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81. 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). Milk quality and production under climate change uncertainty: case of the Algerian cattle breed. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID), 117(2), 123–142. https://doi.org/10.36253/jaeid-15000
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80. Mahdjoub, H., Zebsa, R, Kahalerras, A., Amari, H., Bensouilah S., Samways, M. J., Khelifa, R. (2023). Condition-dependent survival and movement behavior in an endangered endemic damselfly. Scientific Reports 13, 21819.
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79. Mahdjoub, H.†, Khelifa, R.*†, Roy, J., Sbilordo, S.H., Zeender, V., Perdigón Ferreira, J., Gourgoulianni, N. Lüpold, S.* (2023) Interplay between male quality and male-female compatibility across episodes of sexual selection. Science Advances 9: eadf5559. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adf5559 [† Shared first author]
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78. Mahdjoub H., Zebsa R., Amari H., Bensouilah S., Zouaimia A., Youcefi A. and Khelifa R. (2023). Potential fitness consequences of roosting spatiotemporal selection in an endangered endemic damselfly: conservation implications. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 11, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1267705
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77. Mahdjoub, H., Baaloudj, A., Chaib, S., Ramírez-Castañeda, V., Barragan Contreras, L.A., González-Tokman, D., Villada-Bedoya, S., Rocha-Ortega, M., Córdoba-Aguilar, A. & Khelifa, R. (2023). Benefits and geography of international collaboration for PhD students in biology from four Global South countries. Frontiers in Education 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1281219
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76. Khelifa R. et al. (2024) Insect conservation education and outreach. In: Routledge Handbook of Insect Conservation. Eds: Pryke J., Samways M., New T., Cardoso P. & Gaigher R. Pp. 528-541. Routledge
75. Mellal, M.K.; Khelifa, R.; Chelli, A.; Djouadi, N.; Madani, K. Combined Effects of Climate and Pests on Fig (Ficus carica L.) Yield in a Mediterranean Region: Implications for Sustainable Agricultural Strategies. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5820.
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74. Khelifa, R. (2023). A shift to English in Algerian education. Science 379 (6633),651-652
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73. Shirey V., Khelifa R., M'Gonigle L.K. & Guzman M. (2023). Utilizing occupancy-detection models with museum specimen data: promise and pitfalls. Methods in Ecology & Evolution 14, 402– 414.
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72. Mahdjoub, H., Maas, B., Nuñez, M., Khelifa R. (2022). Recommendations for making editorial boards diverse and inclusive. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37 (12),1021-1024.
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71. Dillon, A., Simaika, J., Clausnitzer, V., Thompson, A., White, E., Montes-Fontalvo, J., Goforth, C. & Khelifa, R. (2022) Bridging people and nature through Odonata. In Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research (2nd edition) (eds. A. Cordoba-Aguilar, C. Beatty & J. Bried), p. 432. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
70. Rocha-Ortega, M., Khelifa, R., Sandall, E. L., Deacon, C., Sánchez-Rivero, X., Pinkert, S., & Patten, M. A. (2022). Linking traits to extinction risk in Odonata. In A. Cordoba-Aguilar, C. Beatty & J. Bried (Eds.), Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research (2nd edition) (pp. 432). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
69. El Bouhissi, M., Chaib, S., Houhamdi, M., & Khelifa, R. (2022). Checklist of Odonata of Sidi Bel Abbes, Northwest Algeria. Hydrobiology 1, 433–439.
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68. Ramírez-Castañeda, V., Westeen, E. P., Frederick J., Amini S., Wait D., Achmadi A. S., Andayani N. , Arida E., Arifin U., Bérnal M. A., Bonaccorso E. , Sanguila M. B., Brown R. M., Che J., Condori F. P., Hartiningtias D. , Hiller A., Iskandar D. T., Jiménez R. A., Khelifa R., Márquez R., Martínez-Fonseca J. G., Parra J. L., Peñalba J. V., Pinto-García L., Razafindratsima O. H., Ron S. R., S. Souza, Supriatna J., Bowie R. C. K., Cicero C., McGuire J. A. & Tarvin R. D. (2022). A set of principles and practical suggestions for equitable fieldwork in biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (34) e2122667119.
67. Zouaimia, A., Zebsa, R., Bensakhri, Z., Youcefi, A., Bensouilah, S., Amari, H., Ouakid, M., Houhamdi, M. & Khelifa, R. (2022). Update on the geographic distribution of the critically endangered Urothemis edwardsii (Selys, 1849) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in northeastern Algeria. Annales de la Société entomologique de France 58(4), 366-372.
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66. Bensakhri, Z., Bensouilah, S., Zebsa, R., Youcefi A., Amari H., Zouaimia A., Lazli A., Houhamdi M. & Khelifa R. (2022). Trends to adaptation of the Sahara frog (Pelophylax saharicus) larvae across an environmental gradient. Biologia. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-022-01151-2
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65. Ait Taleb L., Zebsa R. & Khelifa R. (2022). Discovery of Pyrrhosoma cf. nymphula (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Algeria. Notulae odonatologicae 9, 455-460.
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64. Zebsa R., Mahdjoub H. & Khelifa R. (2022). Similar response of a range expanding dragonfly to low and high elevation predators. Diversity 14(4), 302
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63. Khelifa R. & Mahdjoub H. (2022). An intersectionality lens is needed to establish a global view of equity, diversity and inclusion. Ecology Letters 25, 1049-1054
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62. Khelifa, R., Mellal M.K., Mahdjoub H., Hasanah N. & Kremen C. (2022). Biodiversity exploitation for online Entertainment. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2. DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2021.788269
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61. Khelifa R., Mahdjoub M., Baaloudj A. & Chaib S. (2022). Language of citation and publishing performance of graduate students in French-speaking countries with different economic and linguistic advantages. Facets 7, 71-81
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60. Khelifa R., Mahdjoub M. & Samways M.J. (2022). Combined climatic and anthropogenic stress threaten resilience of important wetland sites in an arid region. Science of the Total Environment 806, 150806
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59. Khelifa R., Amano T. & Nuñez M. (2022). A solution for breaking the language barrier. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37, 109-112
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58. Khelifa R. & Mahdjoub H. (2022). Integrate geographic scales in equity, diversity, and inclusion. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6: 4-5
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57. Zouaimia A., Adjami Y., Zebsa R., Youcefi A., Bensakhri Z., Bensouilah S., Amari H., Ouakid M.-L., Houhamdi M., Mahdjoub H. & Khelifa R. (2022). Phenology of the regionally critically endangered dragonfly Urothemis edwardsii at the National Park of El Kala, Northeast Algeria. Nature Conservation Research 7 (1). https://dx.doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2022.003
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56. Khelifa R. (2021). The hard way. Science 374,1018
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55. Khelifa R. & Mahdjoub H. (2021). EcoDragons: a game for environmental education and public outreach. Insects 12(9), 776
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54. Khelifa R., Deacon C., Mahdjoub M., Simaika J.P., Suhling F. & Samways M. J. (2021). Dragonfly conservation in the increasingly stressed African Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9, 301
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53. Khelifa R. (2021). When sex becomes a wrestling game in a dragonfly: female refusal behavior to male harassers. Ecology 102(10):e03435
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52. Khelifa R., Mahdjoub H., M'Gonigle L. & Kremen C. (2021). Integrating high-speed videos in capture-mark-recapture studies of insects. Ecology & Evolution 11: 6033– 6040
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51. Khelifa R., Mahdjoub H., Baaloudj A., Cannings R. A. & Samways M. J. (2021). Effects of both climate change and human water demand on a highly threatened damselfly. Scientific Reports 11, 7725
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50. Khelifa R., Mahdjoub H., Baaloudj A., Cannings R. A. & Samways M. J. (2021). Remarkable population resilience in a North African endemic damselfly in the face of rapid agricultural transformation. Insects 12(4), 353
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49. Khelifa R. (2021). Observations on the response of dragonflies to the British Columbia 2021 historic heat wave. Argia 33 (3): 13-1
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48. Khelifa R. (2020). North African forests falling to charcoal. Science 369, 1065-1066
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47. Khelifa R., Zebsa, R. & Mahdjoub, H. (2020). A mysterious interaction between a butterfly and a beetle. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18 (6), 353-353
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46. Mahdjoub, H., Blanckenhorn, W.U., Lüpold, S., Roy, J., Gourgoulianni, N. & Khelifa, R.* (2020). Fitness consequences of the combined effects of veterinary and agricultural pesticides on a non-target insect. Chemosphere 250, 126271
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45. Tadjine, D, Boudalia, S., Bousbia, A., Khelifa, R., Boudechiche, L., Tadjine, A. & Chemmam, M. (2019). Pasteurization effects on yield and physicochemical parameters of cheese in cow and goat milk. Food Science and Technology http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/fst.13119
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44. Khelifa R., Blanckenhorn W., Roy J., Rohner P. & Mahdjoub H. (2019). Usefulness and limitations of thermal performance curves in predicting ectotherm development under global change. Journal of Animal Ecology 88, 1901–1912
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43. Khelifa R. (2019). Sensitivity of biodiversity indices to life history stage, habitat type and landscape in Odonata community. Biological Conservation 237, 63-69
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42. Khelifa R. (2019). Females ‘assist’ sneaky males to dupe dominant males in a rare endemic damselfly: sexual conflict at its finest. Ecology 100(12), e02811
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41. Khelifa R., Zebsa R., Amari H, Mellal M.K. & Mahdjoub H. (2019). Field estimates of fitness costs of the pace-of-life in an endangered damselfly. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32, 943– 954
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40. Amari, H., Zebsa R., Lazli A., Bensouilah S., Mellal M. K., Mahdjoub H., Houhamdi M. & Khelifa R.* (2019). Differential elevational cline in the phenology and demography of two temporally isolated populations of a damselfly: not two but one taxa? Ecological Entomology 44,93-104
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39. Chelli, A., Zebsa, R. & Khelifa, R. (2019). Discovery of a new population of the endangered Calopteryx exul in central North Algeria. Notulae Odonatologicae 9, 134-138
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38. Youcefi, A, Baaloudj, A, Zebsa, R., Mahdjoub, H., Bensakhri, Z., Bensouilah, S., Amari, H., Si Bachir, A. & Khelifa, R.* (2019). Weather conditions affect the roosting collective behavior of the cattle egret Bubulcus ibis. Bird Study 66(3), 413-419
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37. Khelifa, R., Zebsa, R., Amari, H., Mellal, M. K., Zouaimia, A., Bensouilah, S., Laouar A. & Houhamdi, M. (2018). The hand of man first then Santa Rosalia’s blessing: a critical examination of the supposed criticism by Samraoui (2017). Journal of Insect Conservation 22(2), 351-361
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36. Khelifa R. & Zebsa R. (2018). Rediscovery of the regionally critically endangered dragonfly Lindenia tetraphylla in Northeast Algeria after 170 years of apparent absence (Odonata: Gomphidae). Notulae Odonatologicae 9(2), 50-54
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35. Mellal, M. K., Bensouilah, M., Houhamdi, M., & Khelifa, R.* (2018). Reproductive habitat provisioning promotes survival and reproduction of the endangered endemic damselfly Calopteryx exul. Journal of Insect Conservation 22(3-4), 563-570
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34. Mellal, M. K., Zebsa, R., Bensouilah, M., Houhamdi, M., & Khelifa, R.* (2018). Aspects of the emergence ecology of the regionally endangered Coenagrion mercuriale (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) in Northeast Algeria. Zoology and Ecology 28(3), 224-230
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33. Boucenna, N., Kahalerras, A., Boukhemza-Zemmouri, N., Houhamdi, M., & Khelifa, R.* (2018). Niche partitioning at emergence of two sympatric top-predator dragonflies, Anax imperator and A. parthenope (Odonata: Aeshnidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (NS) 54, 73-80
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32. Bouiedda N., Amari H, Guebailia A., Zebsa R., Boucenna N, Hadjadji S., Mayache B., Houhamdi M & Khelifa R.* (2018) Reproductive behaviour of Erythromma lindenii in Northeast Algeria (Odonata: Coenagrionidae). Odonatologica 47, 267-276
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31. Khelifa, R. (2017). Faking death to avoid male coercion: extreme sexual conflict resolution in a dragonfly. Ecology 98, 1724-1726
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30. Khelifa, R., Zebsa R., Amari H., Mellal M. K., Bensouilah S., Laouar A., Mahdjoub H (2017). Unravelling the drastic range retraction of an emblematic songbird of North Africa: potential threats to Afro-Palearctic migratory birds. Scientific Reports 7, 1092
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29. Khelifa, R., Theischinger G. and Endersby I. (2017). A century on from The Biology of Dragonflies by Tillyard 1917: what have we learned since then? Austral Entomology 56, 138-147
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28. Khelifa, R. and Mellal M.K. (2017). Host-plant-based restoration may improve conservation status of odonate specialists. Insect Conservation and Diversity 10.2, 151-160
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27. Khelifa, R. (2016). Lure gamers into citizen science. Nature 537(7621), 488
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26. Khelifa, R. (2016). Stop slaughter of migrating songbirds. Nature 535(7610), 37
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25. Khelifa, R., Mellal, M. K., Zouaimia, A., Amari, H., Zebsa, R., Bensouilah, S. & Houhamdi, M (2016). On the restoration of the last relict population of a dragonfly Urothemis edwardsii Selys (Libellulidae: Odonata) in the Mediterranean. Journal of Insect Conservation 20, 797-805
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24. Khelifa, R., Mahdjoub, H., Aouaouche, M. S., & Houhamdi, M. (2016). Reproductive behaviour of a North African endemic damselfly, Platycnemis subdilatata (Odonata: Platycnemididae) and probable senescence effects. International Journal of Odonatology 3, 1-11
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23. Khelifa, R. (2016). Partial bivoltinism and emergence patterns in the North African endemic damselfly Calopteryx exul: conservation implications. African Journal of Ecology 55, 125-255
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22. Khelifa R., R. Zebsa, H. Amari, M. Houhamdi, M. Khalil Mellal, H. Mahdjoub & A. Kahalerras (2016). A hotspot for threatened Mediterranean odonates in the Seybouse River (Northeast Algeria): are IUCN population sizes drastically underestimated? International Journal of Odonatology 19, 1-11
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21. Guebailia A., Khelifa R.*, Bouyedda N., Amari H., Hadjadji S., Zebsa R., Houhamdi M. (2016). Body size, reproductive behaviour and microhabitat use of two sympatric Trithemis: what might allow their sympatry? Odonatologica 45, 23-36
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20. Khelifa R., Guebailia A., Mahdjoub H., Mohamed Sahnoun A. & Houhamdi M. (2015). Aspects of life history of Platycnemis subdilatata (Zygoptera: Platycnemididae) in Northeast Algeria. International Journal of Odonatology 18, 317-327
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19. Khelifa R. (2015). Does water intake after oviposition indicate the end of oviposition and egg depletion in Odonata females? International Journal of Odonatology 18, 225-231
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18. Zebsa R., Khelifa R.* & Kahalerras (2015). Adult movement pattern and habitat preferences of the Maghribian endemic dragonfly Gomphus lucasii (Odonata: Gomphidae). Journal of Insect Science 15(1), 151
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17. Mahdjoub H., Khelifa R.,* Zebsa R., Bouslama Z. & Houhamdi M. (2015). Bivoltinism in Coenagrion mercuriale (Zygoptera: Odonata) in the Southern Margin of Its Distribution Range: Emergence Pattern and Larval Growth. African Entomology 23, 59–67
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16. Mahdjoub H., Khelifa R.*, Zebsa R., Mellal M.K., Bouslama Z. & Houhamdi M. (2014) Aspects of reproductive biology and ecology of Coenagrion mercuriale at its southern range margin, International Journal of Odonatology 17, 173-180
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15. Zebsa R., Khelifa R.* Kahalerras A., Hasni D. & Houhamdi M. (2014). Emergence pattern, site selection, and seasonal regulation of Onychogomphus costae Selys, 1885 (Odonata: Gomphidae) in northeastern Algeria. Aquatic Insects 36 257-265
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14. Zebsa R., Khelifa R.* & Kahalerras A. (2014). Emergence pattern, microhabitat choice, and population structure of the Maghribian endemic Gomphus lucasii Selys, 1849 (Odonata: Gomphidae) in northeastern Algeria. Aquatic Insects 36 245-255
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13. Bara M., Merzoug S.E., Khelifa R., Bouslama Z. & Houhamdi M. (2014). Aspects of the breeding ecology of the Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio in the wetland complex of Guerbes-Sanhadja, north-east Algeria. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 85, 185-191
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12. Hadjoudj S., Khelifa R.*, Guebailia A., Amari H., Hadjadji S., Zebsa R., Houhamdi M. & Moulaï R. (2014). Emergence ecology of Orthetrum cancellatum: temporal pattern and microhabitat selection (Odonata: Libellulidae). Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.): International Journal of Entomology 50, 343-349
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11. Khelifa R., Zebsa R., Kahalerras A., Laouar A., Mahdjoub H. & Houhamdi M. (2013). Description of the final instar exuvia of Urothemis edwardsii Selys (Odonata: Liballulidae) with reference to its emergence site selection. Entomologia Generalis 34, 303 – 312
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10. Khelifa R., Mahdjoub H., Zebsa R., Kahalerras A. & Houhamdi M. (2013). Aspects of reproductive biology and behaviour of the regional critically endangered Urothemis edwardsii (Odonata: Libellulidae) of Lake Bleu (Algeria). Zoology and Ecology 23, 282–285
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9. Khelifa R., Zebsa R., Amari H. & Mellal M.K. (2013). Does wind affect emergence site selection in odonata? African Entomology 21, 383-387
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8. Chettibi F., Khelifa R.*, Aberkane M., Bouslama Z. and Houhamdi M. (2013). Diurnal Activity budget and breeding ecology of the White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala in Tonga Lake (Northeast Algeria). Zoology and Ecology 23, 183-190
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7. Khelifa R., Zebsa R., Sekrane N., Youcefi A., Bensouilah S. & Amari H. (2013). Long range movements of an endangered endemic damselfly Calopteryx exul Selys, 1853 (Calopterygidae: Odonata). African Journal of Ecology 52, 375-377
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6. Khelifa, R., Zebsa, R., Kahalerras, A., Mahdjoub, H. & Moussaoui, A. (2013). Niche partitioning in three sympatric congeneric species of dragonfly (Orthetrum chrysostigma, O. coerulescens, and O. nitidinerve – Libellulidae: Odonata): importance of microhabitat. Journal of Insect Science 13, 71
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5. Khelifa R. (2013). Flight period, apparent sex ratio and habitat preferences of the Maghribian endemic Calopteryx exul selys, 1853 (Odonata: Zygoptera). Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) 68, 37-45
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4. Khelifa R. (2012). Description of the final instar larva of Calopteryx exul Sélys, 1853 (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae). International Journal of Odonatology 1, 107-114
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3. Khelifa R., Zebsa R., Kahalerras A. & Mahdjoub H. (2012). Clutch size and egg production in Orthetrum nitidinerve Selys, 1841 (Anisoptera: Libellulidae): effect of body size and age. International Journal of Odonatology 1, 51–58
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2. Khelifa R., Youcefi A., Kahalerras A., Alfarhan A., Al-Rasheid K.A.S. & Samraoui B. (2011). L'odonatofaune (Insecta: Odonata) du bassin de la Seybouse en Algérie: intérêt pour la biodiversité du Maghreb. Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie) 66, 55-66
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1. Khelifa R., Youcefi A., Bouzid A., Boucheker A., Boulkhssaim M. & Samraoui, B. (2009). A new breeding site for the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus in Algeria. Flamingo 17, 44-47
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Book Review
1. Karjalainen & Hämäläinen (2013). Demoiselle Damselflies – Winged Jewels of Silvery Streams. Caloptera, Helsinki, 223 pp. (bilingual, Finnish and English). ISBN 978-952-93-1045-6. Price EUR 36.00 (hardcover). European Journal of Entomology. Book review by Khelifa R.
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Popular Science Articles
7. Khelifa R. (2022). Soda geyser trend becomes sinister as people target animals for YouTube content. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/soda-geyser-trend-becomes-sinister-as-people-target-animals-for-youtube-content-176752
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6. Khelifa R. (2021). Observations on the response of dragonflies to the British Columbia 2021 historic heat wave. Argia 33(3): 13-14
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5. Khelifa R. & Mahdjoub H. (2021). EcoDragons: a game for environmental education and public outreach. Insects 12(9), 776
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4. Khelifa R. (2021). When sex becomes a wrestling game in a dragonfly: female refusal behavior to male harassers. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 102:e01916.
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3. Khelifa R. (2019). Females ‘assist’ sneaker males to dupe dominant males in a rare endemic damselfly: sexual conflict at its finest. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 100( 4):e01598
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2. Khelifa R. (2017) Goldfinches need protection – migrating songbirds might be vanishing from North Africa. The Conversation https://theconversation.com/goldfinches-need-protection-migrating-songbirds-might-be-vanishing-from-north-africa-80820
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1. Khelifa, R. (2017). Playing dead. Biosphere 26: 44-53
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