Amos heads the Behavioral Ecology Lab at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. During his MSc at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Amos studied the large herbivorous desert lizard, Uromastyx aegyptius. He went on to do the PhD at the Univ. of California, Davis, on the interactions between desert rodents and their snake predators. During the post-doc at Simon Fraser Univ. in Vancouver Amos explored Game-theory models of predators and prey. For many years the Behavioral Ecology Lab focused on the study of predator-prey interactions, reptile and mammal ecology and the conservation of their habitats. Tools include observations in the field, lab work and mathematical models to understand decision making in animals.

During the last 12 years Amos entered new projects that deal with behavior, ecology, genetics and conservation of wild Equids - the Asian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus) that was reintroduced in the Negev Desert and horses that live in the wild in Europe. During last sabbaticals Amos initiated studies on behavior, social network and movement of Konik horses in the Netherlands and the social life and movement of Retuertas horses in southern Spain.  The implications from the studies of horses in the wild are now implemented in studies of social networks, agonistic interactions and movements of domestic horses, aiming to improve the welfare of horses.