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Effects of Anatomy and Diet on Gastrointestinal pH in Rodents by Kohl, Kevin D., Stengel, Ashley, Samuni-Blank, Michal, Dearing, M. Denise

“…The pH of the gastrointestinal tract can have profound influences on digestive processes. Rodents exhibit wide variation in both stomach morphology and dietary…”
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The role of abiotic environmental conditions and herbivory in shaping bacterial community composition in floral nectar by Samuni-Blank, Michal, Izhaki, Ido, Laviad, Sivan, Bar-Massada, Avi, Gerchman, Yoram, Halpern, Malka

“…Identifying the processes that drive community assembly has long been a central theme in ecology. For microorganisms, a traditional prevailing hypothesis…”
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Capacity for absorption of water-soluble secondary metabolites greater in birds than in rodents by Karasov, William H, Caviedes-Vidal, Enrique, Bakken, Bradley Hartman, Izhaki, Ido, Samuni-Blank, Michal, Arad, Zeev

“…Plant secondary metabolites (SMs) are pervasive in animal foods and potentially influence feeding behavior, interspecies interactions, and the distribution and…”
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Taste and physiological responses to glucosinolates: seed predator versus seed disperser by Samuni-Blank, Michal, Izhaki, Ido, Gerchman, Yoram, Dearing, M Denise, Karasov, William H, Trabelcy, Beny, Edwards, Thea M, Arad, Zeev

“…In contrast to most other plant tissues, fleshy fruits are meant to be eaten in order to facilitate seed dispersal. Although fleshy fruits attract consumers,…”
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Investigation of glucosinolates in the desert plant Ochradenus baccatus (Brassicales: Resedaceae). Unveiling glucoochradenin, a new arabinosylated glucosinolate by Trabelcy, Beny, Chinkov, Nicka, Samuni-Blank, Michal, Merav, Mayan, Izhaki, Ido, Carmeli, Shmuel, Gerchman, Yoram

“…Here we describe the structure elucidation and quantification of six glucosinolates (GSLs) from the roots of the desert plant Ochradenus baccatus, Delile 1813…”
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Izhakiella capsodis gen. nov., sp. nov., in the family Enterobacteriaceae , isolated from the mirid bug Capsodes infuscatus by Aizenberg-Gershtein, Yana, Laviad, Sivan, Samuni-Blank, Michal, Halpern, Malka

“…Gram-stain-negative, oxidase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped, non-pigmented bacterial strains (N6PO6 , N8PO1 and N8PI1) were isolated…”
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Intraspecific Directed Deterrence by the Mustard Oil Bomb in a Desert Plant by Samuni-Blank, Michal, Izhaki, Ido, Dearing, M. Denise, Gerchman, Yoram, Trabelcy, Beny, Lotan, Alon, Karasov, William H., Arad, Zeev

“…Plant secondary metabolites (SMs) acting as defensive chemicals in reproductive organs such as fruit tissues play roles in both mutualistic and antagonistic…”
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Small intestinal hydrolysis of plant glucosides: higher glucohydrolase activities in rodents than passerine birds by Lessner, Krista M, Dearing, M Denise, Izhaki, Ido, Samuni-Blank, Michal, Arad, Zeev, Karasov, William H

“…Glycosides are a major group of plant secondary compounds characterized by one or more sugars conjugated to a lipophilic, possibly toxic aglycone, which is…”
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Effects of Fruit Toxins on Intestinal and Microbial β-Glucosidase Activities of Seed-Predating and Seed-Dispersing Rodents (Acomys spp.) by Kohl, Kevin D., Samuni-Blank, Michal, Lymberakis, Petros, Kurnath, Patrice, Izhaki, Ido, Arad, Zeev, Karasov, William H., Dearing, M. Denise

“…Plant secondary compounds (PSCs) have profound influence on the ecological interaction between plants and their consumers. Glycosides, a class of PSC, are…”
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Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed-predating versus seed-dispersing congeneric rodents by Samuni-Blank, Michal, Izhaki, Ido, Dearing, M Denise, Karasov, William H, Gerchman, Yoram, Kohl, Kevin D, Lymberakis, Petros, Kurnath, Patrice, Arad, Zeev

“…Fleshy, ripe fruits attract seed dispersers but also seed predators. Although many fruit consumers (legitimate seed dispersers as well as seed predators) are…”
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Friend or foe? Disparate plant–animal interactions of two congeneric rodents by Samuni-Blank, Michal, Arad, Zeev, Dearing, M. Denise, Gerchman, Yoram, Karasov, William H., Izhaki, Ido

“…Food and water resources are limiting factors for animals in desert ecosystems. Fleshy fruits are a rare water source in deserts and when available they tend…”
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Effects of A natomy and D iet on G astrointestinal p H in R odents by Kohl, Kevin D., Stengel, Ashley, Samuni‐Blank, Michal, Dearing, M. Denise

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