Person
Plaut, Itai
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Biography and Research Interest
Education
B.Sc. 1983 Oranim, Haifa University. Major: Biology
M.Sc. 1987 Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology. Major: Marine biology Thesis Title: Growth, reproduction and egg development of the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791).
Ph.D. 1993 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Zoology, and The Marine Biology Laboratory, Eilat. Major: Marine Ecophysiology Thesis Title: Ecology and ecophysiology of the sea hare Aplysia oculifera (Adams and Reeve, 1950) in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba).
Employment
1983-1985: High School Teacher; Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at Ort Greenberg High School, Tivon, Israel.
1986-1987: Teaching Assistant, Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology.
1988-1992: Teaching Assistant, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Zoology.
1988, 1990: Lecturer, Course of Human Nutrition, Eilat College.
1992-1994: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles.
1994-1997: Instructor, Department of Biology, University of Haifa - Oranim, Tivon, Israel.
1994-present Adjacent visiting professor. Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
1997-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Haifa - Oranim, Tivon, Israel.
B.Sc. 1983 Oranim, Haifa University. Major: Biology
M.Sc. 1987 Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology. Major: Marine biology Thesis Title: Growth, reproduction and egg development of the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791).
Ph.D. 1993 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Zoology, and The Marine Biology Laboratory, Eilat. Major: Marine Ecophysiology Thesis Title: Ecology and ecophysiology of the sea hare Aplysia oculifera (Adams and Reeve, 1950) in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba).
Employment
1983-1985: High School Teacher; Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at Ort Greenberg High School, Tivon, Israel.
1986-1987: Teaching Assistant, Tel Aviv University, Department of Zoology.
1988-1992: Teaching Assistant, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Zoology.
1988, 1990: Lecturer, Course of Human Nutrition, Eilat College.
1992-1994: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles.
1994-1997: Instructor, Department of Biology, University of Haifa - Oranim, Tivon, Israel.
1994-present Adjacent visiting professor. Faculty of Biology, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
1997-present: Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Haifa - Oranim, Tivon, Israel.
Non-Zebrafish Publications
Haim, A., Pelaot, (Plaut), I., and Sela, A., (1985). Comparison of ecophysiological parameters between two Apodemus species coexisting in the same habitat. In: Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability, Vol. III A/B, Bar-Ilan University Press, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Ed. Z. Dubinsky and Y. Steinberger, pp. 33-40.Plaut, I., and Fishelson, L., (1991). Population structure and growth in captivity of the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus from Dahab, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Mar. Biol., 111:467-472.
Plaut, I., (1993). Sexual maturity, reproductive season and fecundity of the spiny lobster Panulirus penicillatus from the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba), Red Sea. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res., 44(4):527-535.
Rozemeijer, M.J.C. and I. Plaut, (1993). Regulation of nitrogen excretion of the amphibious Blenniidae Alticus kirki (Guenther, 1868) during emersion and immersion. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 104A(1):57-62.
Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1995). Metamorphosis, growth and survival of Aplysia oculifera larvae in the laboratory. Mar. Biol., 122:425-430.
Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1996). Life time energy budget and resource allocation in the sea hare Aplysia oculifera (Adams and Reeve, 1850). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 113A(2):205-212.
Gordon, M.S., Plaut, I and Kim, D. (1996). How puffers (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) swim. J. Fish Biol. 49:319-328.
Haim, A., Plaut, I. and Zobedat, A.A. (1996). Physiological variations within and among wood mice species of the genus Apodemus (Rodentia) in Israel. Submitted to: Isr. J. Zool., 42:347-351.
Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1996). Influence of various environmental conditions on growth and reproduction in the sea hare Aplysia oculifera. J. Comp. Physiol. B., 166:510-516.
Plaut, I., A. Borut and M.E. Spira (1998). Seasonal cycle and population dynamics of the sea hare Aplysia oculifera in the Gulf of Eilat (Aqaba), Red Sea. J. Mollusc. Stud., 64:239-247.
Plaut, I. (1998). Comparison of salinity tolerance and osmoregulation in two closely related species of blennies from different habitats. Fish Physiol. Biochem., 19:181-188.
Plaut, I. (1999). Effects of salinity on survival, osmoregulation, and oxygen consumption in the intertidal blenny, Parablennius sanguinolentus. Copeia, 1999(3):775-779.
Plaut, I. (1999). Effects of salinity acclimation on oxygen consumption in the freshwater blenny, Salaria fluviatilis, and the marine peacock blenny, S. pavo. Freshwat. Mar. Res., 50:655-659.
Plaut, I. (2000). Nocturnalism in Aplysia oculifera (Adams & Reeve, 1850): an avoidance behavior minimizing exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Veliger, (in press)