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Ecology and Evolution
Israel
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
13757
World Ranking
2081
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Burt P. Kotler is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research spans Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, Burt P. Kotler's subfields of specialization are:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Insect Science

Their research addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Burt P. Kotler has authored or coauthored numerous scientific papers. Recent publications include:

  • "Cancer Community Ecology" (2020) published in Cancer Control
  • "The context dependence of non-consumptive predator effects" (2020) published in Ecology Letters
  • "Ecology of Leishmaniasis in an urbanized landscape: Relationship of sand fly densities, and Leishmania tropica infection rates with reservoir host colonies" (2020) published in Acta Tropica
  • "The Enemy Within: How Does a Bacterium Inhibit the Foraging Aptitude and Risk Management Behavior of Allenby's Gerbils?" (2020) published in The American Naturalist
  • "Using Free-Range Laboratory Mice to Explore Foraging, Lifestyle, and Diet Issues in Cancer" (2021) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Joel S. Brown
  • Sonny S. Bleicher
  • Jorge F. S. Menezes
  • Franklin Sargunaraj
  • Kathryn L. Cottingham

Burt P. Kotler's works have appeared in notable publication venues such as:

  • Ecology
  • Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution
  • Behaviour
  • Behavioural Processes
  • Ethology Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • Hazardous duty pay and the foraging cost of predation

    Joel S. Brown;Burt P. Kotler

  • Risk of predation and the structure of desert rodent communities

    Burt P. Kotler

  • Factors Affecting Gerbil Foraging Behavior and Rates of Owl Predation

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown;Oren Hasson

  • The effects of owl predation on the foraging behavior of heteromyid rodents

    Joel S. Brown;Burt P. Kotler;Rosemary J. Smith;William O. Wirtz

  • Environmental Heterogeneity and the Coexistence of Desert Rodents

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown

  • Short-term apparent competition

    Robert D. Holt;Burt P. Kotler

  • Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework

    Oded Berger-Tal;Tal Polak;Aya Oron;Yael Lubin

  • Interference competition and temporal and habitat partitioning in two gerbil species

    Yaron Ziv;Zvika Abramsky;Burt P. Kotler;Aziz Subach

  • Predator facilitation: the combined effect of snakes and owls on the foraging behavior of gerbils

    B. P. Kotler;L. Blaustein;J. S. Brown

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

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel Brown;Shomen Mukherjee;Oded Berger-Tal

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

    Joel S. Brown;Burt P. Kotler;William A. Mitchell

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

    Kevin E. McCluney;Jayne Belnap;Scott L. Collins;Angélica L. González

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

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

  • The effect of barn owls (Tyto alba) on the activity and microhabitat selection of Gerbillus allenbyi and G. pyramidum.

    Z. Abramsky;E. Strauss;A. Subach;A. Riechman

  • The effects of morphology and body size on rates of owl predation on desert rodents.

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown;Rosemary J. Smith;William O. Wirtz

  • Foraging games between gerbils and their predators: temporal dynamics of resource depletion and apprehension in gerbils

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown;Shaan Gresser;David Ganey

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

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown;Amos Bouskila

  • Titrating food and safety in a heterogeneous environment: when are the risky and safe patches of equal value?

    B. P. Kotler;L. Blaustein

  • Mechanisms of species coexistence of optimal foragers: temporal partitioning by two species of sand dune gerbils

    Burt P. Kotler;Joel S. Brown;Aziz Subach

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

    Leon Blaustein;Burt P. Kotler

  • Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework

    Oded Berger-Tal;Tal Peled;Aya Ben-Zvi;David Saltz

Frequent Co-Authors

Joel S. Brown
Joel S. Brown University of Illinois at Chicago
Zvika Abramsky
Zvika Abramsky Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Michael L. Rosenzweig
Michael L. Rosenzweig University of Arizona
Berry Pinshow
Berry Pinshow Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Leon Blaustein
Leon Blaustein University of Haifa
David Saltz
David Saltz Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Douglas W. Morris
Douglas W. Morris Lakehead University
Graham I. H. Kerley
Graham I. H. Kerley Nelson Mandela University
Alon Warburg
Alon Warburg Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Ofer Ovadia
Ofer Ovadia Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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