Yoram Ayal

2016

The importance of plant cover and predation in shaping a desert community

Segoli, M., Groner, E. & Ayal, Y., 1 Dec 2016, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 135, p. 33-38 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

2011

Productivity, organism size, and the trophic structure of the major terrestrial biomes

Ayal, Y., 1 Feb 2011, In: Theoretical Ecology. 4, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

2009

Primary consumer body size and food-chain length in terrestrial communities

Ayal, Y. & Groner, E., 1 Dec 2009, In: Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution. 55, 4, p. 329-343 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

2007

Trophic structure and the role of predation in shaping hot desert communities

Ayal, Y., 1 Jan 2007, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 68, 2, p. 171-187 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

73 Scopus citations

2004

A new genus and species of bushcricket (tettigoniidae) from Mt. Hermon and taxonomic notes on other tettigoniids from Israel

Broza, M., Ayal, Y. & Pener, M. P., 13 Aug 2004, In: Israel Journal of Zoology. 50, 1, p. 55-73 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

2001

Comments on the article by Katbeh Bader and Massa on Jordanian Tettigoniidae (J. Orthoptera Res. 10(1): 25-37)

Pener, M. P., Broza, M. & Ayal, Y., 1 Dec 2001, In: Journal of Orthoptera Research. 10, 2, p. 375-376 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Open Access

The interaction between bird predation and plant cover in determining habitat occupancy of darkling beetles

Groner, E. & Ayal, Y., 1 Jan 2001, In: Oikos. 93, 1, p. 22-31 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

40 Scopus citations

1999

Geographical distribution and habitat segregation of bushcrickets (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Israel

Ayal, Y., Broza, M. & Pener, M. P., 1 Jan 1999, In: Israel Journal of Zoology. 45, 1, p. 49-64 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

16 Scopus citations

1998

A simple Markov model for the assessment of host patch quality by foraging parasitoids

Green, R. F. & Ayal, Y., 1 Oct 1998, In: Oecologia. 116, 4, p. 456-466 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

The use of kairomones for foraging decisions by an aphid parasitoid in small host aggregations

Shaltiel, L. & Ayal, Y., 1 Aug 1998, In: Ecological Entomology. 23, 3, p. 319-329 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

50 Scopus citations

1995

Seasonal changes in darkling beetle communities (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the Ramon erosion cirque, Negev Highlands, Israel

Krasnov, B. & Ayal, Y., 1 Jan 1995, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 31, 3, p. 335-347 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

32 Scopus citations

1994

Effects of predatory risk and resource renewal on the timing of foraging activity in a gerbil community

Kotler, B. P., Ayal, Y. & Subach, A., 1 Dec 1994, In: Oecologia. 100, 4, p. 391-396 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

83 Scopus citations

Spatial and temporal distribution of tenebrionid species (Coleoptera) in the Negev Highlands, Israel

Ayal, Y. & Merkl, O., 1 Jan 1994, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 27, 4, p. 347-361 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

78 Scopus citations

Time‐lags in insect response to plant productivity: significance for plant‐insect interactions in deserts

AYAL, Y., 1 Jan 1994, In: Ecological Entomology. 19, 3, p. 207-214 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

19 Scopus citations

1993

Optimal egg distribution among host patches for parasitoids subject to attack by hyperparasitoids

Ayal, Y. & Green, R. F., 1 Jan 1993, In: American Naturalist. 141, 1, p. 120-138 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

43 Scopus citations

The effect of the mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus on fruit production of the geophyte Asphodelus ramosus in a desert habitat

Ayal, Y. & Izhaki, I., 1 Apr 1993, In: Oecologia. 93, 4, p. 518-523 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

12 Scopus citations

1989

What's special about desert ecology? Introduction

Safriel, U. N., Ayal, Y., Kotler, B. P., Lubin, Y., Olsvig-Whittaker, L. & Pinshow, B., 1 Sep 1989, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 17, 2, p. 125-130

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1987

The foraging strategy of Diaeretiella rapae. I. The concept of the elementary unit of foraging.

Ayal, Y., 1 Jan 1987, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 56, 3, p. 1057-1068 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

74 Scopus citations

1983

Does a suitable habitat guarantee successful colonization?

Ayal, Y. & Safriel, U. N., 1 Jan 1983, In: Journal of Biogeography. 10, 1, p. 37-46 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

1982

Role of competition and predation in determining habitat occupancy of Cerithiidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) on the rocky, intertidal, Red Sea coasts of Sinai

Ayal, Y. & Safriel, U. N., 1 Oct 1982, In: Marine Biology. 70, 3, p. 305-316 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

11 Scopus citations

Species diversity of the coral reef - a note on the role of predation and of adjacent habitats.

Ayal, Y. & Safriel, U. N., 1 Jan 1982, In: Bulletin of Marine Science. 32, 3, p. 787-790 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

1980

Intertidal zonation and key-species associations of the flat rocky shores of sinai, used for scaling environmental variables affecting cerithiid gastropods

Safriel, S. U. N. & Ayal, Y., 1 Jan 1980, In: Israel Journal of Zoology. 29, 1-3, p. 110-124 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

1973

A new species of the genus phaneroptera serville (orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from southern israel and sinai with some data on its biology

Ayal, Y., Broza, M. & Paner, M. P., 1 Jan 1973, In: Israel Journal of Zoology. 22, 2-4, p. 83-96 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

10 Scopus citations

1971

A new genus of Decticinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) from the Middle East

PENER, M. P., BROZA, M. & AYAL, Y., 1 Jan 1971, In: Journal of Entomology Series B, Taxonomy. 40, 2, p. 179-183 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Scopus citations

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