Yehuda (Hudi) Benayahu

 Ph.D. students

Gabriele Henning (1991-1996) 

Minerva Fellow, Department of Zoology and Parasitology, Ruhr- Universitat Bochum, Germany

Induction of settlement and metamorphosis in coral reef alcyonaceans (jointly with Prof. D. Hofmann, Bochum)

 

Uri Oren (1993-1999) 

Regeneration and colony integration in scleractinian corals (jointly with Prof. Y. Loya, TAU)

 

Revital Ben-David-Zaslow (1994-1999) 

Relationship between environmental parameters and reproductive features of the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens

 

Gil Rilov (1994-2002) 

The whelk Stramonita haemastoma in the eastern Mediterranean rocky littoral: biotic and abiotic perspectives (jointly with Prof. A. Gasith, TAU)

 

Dafna Zeevi (1997-2003) 

UV-Resistance mechanisms of soft corals and the involvement of their symbiotic zooxanthellae

 

Orit Barneah (1999-2005) 

Micoscale events during the onset of coral-algal symbiosis (jointly with Prof. V. Weis, Oregon State University, USA)

 

Shimrit Perkol-Finkel (2001-2007) 

Spatial and temporal interactions between artificial and natural reefs

 

Dror Zurel (2007-2012) 

Lessepsian migrant bivalves as vectors for dispersal of marine bacteria (jointly with Prof. U. Gophna, TAU)

 

Chen Yoffe (2006-2013) 

Selectivity processes, physiology and molecular mechanisms of zooxanthellae during initiation and maintenance of symbiosis

 

Ido Sella (2007-2013) 

Biological, chemical and mechanical aspects of collagen fibers isolated from a soft coral

 

Anna Halasz (2010-2015)

Phylogeny of octocorals, family Xeniidae (jointly with Prof. C. McFadden, Harvey Mudd College, CA and Prof. R. Toonen, Univ. of Hawaii)

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Yahala Rina Dor (2014-2020)  

Ecology and Microbiology of the Lessepsian migrant oyster Spondylus spinosus (jointly with Prof. U Gophna, TAU)

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Ronen Liberman (2017-2023)

The host-symbiont complex of mesophotic octocorals

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MSc students

Dan Weil (1987-1990) 

Life history features of the alcyonacean Litophyton arboreum in the Gulf of Eilat: Sexual and asexual reproduction

 

Michael Klainman (1987-1990) 

Comparative life history features of the Sinularia species (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) at Eilat

 

Miamon Dahan (1988-1992) 

Clonal propagation and sexual reproduction of the alcyonacean Dendronephthya hemprichi

 

Ruth Goren (1988-1992) 

Benthic communities on artificial substrata at Eilat (Red Sea)

 

Yael Barki (1989-1992) 

Population ecology and genetic characteristics of the soft coral Dendronephthya in the northern Gulf of Eilat, Red Sea

 

Uri Oren (1990-1993) 

Recruitment and survival of corals on artificial reefs

 

Gil Rilov (1991-1993) 

Fish community on vertical reefs in the northern Gulf of Eilat: Structure of an existing community and initial recruitment on experimental installations

 

Revital Ben-David (1992-1994) 

Longevity and competency of planulae of Octocorallia

 

Noga Shiloach (1992-1994) 

Dynamics of initial settlement of fishes on artificial reefs at the Gulf of Eilat (Red Sea)

 

Dafna Zeevi (1993-1996) 

The gorgonian Acabaria biserialis: a successful colonizer of artificial substrata

 

Sharon Ketzinel (1994-1997) 

Chemical ecology of some South African soft corals (jointly with Prof. Y. Kashman, TAU)

 

Sigal Lozki (1994-1997) 

Life history of zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate soft corals

 

Dovi Kelman (1995-1998) 

The chemical ecology of the soft coral Parerythropodium f. fulvum (jointly with Prof. Y. Kashman)

 

Orit Barneah (1996-1999) 

Soft coral transplantation as a means for reef rehabilitation in Eilat: ecological aspects and fine structural cascades

 

Tal Reichert (1997-2002) 

Oxygen consumption rate of juvenile stages of the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens

 

Tali Yakobovich (1998-2001) 

Kinetics of zooxanthellae acquisition by a sexual progeny of a soft coral

 

Shimrit Perkol (1999-2001) 

Artificial and natural reefs in Eilat: Comparative aspects and interactions

 

Omer Polack (2000-2003) 

Biology and Ecology of the zoanthid Palythoa tuberculosa in Northern Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat) (jointly with Prof. Y. Loya, TAU)

 

Sharon Levi (2000-2003) 

Chemical ecology of some East African soft corals (jointly with Prof. Y. Kashman, TAU)

 

Ettie Sapir (2000-2004) 

Testing the toxicity of TBTCI to Anthozoa and the antifoulant efficiency of Environmental-friendly silicone coatings (jointly with Prof. A. Gasith, TAU)

 

Edit Adler (2001-2006) 

Infection of early developmental stages of soft corals with homologous and heterologous symbiotic algae

 

Anat Maoz (2001-2005) 

Algal acquisition and specificity in soft corals (families Nephtheidae and Xeniidae)

 

Mati Halperin (2002-2004) 

Recruitment of fish to experimental floating and fixed artificial reefs (jointly with Dr. M. Goren, TAU)

 

Inbal Ginsburg (2003-2006) 

Ecology of the Red Sea gorgonian Clathraria rubrinodis 

 

2003- 2006 Jonathan Sharon

Benthic communities associated with invasive bivalves in the Israeli Mediterranean coast (jointly with Prof. Y. Loya, TAU)

 

Ido Sella (2004-2007) 

Development of a propagation protocol for cuttings of the soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum

 

Yael Zaldam (2004-2007) 

Succession of benthic communities on artificial marine structures (AMS) in the Red Sea: A tool to evaluate AMS performance

 

Dror Zurel (2004-2007) 

Distribution and specificity of algal symbionts in vertically transmitting soft corals (family Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea

 

Michal Grosovich (2005-2008) 

Habitat partitioning of three azooxanthellate soft corals in Eilat (Red Sea)

 

Michal Weis (2006-2009) 

Bivalves as colonizers of artificial marine structures at Eilat (Red Sea)

 

Dafna Aharonovich (2007-2010) 

Soft corals of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia) in the northern Gulf of Eilat: species composition and taxonomic importance of sclerite-microstructure

 

Yasmin Gabay (2008-2011) 

Effects of seawater acidification on xeniid soft corals (jointly with Prof. M. Fine, BIU)

 

Ateret Shabtay (2009-2011) 

Population dynamics of the invasive oyster Spondylus spinosus in the Israeli Mediterranean coast (jointly with Dr. G. Rilov, IOLR)

 

Natalie Shalev (2009-2012) 

Development of benthic communities on a planned artificial reef at Eilat (jointly with Dr. G. Rilov, IOLR)

 

Yael Mandelberg (2010-2014) 

Collagen producing octocorals of the genus Sarcophyton

 

Yehala Rina Roterman (2011-2014) 

Bacteria in invasive and indigenous bivalves (jointly with Prof. U. Gophna, TAU)

 

Erez Shoham (2012-2015) 

Octocoral community structure at Eilat (Northern Red Sea): mesophotic vs. shallow reefs

 

Ximena Velasquez Pedrosa (2012-2015) 

Flat worms (Platyhelminthes) of the Israeli Mediterranean and Eilat shallow habitats (jointly with Diana M. Bolaños, Univ. of New Hampshire)

 

Ehud Gilad (2012-2015) 

Bivalve assemblages as environmental indicator (jointly with Dr. Y. Edelman-Furstenberg, Israel Geological Survey)

 

Noga Perry (2012-2015) 

Bacterial populations of soft and stony corals in different life stages (jointly with Prof. U. Gophna)

 

Ofir Gilad (2012-2016) 

Biomechanical properties of an octocoral collagen fibers (jointly with Prof.  R. Haj Ali, TAU)

 

Chen Piller (2013-2016) 

Novel environmentally friendly antifouling paints: efficacy and toxicity

 

Camelia Gochev (2013-2017)

Settlement of octocoral planulae under flow: field and laboratory studies (jointly with Prof. G. Zilman, TAU)

 

Rachel Mailick (2014-2017)

Evaluating antimacrofouling compounds: The search for environmentally friendly antifouling treatments

 

Ronen Liberman (2015- 2017)

Reproductive and physiological traits of two mesophotic octocoral species in comparison to their shallow conspecifics

 

Iris Kremer (2015-2018)

Toxicity of novel anti-macrofouling compounds: are they environmentally friendly?

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Reut Wengier (2016-2020)

Testing novel antifouling paints: field and laboratory approaches

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Shay Tamir (2017-2023)

A comparison of the reproductive and morphological traits of mesophotic Sclerophytum octocoral species with those of their shallow-water congenerics