Rassim Khelifa
Professeur adjoint,Concordia University
Department of Biology
Courriel: rassim.khelifa@concordia.ca
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Étudiants CSBQLuis Rodrigo Arce ValdesPostdoctoral fellow Jordi Vilanova i BrotoPh.D. Thèmes de recherche du CSBQ pertinentsExemples d'espèces étudiéesFicus carica Pelophylax saharicus Urothemis edwardsii Odonata Libellulidae Bubulcus ibis Erythromma lindenii Coenagrionidae Calopteryx exul Coenagrion mercuriale Anax imperator Aeshnidae Platycnemis subdilatata Platycnemididae Trithemis Zygoptera Gomphidae Onychogomphus costae Calopterygidae Oxyura leucocephala Urothemis Publications75- The Effect of Age on Survival Is Similar in Males and Females of an Aquatic Insect Species Journal Article Youcefi A , Mahdjoub H , Zebsa R , Kahalerras A , Amari H , Zouaimia A , Bensouilah S , Khelifa R , 2024 Ecologies (Date Added: 2024-10-03) 74- Insect conservation education and outreach Book Book Chapter Khelifa R , Simaika J , Joshi S , Tchibozo S , Lozano F , Montes J , Muzon J , Goforth C L , Kinal E , Dillon A , Kelly T , Mahdjoub H , Clausnitzer V , 2024 Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2024-09-14) 73- Milk quality and production under climate change uncertainty: case of the Algerian cattle breed Journal Article Boudebbouz A , Bousbia A , Khelifa R , Boussadia M I , Ben Chabane A , Boumendjel L , Sahri M , Chemmam D A , Gueroui Y , Symeon G , Boudalia S , 2023 Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (Date Added: 2024-01-13) 72- Condition-dependent survival and movement behavior in an endangered endemic damselfly Journal Article Mahdjoub H , Zebsa R , Kahalerras A , Amari H , Bensouilah S , Samways M J , Khelifa R , 2023 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2023-12-13) 71- Potential fitness consequences of roosting spatiotemporal selection in an endangered endemic damselfly: conservation implications Journal Article Mahdjoub H , Zebsa R , Amari H , Bensouilah S , Zouaimia A , Youcefi A , Khelifa R , 2023 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-11-19) 70- Benefits and geography of international collaboration for PhD students in biology from four global south countries Journal Article Mahdjoub H , Baaloudj A , Chaib S , Ramírez-Castañeda V , Contreras L A B , González-Tokman D , Villada-Bedoya S , Rocha-Ortega M , Córdoba-Aguilar A , Khelifa R , 2023 Frontiers in Education (Date Added: 2023-11-19) 69- Interplay between male quality and male-female compatibility across episodes of sexual selection Journal Article Mahdjoub H , Khelifa R , Roy J , Sbilordo S H , Zeender V , Perdigón Ferreira J , Gourgoulianni N , Lüpold S , 2023 Science advances (Date Added: 2023-10-10) 68- Update on the geographic distribution of the critically endangered Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in northeastern Algeria Journal Article Zouaimia A , Zebsa R , Bensakhri Z , Youcefi A , Bensouilah S , Amari H , Ouakid M , Houhamdi M , Khelifa R , 2022 Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 67- PHENOLOGY OF THE REGIONALLY CRITICALLY ENDANGERED DRAGONFLY UROTHEMIS EDWARDSII IN THE NATIONAL PARK OF EL KALA, NORTHEAST OF ALGERIA Journal Article Zouaimia A , , Adjami Y , Zebsa R , Youcefi A , Bensakhri Z , Bensouilah S , Amari H , Ouakid M , Houhamdi M , Mahdjoub H , Khelifa R , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2022 Nature Conservation Research (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 66- Combined Effects of Climate and Pests on Fig (Ficus carica L.) Yield in a Mediterranean Region: Implications for Sustainable Agricultural Strategies Journal Article Mellal, MK, Khelifa, R, Chelli, A, Djouadi, N, Madani, K Sustainability (Switzerland) (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 65- A shift to English in Algerian education Journal Article Khelifa, R Science (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 64- Occupancy–detection models with museum specimen data: Promise and pitfalls Journal Article Shirey, V, Khelifa, R, M'Gonigle, LK, Guzman, LM Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 63- Integrate geographic scales in equity, diversity and inclusion Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H Nature Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 61- When sex becomes a wrestling game in a dragonfly: female refusal behavior to male harassers Journal Article Khelifa, R Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 60- North African forests falling to charcoal Journal Article Khelifa, R Science (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 59- Recommendations for making editorial boards diverse and inclusive Journal Article Mahdjoub, H, Maas, B, Nuñez, MA, Khelifa, R Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 58- Trends to adaptation of the Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) larvae across an environmental gradient Journal Article Bensakhri, Z, Bensouilah, S, Zebsa, R, Youcefi, A, Amari, H, Zouaimia, A, Lazli, A, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Biologia (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 57- A set of principles and practical suggestions for equitable fieldwork in biology Journal Article Ramírez-Castañeda, V, Westeen, EP, Frederick, J, Amini, S, Wait, DR, Achmadi, AS, Andayani, N, Arida, E, Arifin, U, Bernal, MA, Bonaccorso, E, Sanguila, MB, Brown, RM, Che, J, Condori, FP, Hartiningtias, D, Hiller, AE, Iskandar, DT, Jiménez, RA, Khelifa, R, Márquez, R, Martínez-Fonseca, JG, Parra, JL, Peñalba, JV, Pinto-García, L, Razafindratsima, OH, Ron, SR, Souza, S, Supriatna, J, Bowie, RCK, Cicero, C, McGuire, JA, Tarvin, RD Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 56- Mysterious beetle and butterfly aggregation Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Mahdjoub, H Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 55- Females “assist” sneaker males to dupe dominant males in a rare endemic damselfly: sexual conflict at its finest Journal Article Khelifa, R Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 54- An intersectionality lens is needed to establish a global view of equity, diversity and inclusion Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 53- Similar Response of a Range Expanding Dragonfly to Low-and High-Elevation Predators Journal Article Zebsa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Khelifa, R Diversity (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 52- A solution for breaking the language barrier Journal Article Khelifa, R, Amano, T, Nuñez, MA Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 51- Faking death to avoid male coercion: extreme sexual conflict resolution in a dragonfly Journal Article Khelifa, R Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 50- Wildlife monitoring: Lure gamers into citizen science Journal Article Khelifa, R Nature (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 49- North Africa: Stop slaughter of migrating songbirds Journal Article Khelifa, R Nature (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 48- Does wind affect emergence site selection in odonata? Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Amari, H, Mellal, MK African Entomology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 47- Combined climatic and anthropogenic stress threaten resilience of important wetland sites in an arid region Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Samways, MJ Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 46- Update on the geographic distribution of the critically endangered Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in northeastern Algeria Journal Article Zouaimia, A, Zebsa, R, Bensakhri, Z, Youcefi, A, Bensouilah, S, Amari, H, Ouakid, M-L, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 45- Journal Article Zouaimia, A, Adjami, Y, Zebsa, R, Youcefi, A, Bensakhri, Z, Bensouilah, S, Amari, H, Ouakid, M-L, Houhamdi, M, Mahdjoub, H, Khelifa, R Nature Conservation Research (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 44- Language of citation and publishing performance of graduate students in French-speaking countries with different economic and linguistic advantages Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Baaloudj, A, Chaib, S Facets (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 43- Effects of both climate change and human water demand on a highly threatened damselfly Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Baaloudj, A, Cannings, RA, Samways, MJ Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 42- Ecodragons: A game for environmental education and public outreach Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H Insects (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 41- Dragonfly Conservation in the Increasingly Stressed African Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems Journal Article Khelifa, R, Deacon, C, Mahdjoub, H, Suhling, F, Simaika, JP, Samways, MJ Frontiers in Environmental Science (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 40- Integrating high-speed videos in capture-mark-recapture studies of insects Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, M’Gonigle, LK, Kremen, C Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 39- Remarkable population resilience in a North African endemic damselfly in the face of rapid agricultural transformation Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Baaloudj, A, Cannings, RA, Samways, MJ Insects (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 38- Biodiversity Exploitation for Online Entertainment Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mellal, MK, Mahdjoub, H, Hasanah, N, Kremen, C Frontiers in Conservation Science (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 37- Pasteurization effects on yield and physicochemical parameters of cheese in cow and goat milk Journal Article Tadjine, D, Boudalia, S, Bousbia, A, Khelifa, R, Mebirouk Boudechiche, L, Tadjine, A, Chemmam, M Food Science and Technology (Brazil) (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 36- Fitness consequences of the combined effects of veterinary and agricultural pesticides on a non-target insect Journal Article Mahdjoub, H, Blanckenhorn, WU, Lüpold, S, Roy, J, Gourgoulianni, N, Khelifa, R Chemosphere (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 35- Usefulness and limitations of thermal performance curves in predicting ectotherm development under climatic variability Journal Article Khelifa, R, Blanckenhorn, WU, Roy, J, Rohner, PT, Mahdjoub, H Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 34- Field estimates of fitness costs of the pace-of-life in an endangered damselfly Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Amari, H, Mellal, MK, Mahdjoub, H Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 33- Sensitivity of biodiversity indices to life history stage, habitat type and landscape in Odonata community Journal Article Khelifa, R Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 32- Weather conditions affect the collective roosting behaviour of the Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Journal Article Youcefi, A, Baaloudj, A, Zebsa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Bensakhri, Z, Bensouilah, S, Amari, H, Si Bachir, A, Khelifa, R Bird Study (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 31- Differential elevational cline in the phenology and demography of two temporally isolated populations of a damselfly: Not two but one taxon? Journal Article Amari, H, Zebsa, R, Lazli, A, Bensouilah, S, Mellal, MK, Mahdjoub, H, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Ecological Entomology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 30- Reproductive behaviour of Erythromma lindenii in Northeast Algeria (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) Journal Article Bouiedda, N, Amari, H, Guebailia, A, Zebsa, R, Boucenna, N, Hadjadji, S, Mayache, B, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Odonatologica (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 29- Reproductive habitat provisioning promotes survival and reproduction of the endangered endemic damselfly Calopteryx exul Journal Article Mellal, MK, Bensouilah, M, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Journal of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 28- Aspects of the emergence ecology of the regionally endangered Coenagrion mercuriale (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Northeast Algeria Journal Article Mellal, MK, Zebsa, R, Bensouilah, M, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Zoology and Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 27- The hand of man first then Santa Rosalia’s blessing: a critical examination of the supposed criticism by Samraoui (2017) Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Amari, H, Mellal, MK, Zouaimia, A, Bensouilah, S, Laouar, A, Houhamdi, M Journal of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 26- Niche partitioning at emergence of two sympatric top-predator dragonflies, Anax imperator and A. parthenope (Odonata: Aeshnidae) Journal Article Boucenna, N, Kahalerras, A, Boukhemza-Zemmouri, N, Houhamdi, M, Khelifa, R Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 25- Unravelling the drastic range retraction of an emblematic songbird of North Africa: Potential threats to Afro-Palearctic migratory birds Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Amari, H, Mellal, MK, Bensouilah, S, Laouar, A, Mahdjoub, H Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 24- Partial bivoltinism and emergence patterns in the North African endemic damselfly Calopteryx exul: conservation implications Journal Article Khelifa, R African Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 23- A century on from The Biology of Dragonflies by Tillyard 1917: what have we learned since then? Journal Article Khelifa, R, Theischinger, G, Endersby, I Austral Entomology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 22- Host-plant-based restoration as a potential tool to improve conservation status of odonate specialists Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mellal, MK Insect Conservation and Diversity (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 21- On the restoration of the last relict population of a dragonfly Urothemis edwardsii Selys (Libellulidae: Odonata) in the Mediterranean Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mellal, MK, Zouaimia, A, Amari, H, Zebsa, R, Bensouilah, S, Laouar, A, Houhamdi, M Journal of Insect Conservation (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 20- Reproductive behaviour of a North African endemic damselfly, Platycnemis subdilatata (Odonata: Platycnemididae) and probable senescence effects Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Aouaouche, MS, Houhamdi, M International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 19- Body size, reproductive behaviour, and microhabitat use of two sympatric Trithemis species - What might allow their sympatry? (Odonata: Libellulidae) Journal Article Guebailia, A, Khelifa, R, Bouiedda, N, Amari, H, Hadjadji, S, Zebsa, R, Boualem, M, Houhamdi, M Odonatologica (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 18- A hotspot for threatened Mediterranean odonates in the Seybouse River (Northeast Algeria): are IUCN population sizes drastically underestimated? Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Amari, H, Mellal, MK, Mahdjoub, H, Kahalerras, A International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 17- Aspects of life history of Platycnemis subdilatata (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) in Northeast Algeria Journal Article Khelifa, R, Guebailia, A, Mahdjoub, H, Aouaouche, MS, Houhamdi, M International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 16- Bivoltinism in coenagrion mercuriale (zygoptera: Odonata) in the southern margin of its distribution range: Emergence pattern and larval growth Journal Article Mahdjoub, H, Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Bouslama, Z, Houhamdi, M African Entomology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 15- Adult movement pattern and habitat preferences of the maghribian endemic gomphus lucasii (odonata: Gomphidae) Journal Article Zebsa, R, Khelifa, R, Kahalerras, A Journal of Insect Science (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 14- Does water intake after oviposition indicate the end of oviposition and egg depletion in Odonata females? Journal Article Khelifa, R International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 13- Emergence pattern, microhabitat choice, and population structure of the Maghribian endemic Gomphus lucasii Selys, 1849 (Odonata: Gomphidae) in northeastern Algeria Journal Article Zebsa, R, Khelifa, R, Kahalerras, A Aquatic Insects (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 12- Emergence pattern, site selection, and seasonal regulation of Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Gomphidae) in northeastern Algeria Journal Article Zebsa, R, Khelifa, R, Kahalerras, A, Djalal, H, Houhamdi, M Aquatic Insects (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 11- Aspects of reproductive biology and ecology of Coenagrion mercuriale at its southern range margin Journal Article Mahdjoub, H, Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Mellal, MK, Bouslama, Z, Houhamdi, M International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 10- Emergence ecology of orthetrum cancellatum: Temporal pattern and microhabitat selection (odonata: Libellulidae) Journal Article Hadjoudj, S, Khelifa, R, Guebailia, A, Amari, H, Hadjadji, S, Zebsa, R, Houhamdi, M, Moulaï, R Annales de la Societe Entomologique de France (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 9- Long-range movements of an endangered endemic damselfly Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853 (Calopterygidae: Odonata) Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Sakrane, NE, Youcefi, A, Bensouilah, S, Amari, H African Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 8- Niche partitioning in three sympatric congeneric species of dragonfly, orthetrum chrysostigma, O. coerulescens anceps, and O. nitidinerve: The importance of microhabitat Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Moussaoui, A, Kahalerras, A, Bensouilah, S, Mahdjoub, H Journal of Insect Science (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 7- Aspects of reproductive biology and behaviour of the regional critically endangered urothemis edwardsii (odonata: Libellulidae) on lake bleu (Algeria) Journal Article Khelifa, R, Mahdjoub, H, Zebsa, R, Kahalerras, A, Guebailia, A, Amari, H, Houhamdi, M Zoology and Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 6- Diurnal activity budget and breeding ecology of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala at Lake Tonga (North-east Algeria) Journal Article Chettibi, F, Khelifa, R, Aberkane, M, Bouslama, Z, Houhamdi, M Zoology and Ecology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 5- Description of the final instar exuvia of urothemis edwardsii with reference to its emergence site selection (Odonata: Libellulidae) Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Kahalerras, A, Laouar, A, Mahdjoub, H, Houhamdi, M Entomologia Generalis (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 4- Flight period, apparent sex ratio and habitat preferences of the maghribian endemic calopteryxexul selys, 1853 (Odonata: Zygoptera) Journal Article Khelifa, R Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 3- Clutch size and egg production in orthetrum nitidinerve selys, 1841 (anisoptera: Libellulidae): Effect of body size and age Journal Article Khelifa, R, Zebsa, R, Kahalerras, A, Mahdjoub, H International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 2- Description of the final instar larva of calopteryx exul sélys, 1853 (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) Journal Article Khelifa, R International Journal of Odonatology (Date Added: 2023-05-12) 1- The Odonata fauna of the Seybouse river catchment in Algeria as part of the Maghrebian biodiversity Journal Article Khelifa, R, Youcefi, A, Kahlerras, A, Alfarhan, A, Al-Rasheid, KAS, Samraoui, B Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) (Date Added: 2023-05-12) |