K. Safi

Wild sulphur-crested cockatoos match human activity rhythms to access food in the urban environment

This study shows sulphur-crested cockatoos adjust their foraging times to match human feeding patterns in urban areas, highlighting the importance of green spaces for urban wildlife.

Developmental stage determines the realized energy landscape for a flight specialist

The study shows that the realized energy landscape for golden eagles changes with age, with younger eagles having higher energy costs and smaller flyable areas.

Experience does not change the importance of wind support for migratory route selection by a soaring bird

The study examines how experience affects migratory route selection in European honey buzzards, finding that wind support remains important regardless of age, but thermal uplift use does not increase with experience.

EDGE2: advancing the prioritisation of threatened evolutionary history for conservation action

The paper introduces EDGE2, an updated metric for prioritizing species with threatened evolutionary history, showing it prioritizes species with fewer close relatives more than the original EDGE method.

Seabird morphology determines operational wind speeds, tolerable maxima and responses to extremes

This study examines how seabird morphology influences their tolerance to wind speeds and responses to extreme weather events using tracking data from 18 species.

MoveApps - a serverless no-code analysis platform for animal tracking data

MoveApps provides an open, serverless platform for analyzing animal tracking data, enabling users to share and execute analysis workflows without coding.

Salp blooms increase carbon export 5-fold in the Southern Ocean

This study shows salp blooms increase carbon export by 5-fold in the Southern Ocean, enhancing BCP efficiency to 28%.

Effect of tag attachment on the flight performance of five raptor species

This study compares the effects of two harness types on flight performance in raptors, finding leg-loops cause less drag and improve flight efficiency.

Planktonic protist diversity across contrasting Subtropical and Subantarctic waters of the southwest Pacific

This study characterizes planktonic protist diversity across Subtropical and Subantarctic waters in the southwest Pacific, revealing taxonomic preferences and spatial variability in protist communities.

The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species

This study compares how two soaring bird species use energy landscapes, finding species-specific requirements that limit the transferability of suitability models.

The interplay of wind and uplift facilitates over-water flight in facultative soaring birds

This study shows that migratory birds use wind and uplift conditions to optimize energy-efficient over-water flight routes.

Wing tags severely impair movement in African Cape Vulture

This study shows that wing tags impair flight performance in Cape Vultures, leading to reduced flight frequency, slower speeds, and shorter distances traveled compared to leg bands.

A comprehensive framework for handling location error in animal tracking data

This paper introduces a framework for handling location error in animal tracking data, showing that error-model selection improves analysis accuracy across various tracking devices and species.

Dynamics of the energy seascape can explain intra-specific variations in sea-crossing behaviour of soaring birds

The paper examines how energy landscape dynamics influence age-specific sea-crossing behavior in European honey buzzards during autumn migration.

The challenges of estimating the distribution of flight heights from telemetry or altimetry data

This paper examines errors in flight height data from telemetry and altimetry, showing how improper error handling distorts ecological analyses and recommends state-space models for accurate estimation.

Integrating animal movement with habitat suitability for estimating dynamic landscape connectivity

The paper combines animal movement data with habitat suitability to estimate dynamic landscape connectivity for bar-headed geese throughout their annual cycle.