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Email

shai.meiri@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
School of BioSciences
Education
PhD
Tel Aviv University
ORCID

0000-0003-3839-6330

Prof Shai Meiri

Professor
School of BioSciences

266 Scholarly works
0 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    An Overlooked Habitat-Dependent Link Between Metabolism and Water Loss in Reptiles
    DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.13016
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Anti-Snake Ballistic Missiles: Explosions Trigger Immediate Movement in Snakes
    DOI: 10.1111/eth.70023
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Snake oil in action: Geographic and seasonal variability in epidermal lipids shape evaporative water loss in snakes
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.70216
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Effects of Future Climate Extreme Heat Events and Land Use Changes on Land Vertebrates
    DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70625
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Demand for small- and large-ranged reptiles in worldwide wildlife trade
    DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70095
  • 2025

    Journal article

    What is revealed from a widely distributed species in Africa and Southwest Asia? the case of the Telescopus dhara-obtusus species complex (Squamata: Colubridae)
    DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf117
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The future-focused Proactive Conservation Index highlights unrecognized global priorities for vertebrate conservation
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003422
Shai Meiri

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    letsRept: An R package to access the Global Reptile Database and facilitate taxonomic harmonization
    DOI: 10.17161/bi.v19i.24329
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Global Diversity Patterns are Explained by Diversification Rates and Dispersal at Ancient, Not Shallow, Timescales
    DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syaf018
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Marine iguanas have lower metabolic rates during El Ninõ
    DOI: 10.1242/jeb.250907

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