Research Interests:
Comparative physiology of vertebrates and invertebrates; Ecophysiology of snails
Short Synopsis:
Interested in comparative and ecological physiology from the whole organism to the cellular level in a broad range of organisms (vertebrates and invertebrates).
Mizrahi, T, Heller, J., Goldenberg, S. and Arad, Z. (2010) Heat shock proteins and
resistance to desiccation in congeneric land snails. Cell Stress and Chaperones 15:351–363.
Arad, Z., Mizrahi, T., Goldenberg, S. and Heller, J. (2010) Natural annual cycle of heat shock proteins expression in land snails: desert vs. Mediterranean species of Sphincterochila. J. Exp. Biol. 213:3487-3496.
Mizrahi, T., Heller, J., Goldenberg, S. and Arad, Z. (2011) Heat shock protein expression in relation to reproductive cycle in land snails: implications for survival. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A. 160:149-155.
Karasov, W. H., Caviedes-Vidal, E., Bakken, B. H., Izhaki, I. Samuni-Blank, M. and Arad, Z. (2012) Capacity for absorption of water-soluble secondary metabolites greater in birds than in rodents. PLoS ONE 7: e32417. Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032417.
Mizrahi, T., Heller, J., Goldenberg, S. and Arad, Z. (2012) The heat shock response in congeneric land snails (Sphincterochila) from different habitats. Cell Stress and Chaperones 17:639–645. DOI: 10.1007/s12192-012-0340-8.
Mizrahi, T., Heller, J., Goldenberg, S. and Arad, Z. (2012) Heat shock proteins and survival strategies in congeneric land snails (Sphincterochila) from different habitats. Cell Stress and Chaperones 17: 523-527. DOI: 10.1007/s12192-012-0341-7.
Samuni-Blank, M., Izhaki, I., Dearing, M. D., Gerchman, Y., Trablshy, B., Lotan, A.,Karasov, W. H. and Arad, Z. (2012). Intraspecific directed deterrence by the mustard oil bomb in a desert plant. Curr. Biol. 22:1218-1220.