Publications

Nadav Shashar lab

Scientific papers

  • Tarazi E., Parnas, H., Lotan O., Zoabi M., Oren A. Josef N., Shashar N. (2019). Reef Centered Design  Proceedings of the 13th European Academy of Design Conference, ‘Running with Scissors’, The Design Journal. Accepted
  • Valerio M.N., Mann O., and Shashar N. (2019) Boo! Did we scare you? Behavioural responses of reef-associated fish, prawn gobies (Amblyeleotris steinitzi and Amblyeleotris sungami) to anthropogenic diver disturbance. Marine Biology 166:1. 
  • Shefi D., Shashar N. and Rinkevich B. (2018). The reproduction of the Red Sea coral Stylophora pistillata from Eilat: 4 decades perspective. Marine Biology. 165: 27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3280-0
  • Tynyakov J., Rousseau M., Chen M., Figus O., Belhassen Y., and Shashar N. (2017). Artificial reefs as a means of spreading diving pressure in a coral reef environment. Ocean & Coastal Management. 149: 159–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.10.008
  • Jechow A., Kollath Z., Lerner A., Hanel A., Shashar N., Holker F., Kyba C.C.M. (2017) Measuring light pollution with fisheye lens imagery from a moving boat – a proof of concept. International Journal of Sustainable Lighting. http://arxiv.org/abs/1703.08484
  • Belhassen Y. Rousseau M., Tynyakov J. and Shashar N. (2017) Evaluating the attractiveness and effectiveness of artificial coral reefs as a recreational ecosystem service. J. Environmental. Management. 203(1): 448–456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.08.020
  • Scatà G. , Darmaillacq A.S., Dickel L., McCusker S. , Shashar N. (2017) Going up or sideways? Perception of space and obstacles negotiating by cuttlefish. Frontiers in Physiol. 8:173. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00173
  • Lerner A., Shmulevitz R. Browman H. and Shashar R. (2017) Visual sensitivity and spatial resolution of the planktivorous fish, Atherinomorus forskalii (Atherinidae; Rüppell, 1838), to a polarized grating. Vision Research. 131: 37-43. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2016.12.003
  • Josef N., Berenshtein I., Rousseau M. Fiorito G., Scata G., Shashar. N. (2017) Observed and modelled camouflage response of European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) to different substrate patch sizes during movement. Frontiers in Physiol.7:671.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00671
  • Scata G., Jozet-Alves C. , Thomasse C. , Josef N. , and Shashar N. (2016) Spatial learning in Sepia officinalis cuttlefish: preference for vertical over horizontal information. J. Exp. Biol. 219: 2928-2933.  doi:10.1242/jeb.129080
  • Abelson A., Nelson P.A Edgar G.J, Shashar N., Reed D.C., Belmaker J., Krause G., Beck M.W., Brokovich E., France R., and Gaines S.D. (2016) Expanding marine protected areas to include degraded coral reefs Conservation Biology. 30(6):1182-1191.  https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12722
  • Abelson A, Halpern B.S., Reed D.C., Orth R.J., Kendrick G.A., Beck M.W., Belmaker J., Grause G., Edgar G.J., Airooldi L., Brockovich E., France R., Shashar N. De Blaeij A., Stambler N., Salameh P., Shechter M., and Nelson P. (2015) Upgrading Marine Ecosystem Restoration Using Ecological–Social Concepts. BioScience. 66(2): 156-163. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biv171
  • Josef N., Berenshtein I., Fiorito G., Sykes A., and Shashar N. (2015) Camouflage during movement in the European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). J. Exp. Biol., 218: 3391-3398. doi: 10.1242/jeb.122481
  • Fiorito G., Affuso A, Basil J., Cole A., de Girolamo P., D’Angelo L, Dickel L, Gestal C, Grasso F, Kuba M, Mark F., Melillo D., Osorio D., Perkins K., a Ponte G., Shashar N., Smith D., Smith J., and  Andrews P.L.R.(2015) Guidelines for the Care and Welfare of Cephalopods in Research –A consensus based on an initiative by CephRes, FELASA and the Boyd Group Lab Anim. 49: 190.  doi:10.1177/0023677215580006
  • Levy K, Lerner A. and Shashar N. (2014) Mate choice and body pattern variations in the Crown Butterfly fish Chaetodon paucifasciatus (Chaetodontidae). Biology Open (2014) 3, 1245–1251. doi:10.1242/bio.20149175
  • Josef  N., Mann O.,  Sykes A.V., Fiorito G., Reis J., Maccusker S. and Shashar N (2014) Depth perception: cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) respond to visual texture density gradients. Animal cognition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-014-0774-8
  •  Polak O. Polak T., and Shashar N. (2014). Effects of habitat relocation on fish community structure- a case study. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 97 12: 1335-1345. doi: 10.1007/s10641-014-0223-1
  • Berenshtein I, Kiflawi M., Shashar N., Wieler U., Agiv H., Paris C.B. (2014). Polarized light sensitivity and orientation in coral reef fish post-larvae. PLoS ONE 9(2):e88468. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088468
  • Baar Y.,  Rosen, J. and  Shashar N.(2014) Circular polarization of transmitted light by Sapphirinidae copepods. PLoS ONE 9(1): e86131. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086131
  • Fine M., Sabbah S., Shashar N., Hoegh-Guldberg O. (2013) Light from down under. J. Exp. Biol. 216:4341-4346. doi: 10.1242/jeb.025106
  • Nilsson D.R, Warrant E.J., Johnsen S., Hanlon R.T and Shashar N. (2013) The giant eyes of giant squid are indeed unexpectedly large, but not if used for spotting sperm whales. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13:187.  doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-187 
  • Polak O. and Shashar N. (2013) Economic value of biological attributes of artificial coral reefs. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 70 (4): 904-912. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fst014 
  • Shashar N. and Hanlon R.T (2013) Spawning behavior dynamics at communal egg beds in the squid Doryteuthis (Loligo) pealeii. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 447: 65 74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.011
  • Cartron L., Shashar N., Dickel L., and Darmaillacq A-S. (2013) Effects of stimuli shape and polarization in evoking deimatic patterns in the European cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis under varying turbidity conditions. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 13(1): 19-26. doi:10.1007/s10158-013-0148-y
  • Cartron L., Dickel L., Shashar N. , and Darmaillacq A-S. (2013) Maturation of polarization and luminance contrast sensitivities in cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). J. Exp. Biol. 216: 2039-2045. doi: 10.1242/jeb.080390
  • Cartron L., Josef  N., Lerner A., McCusker  S.D, Darmaillacq A-S., Dickel L. and Shashar N. (2013). Polarization vision can improve object detection in turbid waters by cuttlefish. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.447:80-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.013
  • Cartron L., Darmaillacq A.S, Jozet-Alves C., Shashar N., Dickel L. (2012) Cuttlefish rely on both polarized light and landmarks for orientation. Animal Cognition. 15(4): 591-596.   doi: 10.1007/s10071-012-0487-9
  • Lerner A, Haspel C, Sapir, N, Meltser N, Broza M and Shashar N. (2012). Insights from chironomid oviposition is useful to visual pest control. Fauna Norvegica 31: 65-70. https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v31i0.1404
  • Lerner, A., Shashar N., and Haspel. C. (2012) Sensitivity study on the effects of hydrosol size and composition on linear polarization in absorbing and nonabsorbing clear and semi-turbid waters. J. Optical Society of America A 29:2394-2405. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.29.002394
  • Josef N., Amodio F., Fiorito G., and Shashar N. (2012) Camouflaging in a complex environment- octopuses use specific features of the surroundings for background matching. PLoS ONE 7(5): e37579. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037579
  • Nilsson D-E, Warrant E.J.,  Johnsen S,  Hanlon R.T.,  Shashar N. (2012) A unique advantage for giant eyes in giant squid. Current Biol. 22: 1–6.  doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.02.031
  • Zylinski S., Darmaillacq A-S., and Shashar N. (2012) Visual interpolation for contour completion by the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis and its use in dynamic camouflage. Proc. Roy. Soc. B- Biol. Sci. 279(1737):2386-2390. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2012.0026
  • Polak O. and Shashar N. (2012) Can a Small Artificial Reef Reduce Diving Pressure from a Natural Coral Reef? Lessons learned from Eilat, Red Sea. Ocean & Coastal Management. 55:94-100. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.10.006
  • Shani A., Polak O. and Shashar N. (2012). Artificial reefs and mass marine ecotourism. Tourism Geographies. 14(3): 361-382. DOI:10.1080/14616688.2011.610350
  • Gagnon Y.L., Shashar N. and Kroger R.H.H. (2011) Adaptation in the optical properties of the crystalline lens in the Lessepsian migrate Siganus rivulatus (Forsskål, 1775). J. Exp. Biol. 214(16):2724-2729. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.048066
  • Darmaillacq A.S., Dickel L., Rahmani N., and Shashar N. (2011) Do reef fish, Variola louti and Scarus niger, perform amodal completion? Evidence from a field study. J. Comp. Psychol. 125(3):273-277. doi: 10.1037/a0024295
  • Shani Y., Cepicka M.C. and  Shashar N. (2011). Keeping Up With the Joneses: Dolphins’ Search Knowledge for Knowledge’s Sake. J Econ Psychol. 32(3) 418-424.
  • Lerner A, Sapir N, Erlick C., Meltser N, Broza M, and Shashar N. (2011). Habitat availability mediates chironomid density dependent oviposition.  Oecologia. 165(4):905-14. DOI:10.1007/s00442-010-1893-9
  • Belmaker J., Ziv Y., Shashar N. (2011). The influence of connectivity on richness and temporal variation of reef fishes. Landscape Ecol. 26 (4): 587-597
  • Shashar N., Johnsen S., Lerner A., Sabbah S., Chiao C.C., Mathger L.M. and Hanlon R.T. (2011). Underwater linear polarization- physical limitations to biological functions. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. 366 (1565) 649-654. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0190
  • Lerner A. ., Sabbah S., Erlick C. and Shashar N. (2011). Navigation by light polarization in clear and turbid waters. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B. 366 (1565): 671-679
  • Perelberg A., Veit F., van der Woude S.E, Donio S., Shashar N. (2010). Studying Dolphin Behavior in a Semi-Natural Marine Enclosure: Couldn’t we do it all in the Wild? Int. J. Comp Psychology 23: 625-643.
  • Brokovich E, Ben-Ari T., Kark S. , Kiflawi M., Dishon G.,  Iluz D. and Shashar N. (2010) Functional changes of the visual system of the damselfish Dascyllus marginatus along its bathymetric range. Physiology & Behavior 101:413–421.
  • Manor S., Polak O., Saidel W.M., Goulet T. and Shashar N. (2009).  Light intensity mediated polarotaxis in Pontella karachiensis (Pontellidae, Copepoda). Vision Res. 49: 2371–2378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2009.07.007
  • Mathger L., Shashar N., and Hanlon R.T .(2009). Do cephalopods communicate using polarized light reflections from their skin? J. Exp. Biol. 212, 2133-2140. doi: 10.1242/jeb.020800
  • Belmaker J., Ziv Y., Shashar N.  (2009). Habitat patchiness and predation modify the distribution of a coral-dwelling damselfish. Marine Biology. 156(3): 447-454
  • Brokovich E., Einbinder S., Shashar N,  Kiflawi M.,  Kark S. (2008). Descending to the twilight-zone: coral reef fish assemblages change along a depth gradient down to 65 m. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 371: 253–262. DOI:10.3354/meps07591
  • Lerner A., Meltser N., Sapir N. , Erlick C, , Shashar N., and Broza M. (2008). Reflected Polarization Guides Chironomid Females to Oviposition Sites. J. Exp. Biol. 211, 3536-3543. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.022277
  • Belmaker J., Ziv Y., Shashar N. and. Connolly S.R. (2008). Regional variation in the hierarchical partitioning of alpha and beta diversity in coral-dwelling fishes. Ecology. 89(10), 2829-2840. https://doi.org/10.1890/07-1464.1
  • Darmaillacq AS., Shashar N. (2008). Lack of polarization optomotor response in the cuttlefish Sepia elongata (d’Orbigny, 1845). Physiology & Behavior. 94(4):616-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2008.01.018
  • Gagnon Y.L, Shashar N., Warrant E.J, and Johnsen S.J (2007). Light scattering by selectedzooplankton from the Gulf of Aqaba. J. Exp. Biol. 210, 3728-3735. doi: 10.1242/jeb.003251
  • Belmaker J., Polak O., Shashar N. and Ziv Y. (2007) Geographic divergence in the relationship between Paragobiodon echinocephalus and its obligate coral host. J. Fish Biol. 71:1555–1561. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01619.x
  • Stambler N. and N. Shashar (2007) Variation in spectral reflectance of the hermatypic corals, Stylophora pistillata and Pocillopora damicornis. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 351: 143-149.
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2007.06.014
  • Karpestam B, Gustafsson J, Shashar N, Katzir G, and Kröger R.H.H. (2007). Multifocal lenses in coral reef fishes. J. Exp. Biol. 210:293-2931. doi: 10.1242/jeb.002956
  • Sabbah S. and Shashar N. (2007) Light under water polarization near sunrise. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 24:2049-2056. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.24.002049
  • Belmaker J., Ben Moshe N., ZivY., Shashar N. (2007). Determinants of the steep species-area relationship for coral reef fishes. Coral reefs 26(1): 103-112. DOI:10.1007/s00338-006-0162-1
  • Mass T, Einbinder S, Brokovich E, Shashar N, Vago R, Erez J, Dubinsky Z. (2007).Photoacclimation of Stylophora pistillata to light extremes: metabolism and calcification. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 334:93-102
  • Alvers C., Darmaillacq AS., Shashar N., Dickel L. (2007). Field and laboratory observations of Sepia elongata (Doratosepion), d’Orbigny,1845. Veliger 48(4):313-316
  • Brokovich E., Einbinder S., Kark S., Shashar N. and  Kiflawi M. (2007). A deep nursery for juveniles of the zebra angelfish Genicanthus caudovittatus. Environ Biol Fish. 80:1-6.
  • Sabbah S., Barta A., Gál J., Horváth G., Shashar N. (2006). Experimental and theoretical study of skylight polarization transmitted through Snell’s window of a flat water surface. J. Opt. Soc. Am. A. 28(8):1978-1988. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.23.001978
  • Sabbah S., and Shashar N. (2006). Underwater light polarization and radiance fluctuations induced by surface waves. Applied Optics.45(19): 4726-4739. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.45.004726
  • Holzman R., Shashar N., Howland H.C.  and Kazir G. (2006). Changes in the refractive state during prey capture under low light in the nocturnal cardinalfish Apogon annularis. Vision Res. 46:2094–2101. DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2005.11.031
  • Perkol-Finkel S. Shashar N. and Benayahu Y. (2006). Can artificial reefs mimic natural reef communities? The roles of structural features and age. Mar. Environ. Res. 61: 121–135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.08.001
  • Darmaillacq A.S., Chichery R., Shashar N., and Dickel L. (2006). Early familiarization overrides innate prey preference in newly-hatched Sepia officinalis cuttlefish. Animal behaviour. 71:511-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.04.019
  • Einbinder S., Perelberg A., Ben-Shaprut O., Foucart M.H. and Shashar N. (2006). Effects of artificial reefs on fish grazing in their vicinity. Mar. Environ. Res. 61:110-119. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.07.001
  • Sabbah S., and Shashar N. (2006). Polarization contrast of zooplankton: A  model for polarization-based sighting distance. Vision Res. 46: 444-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2005.05.017
  • Saidel, WM; Shashar, N; Schmolesky, MT; Hanlon, RT. (2005). Discriminative responses of squid (Loligo pealeii) photoreceptors to polarized light. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology A. 142 (3) 340-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2005.08.003
  • Shashar N., Sabbah S, and Aharoni N. (2005). Migrating locusts can detect polarized reflections to avoid flying over seas. Biology Letters 1(4): 472-475.  doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2005.0334
  • Perkol-Finkel S.  Shashar N., Barnea O., Ben David-Zaslaw R., Oren U., Reichart T., Yaacobovich T., Yahel G., Yahel R. and Benayahu Y. (2005). Community structure of artificial reefs: does age matter? Biofouling. 21(2):127-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927010500133451
  • Shashar N., Rosenthal G.G., Caras T., Manor S. and Katzir G. (2005). Species recognition in the blackbordered damselfish Dascyllus marginatus (Rüppell): an evaluation of computer-animated playback techniques. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 318:111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2004.12.037
  • Belmaker Y., Shashar N. and Ziv. Y. (2005). Effects of small-scale isolation and predation on fish diversity on experimental reefs. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 289:273-283
  • Boal J.G.,  Shashar N.,  Grable M.M., Vaughan K.H. , Loew E.R and  Hanlon R.T.(2004). Behavioral evidence for intraspecific signals with monochromatic and polarized light by cuttlefish (Mollusca: Cephalopoda). Behaviour 141: 837-861.
  • Shashar N., Sabbah S. , and  Cronin T.W.. (2004). Transmission of linearly polarized light in sea water- implications for polarization signaling. J. Exp. Biol. 207: 3619-3628. doi: 10.1242/jeb.01187
  • Cronin T.W., Shashar N., Caldwell R.L., Marshall J., Cheroske A.G., Chiou T.H.(2003). Polarization signals in the marine environment. In: Polarization Science and Remote Sensing. (Ed. J.A. Shaw and J.S. Tyo).  SPIE 5158:85-92 Bellingham WA. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.507903
  • Cronin T.W., Shashar N., Caldwell R.L., Marshall J., Cheroske A.G. and Chiou T.H. (2003). Polarization vision and its role in biological signaling. Integr. Comp. Biol. 43: 549-558. doi: 10.1093/icb/43.4.549.
  • Anderson J.C.,  Baddeley R.J.,  Osorio D., Shashar N. , Tyler C.W.,  Ramachandran V. S.,  Crook A. C. and Hanlon R. T. (2003). Modular organization of adaptive colouration in flounder and cuttlefish revealed by independent component analysis. Network: Comput. Neural Syst.14:321–333.
  • Grable M. M., Shashar N., Gilles N.L., Chiao C.C. and Hanlon R.T. (2002). Cuttlefish  body patterns as a behavioral assay to determine polarization perception. Biol. Bull.  203: 232-234. DOI: 10.2307/1543414
  • Shashar, N., Milbury, C.A. and Hanlon, R.T. (2002). Polarization vision in cephalopods: neuroanatomical and behavioral features that illustrate aspects of form and function. Mar. Freshwat. Behav. Physiol. 35(1-2): 57-68. https://doi.org/10.1080/10236240290025617
  • Shashar N.,  Borst D.T., Ament S.A., Saidel W.M., Smolowitz R.M. and Hanlon, R.T. (2001). Polarization reflecting iridophores in the arms of the squid Loligo pealeii. Biol. Bull. 201(2): 267-268. DOI: 10.2307/1543358
  • Cronin T.W. and Shashar N. (2001). The linearly polarized light field in clear tropical marine waters:  Spatial and Temporal Variation of Light Intensity, Degree of Polarization, and e-Vector Angle. J. Exp. Biol.  204: 2461-2467.
  • Shashar N., Hagan R. ,  Boal J. G. and  Hanlon R.T. (2000). Cuttlefish use polarization sensitivity in predation on silvery fish. Vision Res. 40(1): 71-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0042-6989(99)00158-3
  • Hanlon R.T., Maxwell M.R. , Shashar N. ,Loew E.R.  and  Boyle K.L. (1999). An ethogram of body patterning behavior in the biomedically and commercially valuable squid Loligo pealei off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Biol. Bull. 197:49-62.
  • Marshall J.,  Cronin T.W.,  Shashar N., and  Land M. (1999). Behavioural evidence for polarisation vision in stomatopods reveals a potential channel for communication.Current Biol. 9:755‑758. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80336-4
  • Shashar N., Horosi F.I. , Banaszak A.T. and  Hanlon, R.T.(1998). UV radiation blocking compounds in the eye of the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. Biol. Bull. 195: 187-188. DOI: 10.2307/1542830
  • Hanley J.S., Shashar N., Smolowitz R. ,  Bullis R.A., Mebane W.N.,  Gabr H.R. , and  Hanlon R.T. (1998). Modified laboratory culture techniques for the European cuttlefish Sepia officinalis. Biol. Bull. 195: 223-225. DOI: 10.2307/1542850
  • Shashar N., Hanlon R.T. and  Petz A. deM. (1998). Polarization vision helps detect transparent prey. Nature 393(6682):222-223.
  • Shashar N,. Cronin T.W. ,  Wolff L.B.  and  Condon M.A. (1998). The polarization of light in a tropical rain forest. Biotropica. 30(2):275-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00061.x
  • Shashar N. and Hanlon R.T. (1997). Squids (Loligo pealei and Euprymna scolopes) can exhibit polarized light patterns produced by their skin. Biol. Bull. 193:207-208. DOI: 10.1086/BBLv193n2p207
  • Hanlon R.T., Maxwell M.R. , and Shashar N. (1997). Behavioral dynamics that would lead to multiple paternity within egg capsules in the squid Loligo pealei. Biol. Bull. 193:212-214. DOI: 10.1086/BBLv193n2p212
  • Shashar N., Banaszak A.T. ,  Lesser M.P. and  Amrami D. (1997). Coral endolithic algae- life in a protected environment. Pacific Sci. 51(2):174-182.
  • Shashar N., Rutledge P.S. and  Cronin T.W. (1996). Polarization vision in cuttlefish-a concealed communication channel? J. Exp. Biol. 199(9):2077-2084.
  • Shashar N., and  Cronin T.W. (1996). Polarization contrast vision in octopus. Exp. Biol. 199(4):999-1004.
  • Shashar N., Kinane S. ,  Jokiel P.L.and Patterson M.R. (1996). Hydromechanical boundary layers over a coral reef. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 199(1):17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(95)00156-5
  • Shashar N.,  Cronin T.W.,  Johnson G. and Wolff L. (1995). Portable imaging polarized light analyzer. Proc. 9th meet. on Optical Eng. in Israel. SPIE 2426:28-35. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.211209
  • Cronin T.W.,  Shashar N., and Wolff L. (1994). Portable imaging polarimeters. IEEE proc. 12th IAPR Int. Conf. Patteren Recognition. 606-609. DOI: 10.1109/ICPR.1994.576374
  • Cronin T.W., Marshall N.J. ,  Caldwell R.L. and Shashar N. (1994). Specialization of retinal function in the compound eyes of mantis shrimps. Vision Res. 34(20):2639-2656. https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-6989(94)90221-6
  • Shashar N., CohenY. , Loya Y. and Feldestain T. (1994). Nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) on a coral reef. Coral Reefs. 13:171-174.
  • Shashar N., Cohen Y.,  Loya Y. and  Sar N. (1994). Nitrogen fixation (acetylene reduction) in stony corals: evidence for coral-microbial interactions. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 111(3):259-264.
  • Rinkevich B., Shashar N. and  Liberman T.(1994). Nontransitiv exenogeneic interactions between four common Red Sea sessile invertebrates. Proc. 7th Inter. Coral Reef symposium. (2):833-839.
  • Shashar N.,  Cohen Y. and Loya Y.  (1993). Extreme diurnal fluctuations of oxygen in the diffusive boundary layers surrounding stony corals. Biol. Bull. 185:455-461.DOI: 10.2307/1542485
  • Shashar N. and Stambler N. (1992). Endolithic algae within corals-life in an extreme environment. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 163:277-286. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-0981(92)90055-F

Publications in books and published abstracts

  • Shashar N. (2014). Polarization vision in cephalopods In: Horvath G. (ed.) Polarized Light and Polarization Vision in Animal Sciences .Springer Series in Vision Research 2: 217-224. ISBN 978-3-642-54718-8.
  •  Shashar N. (2014). Changes in students’ attire according to lecturers’ gender. J. Irreproducible Results. 52(3):32-33
  • Josef N. and Shashar N. (2014) Camouflage in benthic cephalopods- what does it teach us? In:   Darmaillacq A.S. (ed) Cephalopod Cognition: Advances in the study of a keynote group pp. 177-196. Cambridge Univ. Press. ISBN 9781139989640  
  •  Cartron L., Darmaillacq A.S., Jozet-Alves C., Shashar N., Dickel L. (2011). Can cuttlefish use polarization sensitivity for orientation? J. Shellfish Res. 30(3):997
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