Publications | Ilany Lab

A. Ilany. Complex societies, simple processes: a comment on Shizuka and Johnson. Behavioral Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz107, 2019.

Y.A. Weissman, V. Demartsev, A. Ilany, A. Barocas, E. Bar-Ziv, I. Schnitzer, E. Geffen, L. Koren. Acoustic stability in hyrax snorts: vocal tightrope-walkers or wrathful verbal assailants?. Behavioral Ecology, (30), 1, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary141, 2018.

V. Demartsev, A. Ilany, A. Kershenbaum, Y. Geva, O. Margalit, I. Schnitzer, A. Barocas, E. Bar-Ziv, L. Koren, E. Geffen. The progression pattern of male hyrax songs and the role of climactic ending. Scientific Reports, (7), 1, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03035-x, 2017.

D.N. Fisher, A. Ilany, M.J. Silk, T. Tregenza. Analysing animal social network dynamics: the potential of stochastic actor-oriented models. Journal of Animal Ecology, (86), 2, pp. 202-212, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12630, 2017.

A. Ilany, E. Akcay. Social inheritance can explain the structure of animal social networks. Nature Communications, (7), https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12084, 2016.

A. Ilany, E. Akcay. Personality and social networks: A generative model approach. Integrative and Comparative Biology, (56), 6, pp. 1197-1205, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icw068, 2016.

E. {Bar Ziv}, A. Ilany, V. Demartsev, A. Barocas, E. Geffen, L. Koren. Individual, social, and sexual niche traits affect copulation success in a polygynandrous mating system. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, (70), 6, pp. 901-912, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2112-4, 2016.

A. Kershenbaum, D.T. Blumstein, M.A. Roch, C. Akcay, G. Backus, M.A. Bee, K. Bohn, Y. Cao, G. Carter, C. Casar, M. Coen, S.L. Deruiter, L. Doyle, S. Edelman, R. Ferrer-i-Cancho, T.M. Freeberg, E.C. Garland, M. Gustison, H.E. Harley, C. Huetz, M. Hughes, J. {Hyland Bruno}, A. Ilany, D.Z. Jin, M. Johnson, C. Ju, J. Karnowski, B. Lohr, M.B. Manser, B. Mccowan, E. Mercado, P.M. Narins, A. Piel, M. Rice, R. Salmi, K. Sasahara, L. Sayigh, Y. Shiu, C. Taylor, E.E. Vallejo, S. Waller, V. Zamora-Gutierrez. Acoustic sequences in non-human animals: A tutorial review and prospectus. Biological Reviews, (91), 1, pp. 13-52, https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12160, 2016.

V. Demartsev, A. Ilany, A. Barocas, E. {Bar Ziv}, I. Schnitzer, L. Koren, E. Geffen. A mixed strategy of counter-singing behavior in male rock hyrax vocal competitions. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, (70), 12, pp. 2185-2193, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2222-z, 2016.

A. Ilany, A.S. Booms, K.E. Holekamp. Topological effects of network structure on long-term social network dynamics in a wild mammal. Ecology Letters, (18), 7, pp. 687-695, https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12447, 2015.

S. Chen, A. Ilany, B.J. White, M.W. Sanderson, C. Lanzas. Spatial-temporal dynamics of high-resolution animal networks: What can we learn from domestic animals?. PLoS ONE, (10), 6, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129253, 2015.

V. Demartsev, A. Kershenbaum, A. Ilany, A. Barocas, E.B. Ziv, L. Koren, E. Geffen. Male hyraxes increase song complexity and duration in the presence of alert individuals. Behavioral Ecology, (25), 6, pp. 1451-1458, https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/aru155, 2014.

S. Chen, B.J. White, M.W. Sanderson, D.E. Amrine, A. Ilany, C. Lanzas. Highly dynamic animal contact network and implications on disease transmission. Scientific Reports, (4), https://doi.org/10.1038/srep04472, 2014.

A. Ilany, A. Barocas, M. Kam, T. Ilany, E. Geffen. The energy cost of singing in wild rock hyrax males: Evidence for an index signal. Animal Behaviour, (85), 5, pp. 995-1001, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.02.023, 2013.

A. Ilany, A. Barocas, L. Koren, M. Kam, E. Geffen. Structural balance in the social networks of a wild mammal. Animal Behaviour, (85), 6, pp. 1397-1405, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.03.032, 2013.

J. Pienaar, A. Ilany, E. Geffen, Y. Yom-Tov. Macroevolution of life-history traits in passerine birds: Adaptation and phylogenetic inertia. Ecology Letters, (16), 5, pp. 571-576, https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12077, 2013.

A. Kershenbaum, A. Ilany, L. Blaustein, E. Geffen. Syntactic structure and geographical dialects in the songs of male rock hyraxes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, (279), 1740, pp. 2974-2981, https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.0322, 2012.

K. Yoktan, E. Geffen, A. Ilany, Y. Yom-Tov, A. Naor, N. Leader. Vocal dialect and genetic subdivisions along a geographic gradient in the orange-tufted sunbird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, (65), 7, pp. 1389-1402, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-011-1149-7, 2011.

A. Barocas, A. Ilany, L. Koren, M. Kam, E. Geffen. Variance in centrality within rock hyrax social networks predicts adult longevity. PLoS ONE, (6), 7, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022375, 2011.

A. Ilany, A. Barocas, L. Koren, M. Kam, E. Geffen. Do singing rock hyraxes exploit conspecific calls to gain attention?. PLoS ONE, (6), 12, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0028612, 2011.

A. Ilany, D. Eilam. Wait before running for your life: Defensive tactics of spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus) in evading barn owl (Tyto alba) attack. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, (62), 6, pp. 923-933, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-007-0516-x, 2008.