Rassim Khelifa

Assistant Professor,
Concordia University

Department of Biology
E-mail: rassim.khelifa@concordia.ca
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Education

• PhD in Evolutionary Biology, University of Zurich, Switzerland (2013-2017) • PhD in Ecology, Université Mouloud Mammeri, Algeria (2012-2017) • Magister in Ecology, University of 08 May 1945, Algeria (2009-2012) • Ingénieur in Ecology, University of 08 May 1945, Algeria (2004-2009)


QCBS students

Luis Rodrigo Arce Valdes

Postdoctoral fellow
(Start: 2023, End: 2025)
Odonate diet composition as a tool to understand ecological processes
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Examples of species studied

Ficus 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


Publications

75- 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)

62- The hard way
Journal Article
Khelifa, R
Science (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)

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)

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)

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)