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2053
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Overview

Inon Scharf is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has contributed extensively to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Ecology, Insect Science, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in Inon Scharf's work include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Several recent publications authored or co-authored by Inon Scharf demonstrate the areas of focus in their research. These include:

  • "Social isolation causes downregulation of immune and stress response genes and behavioural changes in a social insect", 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • "A guide to area-restricted search: a foundational foraging behaviour", 2022, Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Extreme lifespan extension in tapeworm-infected ant workers", 2021, Royal Society Open Science
  • "Fine sand particles enable antlions to build pitfall traps with advanced three-dimensional geometry", 2020, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Evidence That Artificial Light at Night Induces Structure-Specific Changes in Brain Plasticity in a Diurnal Bird", 2021, Biomolecules

Inon Scharf frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Aziz Subach, Arik Dorfman, Tomer Gilad, Susanne Foitzik, and Adi Bar. These collaborations contribute to a diverse and interdisciplinary approach within their studies.

Their work is often published in venues such as Royal Society Open Science, Insect Science, Behavioral Ecology, Biology, and Scientific Reports, reflecting a consistent engagement with journals specializing in ecology, insect studies, and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • Foraging decisions and behavioural flexibility in trap-building predators: a review.

    Inon Scharf;Yael Lubin;Ofer Ovadia

  • Reproductive Trade-Offs and Direct Costs for Males in Arthropods

    Inon Scharf;Franziska Peter;Oliver Y. Martin

  • Same-sex sexual behavior in insects and arachnids: prevalence, causes, and consequences

    Inon Scharf;Oliver Y. Martin

  • Late bloomers and baby boomers: ecological drivers of longevity in squamates and the tuatara

    Inon Scharf;Anat Feldman;Maria Novosolov;Daniel Pincheira-Donoso

  • The multifaceted effects of starvation on arthropod behaviour

    Inon Scharf

  • Efficiency Evaluation of Two Competing Foraging Modes under Different Conditions

    Inon Scharf;Einat Nulman;Ofer Ovadia;Amos Bouskila

  • A guide to area‐restricted search: a foundational foraging behaviour

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  • Sexual dimorphism of heads and abdomens: Different approaches to 'being large' in female and male lizards

    Inon Scharf;Shai Meiri

  • Increased host aggression as an induced defense against slave-making ants

    Tobias Pamminger;Inon Scharf;Pleuni S. Pennings;Susanne Foitzik

  • Foraging behaviour and habitat selection in pit-building antlion larvae in constant light or dark conditions

    Inon Scharf;Aziz Subach;Ofer Ovadia

  • Characterizing the collective personality of ant societies: aggressive colonies do not abandon their home.

    Inon Scharf;Andreas P. Modlmeier;Stephan Fries;Claire Tirard

  • The effect of sand depth, feeding regime, density, and body mass on the foraging behaviour of a pit‐building antlion

    Inon Scharf;Boaz Golan;Ofer Ovadia

  • Effects of maternal and offspring environmental conditions on growth, development and diapause in latitudinal yellow dung fly populations

    Inon Scharf;Inon Scharf;Stephanie S. Bauerfeind;Stephanie S. Bauerfeind;Wolf U. Blanckenhorn;Martin A. Schäfer

  • Ant societies buffer individual-level effects of parasite infections.

    Inon Scharf;Andreas P. Modlmeier;Sara Beros;Susanne Foitzik

  • Differential Response of Ant Colonies to Intruders: Attack Strategies Correlate With Potential Threat

    Inon Scharf;Inon Scharf;Tobias Pamminger;Tobias Pamminger;Susanne Foitzik;Susanne Foitzik

  • Jack of all trades, master of all: a positive association between habitat niche breadth and foraging performance in pit-building antlion larvae.

    Erez David Barkae;Inon Scharf;Inon Scharf;Zvika Abramsky;Ofer Ovadia

  • Behavioral repeatability of flour beetles before and after metamorphosis and throughout aging

    Yonatan Wexler;Aziz Subach;Jonathan N. Pruitt;Inon Scharf

  • A trade-off between growth and starvation endurance in a pit-building antlion

    Inon Scharf;Ido Filin;Ido Filin;Ofer Ovadia

  • Disentangling the Consequences of Growth Temperature and Adult Acclimation Temperature on Starvation and Thermal Tolerance in the Red Flour Beetle

    Inon Scharf;Netta Galkin;Snir Halle

  • The Effects of Temperature and Diet during Development, Adulthood, and Mating on Reproduction in the Red Flour Beetle

    Inon Scharf;Hila Braf;Naama Ifrach;Shai Rosenstein

  • Starvation endurance in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi depends on group size, body size and access to larvae

    Andreas P. Modlmeier;Susanne Foitzik;Inon Scharf

  • Effect of spatial pattern and microhabitat on pit construction and relocation in Myrmeleon hyalinus (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) larvae

    Inon Scharf;Yael Hollender;Aziz Subach;Ofer Ovadia

Frequent Co-Authors

Ofer Ovadia
Ofer Ovadia Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Susanne Foitzik
Susanne Foitzik Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Jonathan N. Pruitt
Jonathan N. Pruitt McMaster University
Shai Meiri
Shai Meiri Tel Aviv University
Zvika Abramsky
Zvika Abramsky Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Wolf U. Blanckenhorn
Wolf U. Blanckenhorn University of Zurich
Peter Uetz
Peter Uetz Virginia Commonwealth University
Daniel Pincheira-Donoso
Daniel Pincheira-Donoso Nottingham Trent University
Yael Lubin
Yael Lubin Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Uri Roll
Uri Roll Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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