can interaction coefficients be determined from census data? Testing two estimation methods with Negev desert rodents. – Oikos 99(1): 47-58. pdf
Krasnov, B. R., Burdelova, N. I., Shenbrot, G. I. & Khokhlova, I. S. 2002. Annual cycles of four flea species (Siphonaptera) in the central Negev desert –Medical and Veterinary Entomology 16: 266-276. pdf
Krasnov B., Khokhlova I, & Shenbrot G. 2002. The effect of host density on ectoparasite distribution: an example with a desert rodent parasitized by fleas. - Ecology 83(1): 164-175. pdf
Shenbrot G., Krasnov B., Khokhlova I., Demidova T. & Fielden L. 2002. Habitat-dependent differences in architecture and microclimate of Sundeval jird (Meriones crassus) burrows in the Negev Desert, Israel. - J. Arid Environ. 51(2): 265-279. pdf
Tchabovsky A.V., Krasnov B.R., Khokhlova I.S. & Shenbrot G.I. 2001. The effect of vegetation cover on vigilance and foraging tactics in the fat sand rat Psammomys obesus. – Journal of Ethology 19: 105-113. pdf
Khokhlova I., Krasnov B.R., Shenbrot G.I. & Degen A.A. 2001. Body mass and environment: A study in Negev rodents. - Isr. J. Zool. 47: 1-14. pdf
Gromov V., Krasnov B. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Behavioural correlates of spatial distribution in Wagner's gerbil Gerbillus dasyurus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae). – Mammalia, 65 (2): 111-120. pdf
Gromov V., Krasnov B. & Shenbrot G. 2000. Space use in Wagner's gerbil Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842) (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. - Acta theriol., 45(2): 175-182. pdf
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Rios L.E. & Lizurume M.E. 2000. Does food-searching ability determine habitat selection? Foraging in sand of three species of gerbilline rodents. – Ecography, 23(1): 122-129. pdf
Semenov D.V., Shenbrot G.I. and Rogovin K.A. 2000. Lizards of Mongolian deserts: Densities and community structure. - Asiatic Herpetological Research, 9: 1-9. pdf
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov, B. 2000. Habitat selection along an environmental gradient: Theoretical models with an example of Negev desert rodents. - Evolutionary Ecology Research, 2(3): 257-277. pdf
Kelt D.A., Brown J.H., Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I. 1999. Patterns in the structure of Asian and North American desert small mammal communities. - J. Biogeogr., 26: 825-841. pdf
Krasnov B.R., Hastriter M.W., Medvedev S.G., Shenbrot G.I., Khokhlova I.S. & Vastchenok V.S. 1999. Additional records of fleas (Siphonaptera) on wild rodents in the southern part of Israel. - Isr. J. Zool., 45: 333-340. pdf
Shenbrot G.I., Krasnov B.R. & Khokhlova I.S. 1999. Notes on the biology of the bushy-tailed jird, Sekeetamys calurus, in the Central Negev, Israel. – Mammalia, 63(3): 374-377. pdf
Krasnov B. Shenbrot G. 1998. Structure of communities of ground-dwelling animals at the junction of two phytogeoraphical zones. - J. Biogeogr. 25(6): 1115-1131. pdf
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Medvedev S., Khokhlova I. & Vatschenok V. 1998. Habitat-dependence of a parasite-host relationship: flea assemblages in two gerbil species of the Negev Desert. – J. Med. Entomol. 35(3): 303-313. pdf
Nevo E., Filippucci G.M., Pavlicek T., Gorlova O., Shenbrot G., Ivanitskaya E. and Beiles A. 1998. Genotypic and phenotypic divergence of rodents (Acomys cahirinus and Apodemus mystacinus) at "Evolution Canyon": Micro- and macroscale parallelism. - Acta Theriol. 43 (Suppl. 5): 9-34.
Couch L., Blaustein L., Duszynski D.W., Shenbrot G. and Nevo E., 1997. A new coccidian from Acomys cahirinus (Desmarest, 1819) from Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel: An ecological segregation of hosts and their parasites. - J. Parasitol., 83(2): 276-279.
Krasnov B. and Shenbrot G., 1997. Seasonal variation in spatial organization of tenebrionid beetle community in Negev Highlands (Israel). - Environmental Entomology, 26(2): 178-190. pdf
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Medvedev S., Vastchenok V. and Khokhlova I., 1997. Host-habitat relations as important determinant of spatial distribution of flea assemblages (Siphonaptera) on rodents in the Negev Desert. - Parasitology, 114(1): 1-15. pdf
Semenov D.V., Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I. 1997. Densities and some other population parameters of desert lizards (Reptilia, Sauria) in the Bukhara District of Uzbekistan. Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 102(4): 29-34 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B., 1997. Habitat relationships of the lizard fauna in the Ramon erosion cirque, Negev highland (Israel). - J. Zool., 241: 429-440. pdf
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B. 1997. Additional records of two mammalian species in the central Negev. - Isr. J. Zool., 43(3): 299-300. pdf
Shenbrot G., Krasnov B. and Khokhlova I. 1997. On the biology of Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842)) (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. Mammalia, 61(4): 467-486. pdf
Ivanitskaya E., Shenbrot G. and Nevo E., 1996. Crocidura ramona - the new species from the Negev Desert, Israel. - Z. Saugetierk., 61(1): 93-103.
Kelt D.A., Brown J.H., Heske E.J., Marquet P.A., Morton S.R., Reid J.R.W., Rogovin K. and Shenbrot G., 1996. Community structure of desert small mammals: Comparisons across four continents. - Ecology, 77(3): 746-761.
Krasnov B. and Shenbrot G., 1996. Spatial structure of community of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. - Ecography, 19(2): 139-152. pdf
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Khokhlova I., Degen A.A. and Rogovin K.A., 1996. On the biology of Sundevall's jird (Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842) (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in the Negev Nighlands, Israel. - Mammalia, 60(3): 375-391. pdf
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Khokhlova I., Ivanitskaya E., 1996. Spatial patterns of rodent communities in the Ramon erosion cirque, Negev Highlands, Israel. - J. Arid Environ., 32(1): 319-327. pdf
Krasnov B., Ward D. and Shenbrot G., 1996. Body size and leg lenght variation in several species of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) along rainfall and altitudinal gradient in the Negev desert (Israel). - J. Arid. Environ., 34: 477-489. pdf
Rogovin K.A., Heske E.J. and Shenbrot G.I., 1996. Natural history and spatial organization of Pygeretmus pumilio (Dipodidae, Rodentia) in Daghestan, Russia. - J. Arid. Environ., 33(3): 355-366.
Heske E.J., Shenbrot G.I. and Rogovin K.A., 1995. Spatial organization of Stylodipus telum (Dipodidae, Rodentia) in Dagestan, Russia. - J. Mammal., 76(3): 800-808.
Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I., 1995. Geographical variation in structure of rodent communities in desert zone of Mongolia. - Zh. Obshch. Biol., 56(1): 33-58.
Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I. 1995. Geographical ecology of Mongolian desert rodent communities. - J. Biogeogr, 22(1): 1163-1180.
Shenbrot G.I. and Rogovin K.A., 1995. Temporal variation in spatial organization of a rodent community in the southwestern Kyzylkum Desert (Middle Asia). - Ecography, 18(4): 370-383.
Rogovin K.A., Shenbrot G.I., Surov A.V., and Idris M., 1994. Spatial organization of a rodent community in the western Rajasthan desert (India). - Mammalia, 58(2): 234-260.
Shenbrot G.I., Rogovin K.A., and Heske E.J., 1994. Comparison of niche-packing and community organization in desert rodents in Asia and North America. - Austral. J. Zool., 42(4): 479-499.
Khokhlova I.S., Krasnov B.R., Shenbrot, G.I., and Degen A.A., 1994. Seasonal body mass changes and habitat distribution in several rodent species from Ramon erosion cirque, Negev Highlands, Israel. - Zool. zh. (Russia), 73(11): 106-114 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., Krasnov B.R., and Khokhlova I.S., 1994. On the biology of Gerbillus henleyi (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. - Mammalia, 58(4): 581-589. pdf
Rogovin K.A., and Shenbrot G.I., 1993. Structural aspects of community organization in terrestrial vertebrates: An example of Mongolian desert rodents. - Advances in Modern Biology (Russia), 113(2): 198-222 (in Rissian).
Pavlinov I.Y., Puzachenko A.Y., Shenbrot G.I., and Rossolimo O.L., 1993. Comparing various forms of morphological diversity by means of dispersion analysis (exemplified by studying measurable morphological traits variation in three rodent genera, Mammalia). - Zh. Obshch. Biol. 54(3): 324-328 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1992. Spatial structure and niche patterns of a rodent community in the south Bukhara desert (Middle Asia). - Ecography, 15(4): 347-357.
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1992. Methodological aspects of reptile density estimations: some critical notes. - Ekologiya (Russia), no. 3: 86-88 (in Russian).
Rogovin K.A., Surov A.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1992. Dynamics of spatial structure of rodent community in Mapimi desert (Mexico). - Ekologiya (Russia), no. 4: 71-78 (in Russian).
Rossolimo O.L., Pavlinov I.Y. and Shenbrot G.I., 1992. Taxonomic status of Alticola tuvinicus Ognev (Mammalia: Arvicolinae). - Biol. Nauki (Moscow), no. 6: 58-62 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1992. A cladistic approach to the analysis of phylogenetic relationships among dipodid rodents (Rodentia; Dipodoidea). - Archives of Zool. Mus. Moscow State Univ., vol. 29: 176 200 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1991. Geographical variation of the three-toed brush-footed jerboa, Dipus sagitta (Rodentia, Dipodidae). 1. General patterns of intraspecific variability and subspecific differentiation in the western part of the species range. - Zool. zh. (USSR), 70(5): 101-110 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1991. Subspecific taxonomy revision of the common thick-tailed tree-toed jerboa, Stylodipus telum (Rodentia, Dipodidae). - Zool. zh. (USSR), 70(6): 118-127 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1991. Geographical variation of the three-toed brush-footed jerboa, Dipus sagitta (Rodentia, Dipodidae). 2. Subspecific differentiation in the Eastern Kazakhstan, Tuva and Mongolia. - Zool. zh. (USSR), 70(7): 91-97 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1991. Subspecific taxonomy revision of the five-toed jerboas, genus Allactaga (Rodentia, Dipodoidea), of the USSR fauna. - Proc. Zool. Inst. USSR Acad. Sci. (Leningrad), vol. 243: 42-58 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., Rogovin K.A. and Surov A.V., 1991. Comparative analysis of spatial organization of desert lizard communities in Middle Asia and Mexico. - Oikos, 61(2): 157-168.
Rogovin K., Shenbrot G. and Surov A., 1991. Analysis of spatial organization of a desert rodent community in Bolson de Mapimi, Mexico. - J. Mammal., 72(2): 347 359.
Shenbrot G.I., 1990. Geographical variation of the Turkmenian jerboa, Jaculus turcmenicus (Rodentia, Dipodidae), and problems of its protection. - Zool. zh. (USSR), 69(2): 114-121 (in Russian, English summary).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1990. Species of the genus Phrynocephalus of the USSR fauna. Description of a new subspecies with remarks on the taxonomic status of Phrynocephalus mystaceus (Reptilia, Agamidae). - Zool. zh. (USSR), 69(5): 76-81 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I. and Semenov D.V., 1990. A new species of the genus Phrynocephalus (Reptilia, Agamidae), from Turkmenia. - Zool. zh. (USSR), 69(9): 154-156 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1990. Geographical variability and subspecific differentiation of Lichtenstein's jerboa, Eremodipus lichtensteini (Rodentia, Dipodidae). - Zool. zh. (USSR), 69(10): 154-159 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I. and Mazin V.N., 1989. On the taxonomy of Salpingotus pallidus (Rodentia, Dipodidae) from South Balkhash Region. - Zool. zh. (USSR), 68(1): 155-158 (in Russian, English summary).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1989. Taxonomic status of Phrynocephalus versicolor (Reptilia, Agamidae) of Mongolia. - Zool. zh. (USSR), 68(12): 79-87 (in Russian, English summary).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1988. On the ecology of the gray gecko, Cyrtopodion russowii Strauch (Reptilia; Gekkonidae), in the Middle Asia. Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 93(5): 65 72 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1988. On the estimation of factors affecting lizard distribution and abundance in the deserts of South Bukhara Region. Ekologiya (USSR), no. 5: 50 56 (in Russian, English translation).
Sokolov V.E. and Shenbrot G.I., 1988. Data on the geographical variability and taxonomy of pygmy jerboas (Rodentia, Cardiocraniinae) in Mongolia. Zool. zh. (USSR), 67(10): 1561 1569 (in Russian, English summary).
Semenov D.V., Brushko Z.K., Kubykin R.A. and G.I.Shenbrot, 1987. Taxonomic position and protective status of the round headed lizard Phrynocephalus versicolor (Reptilia, Agamidae) in the territory of the USSR. Zool. zh. (USSR), 66(1): 98 109 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I. and Semenov D.V., 1987. Present distribution and taxonomy of Phrynocephalus guttatus (Reptilia, Agamidae). Zool. zh. (USSR), 66(2): 259 272 (in Russian, English summary).
Sokolov V.E. and Shenbrot G.I., 1987. A new species of thick tailed three toed jerboa, Stylodipus sungorus sp.n. (Rodentia, Dipodidae), from Western Mongolia. Zool. zh. (USSR), 66(4): 579 587 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1987. Population dynamics of the Phrynocephalus helioscopus and Ph.reticulatus (Reptilia, Agamidae) in the South Bukhara Region. Zool. zh. (USSR), 66(5): 787 789 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1986. Ecological niches, interspecific competition, and community structure in the vertebrates (review). In: Advances in science and technology. Ser. Terrestrial vertebrate zoology, vol. 14: 5 70 (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I., 1986. Jerboas (Rodentia, Dipodidae) in the Late Pliocene of Badchyz. Proc. Zool. Inst. USSR Acad. Sci. (Leningrad), vol. 156: 41 58 (in Russian, English summary).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1986. Data on moulting of the lizards of the genus Phrynocephalus. Ecologiya (USSR), no. 2: 80 82 (in Russian).
Kulikova G.S., Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1986. Ecological and behavioral patterns of Phrynocephalus moltschanovi Nik. (Reptilia, Agamidae). Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 91(3): 36 40 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I. and Kulikova G.S., 1985. Distribution and abundance of reptiles in the deserts of South Bukhara Region. Vestnik zoologii (Kiev), no. 1: 46 49 (in Russian).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1985. Estimation of the real population density of lizards with the edge effect correction. Zool. zh. (USSR), 64(8): 1246 1253 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1984. Dental morphology and phylogeny of five toed jerboas of subfamily Allactaginae (Rodentia, Dipodidae). Archives of Zool. Mus. Moscow State Univ., vol. 22: 61 92 (in Russian).
Vorontzov N.N. and Shenbrot G.I., 1984. A systematic review of the genus Salpingotus (Rodentia, Dipodidae), with a description of Salpingotus pallidus sp. n. from Kazakhstan. Zool. zh. (USSR), 63(5): 731 744 (in Russian, English summary).
Pavlinov I.Y. and Shenbrot G.I., 1983. Male genital morphology and supraspecific taxonomy of Dipodidae. Proc. Zool. Inst. USSR Acad. Sci. (Leningrad), vol. 119: 67 88 (in Russian).
Shenbrot G.I., 1982. Organization of jerboa (Rodentia, Dipodidae) communities in Turan deserts. J. Gen. Biol. (USSR), 43(4): 529 540 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I. and Potapova E.G., 1982. Comparative morphology of the digestive system in Dipodoidea (Rodentia). Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 87(5): 12 25 (in Russian, English summary).
Semenov D.V. and Shenbrot G.I., 1982. On species independence of Phrynocephalus moltschanovi (Reptilia, Agamidae). Zool. zh. (USSR), 61(8): 1194 1204 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1981. Partition of resources among coexisting species of jerboas (Rodentia, Dipodidae) in the Karshi desert. Zool. zh. (USSR), 60(4): 557-567 (in Russian, English summary).
Solovieva T.V., Konstantinova M.Y. and Shenbrot G.I., 1981. The rate of infection of great gerbils (Rhombomys opimus Licht.) with Leishmania major during the years of natural depression of their population density. Medical parasitology and parasitary diseases (USSR), no. 2: 71 76 (in Russian, English summary).
Lobachev V.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1977. Age identification and age structure of Dipodidae populations. Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 82(2): 18 23 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1977. Age structure of the populations and reproduction of Alactagulus pygmaeus (Rodentia, Dipodidae). Zool. zh. (USSR), 56(9): 1381 1388 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1976. On the study technique of some patterns of reproduction and population age structure in rodents based on fossil material. - Paleontol. zh. (USSR), no. 1: 111 115 (in Russian).
Lobachev V.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1976. Patterns of Dipodidae reproduction. Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 81(4): 38 52 (in Russian, English summary).
Lobachev V.S., Sabilaev A.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1976. Habitat distribution and abundance of jerboas in the Aral region. In: Fauna and ecology of rodents. Moscow Univ. Press. Vol. 13: 13 40 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1975. Geographical variation of the structure of cheek teeth in two species of jerboas Allactaga jaculus and A.sibirica (Rodentia, Dipodidae). Zool. zh. (USSR), 54(8): 1233 1238 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G.I., 1974. Systematic status of Allactodipus bobrinskii (Rodentia, Dipodidae). Zool. zh. (USSR), 53(11): 1697 1702 (in Russian, English summary).
Lobachev V.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1974. Diet of the barn owl (Athene noctua) in the North Aral desert. In: Ornithology. Moscow Univ. Press. Vol. 11: 382 390 (in Russian).
Lobachev V.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1973. Comparative analysis of the different techniques for the determination of jerboa species abundance. Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol., 78(2): 47 57 (in Russian, English summary).
Lobachev V.S. and Shenbrot G.I., 1972. An isolated population of great jerboa, Allactaga jaculus (Mammalia, Dipodidae) on the left bank of Syrdarya river. Zool. zh. (USSR) 51(1): 156 157 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G. 2003. Habitat selection in a seasonally variable environment: Test of the isodar theory with the fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus, in the Negev. – Oikos [in press].
Krasnov B., Khokhlova I. and Shenbrot, G. 2003. Fleas, rodents, environment: Factors determining habitat selection in hematophagous ectoparasites. – Research Trends in Entomology [in press].
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B. 2003. Temporal dynamics in spatial organization of a rodent community in the Negev Highlands (Israel). – Journal of Zoology [in press].
Krasnov B. and Shenbrot G. 2003. Coevolutionary events in history of association between jerboas (Rodentia: Dipodidae) and their flea parasites. – Israel Journal of Zoology 48: 331-350.
Sinai P., Krasnov B., Shenbrot G. & Choshniak I. 2003. Ecology and behaviour of the lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus) (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) from the Negev Highlands and Arava valley, Israel. – Mammalia 67(1): 1-17.
Krasnov B.R., Khokhlova I.S. & Shenbrot G.I. 2003. Density-dependent host selection in ectoparasites: An application of isodar theory to fleas parasitizing rodents. – Oecologia 134(3): 365-372.
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B. 2002. Can interaction coefficients be determined from census data? Testing two estimation methods with Negev desert rodents. – Oikos 99(1): 47-58.
Krasnov B. R., Burdelova N. I., Shenbrot G. I. & Khokhlova I. S. 2002. Annual cycles of four flea species (Siphonaptera) in the central Negev desert –Medical and Veterinary Entomology 16: 266-276.
Krasnov B., Khokhlova I, & Shenbrot G. 2002. The effect of host density on ectoparasite distribution: an example with a desert rodent parasitized by fleas. - Ecology 83(1): 164-175.
Shenbrot G., Krasnov B., Khokhlova I., Demidova T. & Fielden L. 2002. Habitat-dependent differences in architecture and microclimate of Sundeval jird (Meriones crassus) burrows in the Negev Desert, Israel. – Journal of Arid Environments 51(2): 265-279.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Geographic variation of the role of gerbills and jirds (Gerbillinae) in rodent communities across the Great Palaearctic Desert Belt. - Proc. 8th Int. Symposium on African Small Mammals. C. Denys, L. Granjon and A. Poulet (eds.). Paris, IRD Editions, pp.511-529.
Tchabovsky A.V., Krasnov B.R., Khokhlova I.S. & Shenbrot G.I. 2001. The effect of vegetation cover on vigilance and foraging tactics in the fat sand rat Psammomys obesus. – Journal of Ethology 19: 105-113.
Krasnov B. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Chapter 7. Tenebrionid beetles at Makhtesh Ramon: Seasonality, diversity and community structure. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 187-215.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Chapter 8. Lizards of Makhtesh Ramon: Habitat distribution and spatial organization of communities. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 217-234.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Chapter 9. Rodents of Makhtesh Ramon: Habitat distribution and temporal dynamics of the spatial organization of communities. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 235-249.
Krasnov B., Khokhlova I., Burdelova N. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Chapter 10. Flea assemblages on rodents in Makhtesh Ramon: Host-habitat mediation of host-parasite relationships. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 251-272.
Krasnov B., Mazor E., Avni Y., Plakht J. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Chapter 16. Urban ecology: Mizpe Ramon as an example. - In: B.Krasnov & E.Mazor (eds.). The Makhteshim Country as a Laboratory of Nature. Pensoft Publ. Pp. 365-378.
Shenbrot G. & Krasnov B. 2001. Rodents in desert environment: Is density dynamics really correlated with annual rainfall fluctuations? - In: I. Prakash (ed.). Ecology of Desert Environments (A Festschrift for Prof. J.L.Cloudsley-Thompson on his 80th Birthday). Scientific Publ.: India: Jodhpur, pp. 405-421.
Khokhlova I., Krasnov B.R., Shenbrot G.I. & Degen A.A. 2001. Body mass and environment: A study in Negev rodents. - Israel Journal of Zoology 47(1): 1-14.
Gromov V., Krasnov B. & Shenbrot G. 2001. Behavioural correlatesof spatial distribution in Wagner's gerbil Gerbillus dasyurus (Rodentia, Gerbillinae). - Mammalia 65 (2): 111-120.
Semenov D.V., Shenbrot G.I. and Rogovin K.A. 2000. Lizards of Mongolian deserts: Densities and community structure. - Asiatic Herpetological Research 9: 1-9.
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B., 2000. Habitat selection along an environmental gradient: Theoretical models with an example of Negev desert rodents. - Evolutionary Ecology Research 2(1): 257-277.
Gromov V., Krasnov B. & Shenbrot G., 2000. Space use in Wagner's gerbil, Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842) (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. - Acta theriologica 45(2): 175-182
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Rios L.E. and Lizurume M.E., 2000. Does food-searching ability determine habitat selection? Foraging in sand of three species of gerbilline rodents. - Ecography 23(1): 122-129.
Shenbrot G.I., Krasnov B.R. and Khokhlova I.S., 1999. Notes on the biology of the bushy-tailed jird, Sekeetamys calurus, in the Central Negev, Israel. - Mammalia, 63(3): 374-377.
Kelt D.A., Brown J.H., Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I., 1999. Patterns in the structure of Asian and North American desert small mammal communities. – Journal of Biogeography 26: 825-841.
Krasnov B.R., Hastriter M.W., Medvedev S.G., Shenbrot G.I., Khokhlova I.S. & Vastchenok V.S., 1999. Additional records of fleas (Siphonaptera) on wild rodents in the southern part of Israel. - Israel Journal of Zoology 45: 333-340.
Krasnov B. and Shenbrot G., 1998. Structure of communities of ground-dwelling animals at the junction of two phytogeoraphical zones. - Journal of Biogeography 25(6): 1115-1131.
Nevo E., Filippucci G.M., Pavlicek T., Gorlova O., Shenbrot G., Ivanitskaya E. and Beiles A., 1998 Genotypic and phenotypic divergence of rodents (Acomys cahirinus and Apodemus mystacinus) at "Evolution Canyon": Micro- and macroscale parallelism. - Acta theriologica 25(6): 1115-1131.
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Medvedev S., Khokhlova I. & Vatschenok V. 1998. Habitat-dependence of a parasite-host relationship: flea assemblages in two gerbil species of the Negev Desert. – Journal of Medical Entomology 35(3): 303-313.
Couch L., Blaustein L., Duszynski D.W., Shenbrot G. and Nevo E., 1997. A new coccidian from Acomys cahirinus (Desmarest, 1819) from Nahal Oren, Mt. Carmel, Israel: An ecological segregation of hosts and their parasites. – Journal of Parasitology 83(2): 276-279.
Krasnov B. and Shenbrot G., 1997. Seasonal variation in spatial organization of tenebrionid beetle community in Negev Highlands (Israel). - Environmental Entomology, 26(2): 178-190.
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Medvedev S., Vastchenok V. and Khokhlova I., 1997. Host-habitat relations as important determinant of spatial distribution of flea assemblages (Siphonaptera) on rodents in the Negev Desert. - Parasitology 114(1): 1-15.
Semenov D.V., Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I. 1997. Lizard densities in the Bukhara District of Uzbekistan. - Bull. Moscow Natur. Soc., ser. biol. 102(4): 29-34 (in Russian, English summary).
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B., 1997. Habitat relationships of the lizard fauna in the Ramon erosion cirque, Negev highland (Israel). – Journal of Zoology 241: 429-440.
Shenbrot G. and Krasnov B. 1997. Additional records of two mammalian species in the central Negev. - Israel Journal of Zoology 43(3): 299-300.
Shenbrot G., Krasnov B. and Khokhlova I. 1997. On the biology of Wagner’s gerbil (Gerbillus dasyurus (Wagner, 1842) (Rodentia: Gerbillidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. - Mammalia 61(4): 467-486.
Ivanitskaya E., Shenbrot G. and Nevo E., 1996. Crocidura ramona - the new species from the Negev Desert, Israel. - Z. Saugetierk. 61(1): 93-103.
Kelt D.A., Brown J.H., Heske E.J., Marquet P.A., Morton S.R., Reid J.R.W., Rogovin K. and Shenbrot G., 1996. Community structure of desert small mammals: Comparisons across four continents. - Ecology 77(3): 746-761.
Krasnov B. and Shenbrot G., 1996. Spatial structure of community of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Negev Highlands, Israel. - Ecography 19(2): 139-152.
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Khokhlova I., Degen A.A. and Rogovin K.A., 1996. On the biology of Sundevall's jird (Meriones crassus Sundevall, 1842) (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in the Negev Nighlands, Israel. - Mammalia 60(3): 375-391.
Krasnov B., Shenbrot G., Khokhlova I., Ivanitskaya E., 1996. Spatial patterns of rodent communities in the Ramon erosion cirque, Negev Highlands, Israel. - Journal of Arid Environments 32(1): 319-327.
Krasnov B., Ward D. and Shenbrot G., 1996. Body size and leg lenght variation in several species of darkling beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) along rainfall and altitudinal gradient in the Negev desert (Israel). - Journal of Arid Environments 34: 477-489.
Rogovin K.A., Heske E.J. and Shenbrot G.I., 1996. Natural history and spatial organization of Pygeretmus pumilio (Dipodidae, Rodentia) in Daghestan, Russia. - Journal of Arid Environments 33(3): 355-366.
Shenbrot G.I. and Krasnov B.R., 1996. Patterns of animal distribution along the rainfall gradient in the Central Negev as an indicator of Global Climate Changes. - In: Steinberger Y. (ed.). Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of the Israel Society for Ecology & Environmental Quality Sciences "Preservation of Our World in the Wake of Change". ISEEQS Publication, Jerusalem, Israel, pp. 185-186.
Heske E.J., Shenbrot G.I. and Rogovin K.A., 1995. Spatial organization of Stylodipus telum (Dipodidae, Rodentia) in Dagestan, Russia. – Journal of Mammalogy 76(3): 800-808.
Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I., 1995. Geographical variation in structure of rodent communities in desert zone of Mongolia. - Zhurnal Obshchei Biologii 56(1): 33-58 (in Russian, English summary).
Rogovin K.A. and Shenbrot G.I. 1995. Geographical ecology of Mongolian desert rodent communities. - Journal of Biogeography 22(1): 1163-1180.
Shenbrot G.I. and Rogovin K.A., 1995. Temporal variation in spatial organization of a rodent community in the southwestern Kyzylkum Desert (Middle Asia). - Ecography 18(4): 370-383.

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