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Animal Science and Veterinary
Israel
2026

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
40
Citations
5402
World Ranking
1204
National Ranking
12

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
39
Citations
5385
World Ranking
6426
National Ranking
37

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Berry Pinshow is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research spans multiple fields related to agricultural and biological sciences, environmental science, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work involves several subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, global and planetary change, earth-surface processes, and soil science.

The primary research topics covered by Berry Pinshow include plant and animal studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, aeolian processes and effects, soil erosion and sediment transport, animal behavior and reproduction, and plant parasitism and resistance.

Berry Pinshow has published papers in a variety of scientific journals. Recent publications include the following:

  • "The overlooked non-rainfall water input sibling of fog and dew: Daily water vapor adsorption on a!Nara hummock in the Namib Sand Sea" (2021), Journal of Hydrology
  • "Sucrose digestion capacity in birds shows convergent coevolution with nectar composition across continents" (2021), iScience
  • "Air Temperature and Humidity at the Bottom of Desert Wolf Spider Burrows Are Not Affected by Surface Conditions" (2021), Insects
  • "Lipid composition of the stratum corneum in different regions of the body of Kuhl's pipistrelle from the Negev Desert, Israel" (2021), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • "Convergent Coevolution Across Continents: Nectar Composition and Sucrose Digestion Capacity in Birds" (2020), SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors of Berry Pinshow's work include Todd J. McWhorter, Jonathan A. Rader, Jorge E. Schondube, Sue W. Nicolson, and Patricia A. Fleming.

The scientist's publications have appeared in venues such as the Journal of Hydrology, iScience, Insects, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Habitat Selection: An Experimental Field Test with Two Gerbil Species

    Z. Abramsky;M. L. Rosenzweig;B. Pinshow;Joel S. Brown

  • Terrestrial locomotion in penguins: it costs more to waddle.

    Berry Pinshow;Michael A. Fedak;Knut Schmidt-Nielsen

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

    William A. Mitchell;Zvika Abramsky;Burt P. Kotler;Berry Pinshow

  • Energy cost of bipedal running.

    MA Fedak;B Pinshow;K Schmidt-Nielsen

  • Changes in Lean Mass and in Organs of Nutrient Assimilation in a Long‐Distance Passerine Migrant at a Springtime Stopover Site

    William H. Karasov;Berry Pinshow

  • Anatomical and histological changes in the alimentary tract of migrating blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla): a comparison among fed, fasted, food-restricted, and refed birds.

    William H. Karasov;Berry Pinshow;J. Matthias Starck;Daniel Afik

  • Water and Energy Limitations on Flight Duration in Small Migrating Birds

    Nurit Carmi;Berry Pinshow;Warren P. Porter;Jim Jaeger

  • Guild structure, foraging space use, and distribution in a community of insectivorous bats in the Negev Desert

    Carmi Korine;Berry Pinshow

  • Energy expenditure for thermoregulation and locomotion in emperor penguins

    B Pinshow;MA Fedak;Battles;K Schmidt-Nielsen

  • The Shape of a Gerbil Isocline Measured Using Principles of Optimal Habitat Selection

    Z. Abramsky;M. L. Rosenzweig;B. Pinshow

  • Waking to drink: rates of evaporative water loss determine arousal frequency in hibernating bats

    Miriam Ben-Hamo;Agustí Muñoz-Garcia;Joseph B. Williams;Carmi Korine

  • Density-dependent habitat selection in migratory passerines during stopover: what causes the deviation from IFD?

    E. Shochat;Z. Abramsky;B. Pinshow;M.E.A. Whitehouse

  • Flight Modes in Migrating European Bee-Eaters: Heart Rate May Indicate Low Metabolic Rate during Soaring and Gliding

    Nir Sapir;Martin Wikelski;Marshall D. McCue;Berry Pinshow

  • Test for physiological limitation to nutrient assimilation in a long-distance passerine migrant at a Springtime stopover site.

    William H. Karasov;Berry Pinshow

  • Breeding bird species diversity in the Negev: effects of scrub fragmentation by planted forests

    Eyal Shochat;Zvika Abramsky;Berry Pinshow

  • Tritiated water for estimating total body water and water turnover rate in birds

    A. A. Degen;B. Pinshow;P. U. Alkon;H. Arnon

  • Ethanol and Methanol as Possible Odor Cues for Egyptian Fruit Bats ( Rousettus aegyptiacus )

    Francisco Sánchez;Carmi Korine;Marco Steeghs;Luc-Jan Laarhoven

  • Cache Size in Shrikes Influences Female Mate Choice and Reproductive Success

    Reuven Yosef;Berry Pinshow

  • Temporal dynamics of a T-cell mediated immune response in desert rodents.

    Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq;Boris R. Krasnov;Irina S. Khokhlova;Berry Pinshow

  • A review of bird migration over Israel

    Ron Frumkin;Berry Pinshow;Shani Kleinhaus

  • The Analysis of 13C/12C Ratios in Exhaled CO2: Its Advantages and Potential Application to Field Research to Infer Diet, Changes in Diet Over Time, and Substrate Metabolism in Birds

    Kent A. Hatch;Berry Pinshow;John R. Speakman

  • Waking to drink: rates of evaporative water loss determine arousal frequency in hibernating bats. J Exp Biol

    Miriam Ben-Hamo;Agustí Muñoz-Garcia;Joseph B. Williams;Carmi Korine

Frequent Co-Authors

Carmi Korine
Carmi Korine Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
A. Allan Degen
A. Allan Degen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Burt P. Kotler
Burt P. Kotler Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Zvika Abramsky
Zvika Abramsky Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Joseph B. Williams
Joseph B. Williams The Ohio State University
William H. Karasov
William H. Karasov University of Wisconsin–Madison
Boris R. Krasnov
Boris R. Krasnov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen
Irina S. Khokhlova
Irina S. Khokhlova Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Carlos Martínez del Rio
Carlos Martínez del Rio University of Wyoming

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