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Lee Koren

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7425-501X
1996 …2026

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I study social behaviours in wildlife vertebrates. I am especially interested in trade-offs between glucocorticoid and sex steroids, reproductive success, and survival. Specifically, I am fascinated by costs associated with steroid circulation that are sex specific, related to individual identity, personality, or life-history theory. My long-term studies take place in the field, under natural conditions, utilizing non-invasive matrices that integrate circulating steroids over time (e.g., hairs, feathers, claws, and saliva). Changes in steroid concentrations and associated behavioural changes can provide valuable information on the well being of individuals, groups, and populations.

Fields of interest:

Wildlife hormones and social behaviour

  • Sex differences in reproductive strategies
  • Testosterone and maternal behaviour
  • Testosterone, glucocorticoids, risk-taking behaviour, and fitness
  • Sex differences in the effects of prenatal hormones
  • Comparative endocrinology

Behavioural Ecology

  • Life history traits and trade-offs
  • Courtship and mating
  • Operational sex ratios
  •  Social organization
  •  Acoustic communication

Conservation

  • Human impact on wildlife
  • Wildlife impact on humans
  • Interactions between domesticated or introduced animals and wildlife

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Tel Aviv University

Jan 2001 → Jan 2007

Award Date: 1 Jan 2007

Master's Degree, Tel Aviv University

Jan 1998 → Jan 2000

Award Date: 1 Jan 2000

Bachelor, Tel Aviv University

Jan 1994 → Jan 1997

Award Date: 1 Jan 1997

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  • Developing objective tools to study rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) behaviour in the field

    Brotier, H., Alba-Gonzalez, P., Kannan, P., Geffen, E., Ilany, A. & Koren, L., Feb 2026, In: PLoS ONE. 21, 2 February, e0343302.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • In vivo semen characterization and seasonal variation in Procavia capensis

    Raz, T., Warick, H. A., Asulin-Schnaiderman, S., Shidlovsky, N., Weizmann, N. & Koren, L., 1 Jan 2026, In: Reproduction and Fertility. 7, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Alerting components in animal vocalization

    Demartsev, V., Geva, Y., Alba-González, P., Koren, L., Ilany, A. & Geffen, E., Dec 2025, In: Animal Behaviour. 230, 123373.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    1 Scopus citations

  • Density-dependent network structuring within and across wild animal systems

    Albery, G. F., Becker, D. J., Firth, J. A., De Moor, D., Ravindran, S., Silk, M., Sweeny, A. R., Vander Wal, E., Webber, Q., Allen, B., Babayan, S. A., Barve, S., Begon, M., Birtles, R. J., Block, T. A., Block, B. A., Bradley, J. E., Budischak, S., Buesching, C. & Burthe, S. J. & 90 others, Carlisle, A. B., Caselle, J. E., Cattuto, C., Chaine, A. S., Chapple, T. K., Cheney, B. J., Clutton-Brock, T., Collier, M., Curnick, D. J., Delahay, R. J., Farine, D. R., Fenton, A., Ferretti, F., Feyrer, L., Fielding, H., Foroughirad, V., Frere, C., Gardner, M. G., Geffen, E., Godfrey, S. S., Graham, A. L., Hammond, P. S., Henrich, M., Heurich, M., Hopwood, P., Ilany, A., Jackson, J. A., Jackson, N., Jacoby, D. M. P., Jacoby, A. M., Ježek, M., Kirkpatrick, L., Klamm, A., Klarevas-Irby, J. A., Knowles, S., Koren, L., Krzyszczyk, E., Kusch, J. M., Lambin, X., Lane, J. E., Leirs, H., Leu, S. T., Lyon, B. E., Macdonald, D. W., Madsen, A. E., Mann, J., Manser, M., Mariën, J., Massawe, A., McDonald, R. A., Morelle, K., Mourier, J., Newman, C., Nussear, K., Nyaguthii, B., Ogino, M., Ozella, L., Packer, C., Papastamatiou, Y. P., Paterson, S., Payne, E., Pedersen, A. B., Pemberton, J. M., Pinter-Wollman, N., Planes, S., Raulo, A., Rodríguez-Muñoz, R., Rudd, L., Sabuni, C., Sah, P., Schallert, R. J., Sheldon, B. C., Shizuka, D., Sih, A., Sinn, D. L., Sluydts, V., Spiegel, O., Telfer, S., Thomason, C. A., Tickler, D. M., Tregenza, T., VanderWaal, K., Walmsley, S., Walters, E. L., Wanelik, K. M., Whitehead, H., Wielgus, E., Wilson-Aggarwal, J., Wohlfeil, C. & Bansal, S., Nov 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 11, p. 2002-2013 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    5 Scopus citations

  • Drivers of individual differences in the sleep behaviour of fallow deer neonates

    Mortlock, E., English, H., Börger, L., Matas, D., Koren, L., Capellini, I. & Jennings, D., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 94, 3, p. 449-461 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
    4 Scopus citations
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