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Georgy I. Shenbrot is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on the subfields of Ecology, Genetics, Parasitology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work centers around topics such as Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Yersinia bacterium, plague, and ectoparasites research, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Plant and animal studies, and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Frequent publication venues for Georgy I. Shenbrot include:

  • Parasitology
  • International Journal for Parasitology
  • Integrative Zoology
  • Ecological Entomology
  • Parasitology Research

The scientist has coauthored papers with Boris R. Krasnov, Irina S. Khokhlova, Vladimir S. Lebedev, Boris Kryštufek, and Luther van der Mescht.

Recent papers authored by Georgy I. Shenbrot include:

  • "Dispersal-based versus niche-based processes as drivers of flea species composition on small mammalian hosts: inferences from species occurrences at large and small scales" (2021, Oecologia)
  • "Drivers of compositional turnover are related to species' commonness in flea assemblages from four biogeographic realms: zeta diversity and multi-site generalised dissimilarity modelling" (2020, International Journal for Parasitology)
  • "Latitudinal gradients in body size and sexual size dimorphism in fleas: males drive Bergmann's pattern" (2022, Integrative Zoology)
  • "Regional flea and host assemblages form biogeographic, but not ecological, clusters: evidence for a dispersal-based mechanism as a driver of species composition" (2022, Parasitology)
  • "Multi-site generalized dissimilarity modelling reveals drivers of species turnover in ectoparasite assemblages of small mammals across the northern and central Palaearctic" (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)

Shenbrot has also contributed to book publications, including the title Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region, published in 2022 by University of Maribor, University Press eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Species abundance and the distribution of specialization in host–parasite interaction networks

    Diego P. Vázquez;Robert Poulin;Boris R. Krasnov;Georgy I. Shenbrot

  • Sex-biased parasitism, seasonality and sexual size dimorphism in desert rodents

    Boris R. Krasnov;Serge Morand;Hadas Hawlena;Irina S. Khokhlova

  • Host-habitat relations as an important determinant of spatial distribution of flea assemblages (Siphonaptera) on rodents in the Negev Desert.

    B. R. Krasnov;G. I. Shenbrot;S. G. Medvedev;V. S. Vatschenok

  • Flea species richness and parameters of host body, host geography and host ‘milieu’

    Boris R. Krasnov;Georgy I. Shenbrot;Irina S. Khokhlova;A. Allan Degen

  • Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents

    Douglas A. Kelt;Douglas A. Kelt;James H. Brown;Edward J. Heske;Pablo A. Marquet

  • THE EFFECT OF HOST DENSITY ON ECTOPARASITE DISTRIBUTION: AN EXAMPLE OF A RODENT PARASITIZED BY FLEAS

    Boris Krasnov;Irina Khokhlova;Georgy Shenbrot

  • Phylogenetic signal in module composition and species connectivity in compartmentalized host-parasite networks.

    Boris R. Krasnov;Miguel A. Fortuna;David Mouillot;Irina S. Khokhlova

  • An Atlas of the Geographic Distribution of the Arvicoline Rodents of the World (Rodentia, Muridae: Arvicolinae)

    Georgy I. Shenbrot;Boris R. Krasnov

  • Spatial variation in species diversity and composition of flea assemblages in small mammalian hosts: geographical distance or faunal similarity?

    Boris R. Krasnov;Georgy I. Shenbrot;David Mouillot;Irina S. Khokhlova

  • Ectoparasitic “Jacks‐of‐All‐Trades”: Relationship between Abundance and Host Specificity in Fleas (Siphonaptera) Parasitic on Small Mammals

    Boris R. Krasnov;Robert Poulin;Georgy I. Shenbrot;David Mouillot

  • Host specificity and geographic range in haematophagous ectoparasites

    Boris R. Krasnov;Robert Poulin;Georgy I. Shenbrot;David Mouillot

  • Habitat-dependent differences in architecture and microclimate of the burrows of Sundevall's jird (Meriones crassus) (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in the Negev Desert, Israel

    Georgy Shenbrot;Boris Krasnov;Irina Khokhlova;Tatiana Demidova

  • Geographical variation in host specificity of fleas (Siphonaptera) parasitic on small mammals: the influence of phylogeny and local environmental conditions

    Boris R. Krasnov;David Mouillot;Georgy I. Shenbrot;Irina S. Khokhlova

  • Habitat Dependence of a Parasite-Host Relationship: Flea (Siphonaptera) Assemblages in Two Gerbil Species of the Negev Desert

    B. Krasnov;G. Shenbrot;I. Khokhlova;S. Medvedev

  • The effect of vegetation cover on vigilance and foraging tactics in the fat sand rat Psammomys obesus

    Andrei V. Tchabovsky;Boris R. Krasnov;Irina S. Khokhlova;Georgy I. Shenbrot

  • Relationship between host diversity and parasite diversity: flea assemblages on small mammals

    Boris R. Krasnov;Georgy I. Shenbrot;Irina S. Khokhlova;A. Allan Degen

  • Similarity in ectoparasite faunas of Palaearctic rodents as a function of host phylogenetic, geographic or environmental distances: Which matters the most?

    Boris R. Krasnov;David Mouillot;Georgy I. Shenbrot;Irina S. Khokhlova

  • Relationships between parasite abundance and the taxonomic distance among a parasite's host species: an example with fleas parasitic on small mammals.

    B.R. Krasnov;G.I. Shenbrot;I.S. Khokhlova;R. Poulin

  • Assembly rules of ectoparasite communities across scales: combining patterns of abiotic factors, host composition, geographic space, phylogeny and traits

    Boris R. Krasnov;Georgy I. Shenbrot;Irina S. Khokhlova;Michal Stanko

  • Sex-biased parasitism is not universal: evidence from rodent-flea associations from three biomes.

    Christian Kiffner;Christian Kiffner;Michal Stanko;Serge Morand;Irina S. Khokhlova

  • Evolution of host specificity in fleas: Is it directional and irreversible?

    Robert Poulin;Boris R. Krasnov;Georgy I. Shenbrot;David Mouillot

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris R. Krasnov
Boris R. Krasnov Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Irina S. Khokhlova
Irina S. Khokhlova Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Robert Poulin
Robert Poulin University of Otago
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
A. Allan Degen
A. Allan Degen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Serge Morand
Serge Morand Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michal Stanko
Michal Stanko Slovak Academy of Sciences
Edward J. Heske
Edward J. Heske University of New Mexico
Christian Kiffner
Christian Kiffner Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
François Guilhaumon
François Guilhaumon University of Montpellier

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