About me

I got my B.Sc. and M.Sc. at Tel Aviv University. My Master's thesis, obtained with Razi Dmi'el, centered on the interactions between adult ecology, egg physiology, and soil conditions in shaping the reproductive environment of an Israeli lizard inhabiting a rapidly disappearing, unique sand-dune habitat. An assessment of the community impacts of encroaching urbanization and management recommendations formed part of the study.

My Ph.D. work was conducted with Eric Pianka at the University of Texas - Austin. I explored the feeding ecology of lizards, its evolution, and its effects at multiple levels. By using a quantitative approach and phylogenetically informed statistical methods, I provided new insights into the evolution of foraging behaviors.

My first postdoctoral position was with Gordon Rodda at the Brown Treesnake Project. The research effort was more directly devoted to conservation work, and involved both basic and applied research on the devastating ecological and economic effects of this introduced snake on the tropical island of Guam.

A second post-doc was devoted to working with Ted Garland, then at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Our joint work focused on an examination of the interactions between lower-level lizard traits (morphology and physiology), whole organism performance in the laboratory, and ecologically important traits in the field (e.g., foraging behavior, home range size).

I joined the Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management at Texas Tech University in September of 2002.

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