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Longarini, A.; Duriez, O.; Shepard, E.; Safi, K.; Wikelski, M.; Scacco, M.: Effect of harness design for tag attachment on the flight performance of five soaring species. BMC Movement Ecology 11, 39 (2023)

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Nourani, E.; Safi, K.; de Grissac, S.; Anderson, D. J.; Cole, N. C.; Fell, A.; Grémillet, D.; Lempidakis, E.; Lerma, M.; McKee, J. L. et al.; Pichegru, L.; Provost, P.; Rattenborg, N. C.; Ryan, P. G.; Santos, C. D.; Schoombie, S.; Tatayah, V.; Weimerskirch, H.; Wikelski, M.; Shepard, E.: Seabird morphology determines operational wind speeds, tolerable maxima, and responses to extremes. Current Biology 33 (6), pp. 1179 - 1184.e3 (2023)

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Scacco, M.; Arrondo, E.; Donázar, J. A.; Flack, A.; Sánchez‑Zapata, J. A.; Duriez, O.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: The species‑specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species. Landscape Ecology 38 (1), pp. 239 - 252 (2023)

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Curk, T.; Scacco, M.; Safi, K.; Wikelski, M.; Fiedler, W.; Kemp, R.; Wolter, K.: Wing tags severely impair movement in African Cape Vultures. Animal Biotelemetry 9, 11 (2021)

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Curk, T.; Pokrovsky, I. G.; Lecomte, N.; Aarvak, T.; Burnham, K.; Dietz, A.; Franke, A.; Gauthier, G.; Jacobsen, K.-O.; Kidd, J. et al.; Lewis, S. B.; Øien, I. J.; Solheim, R.; Wiebe, K.; Wikelski, M.; Therrien, J.-F.; Safi, K.: Arctic avian predators synchronise their spring migration with the northern progression of snowmelt. Scientific Reports 10, 7220 (2020)

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Soultan, A.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Classifying biogeographic realms of the endemic fauna in the Afro‐Arabian region. Ecology and Evolution 10 (16), pp. 8669 - 8680 (2020)

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Zango, L.; Navarro-Herrero, L.; García-Vendrell, M.; Safi, K.; Gonzalez-Solís, J.: Niche partitioning and individual specialization among age, breeding status and sex classes in a long-lived seabird. Animal Behaviour 170, pp. 1 - 14 (2020)

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Aspillaga, E.; Safi, K.; Hereu, B.; Bartumeus, F.: Modelling the three‐dimensional space use of aquatic animals combining topography and Eulerian telemetry data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10 (9), pp. 1551 - 1557 (2019)

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Klein, K.; Sommer, B.; Nim, H. T.; Flack, A.; Safi, K.; Nagy, M.; Feyer, S. P.; Zhang, Y.; Rehberg, K.; Gluschkow, A. et al.; Quetting, M.; Fiedler, W.; Wikelski, M.; Schreiber, F.: Fly with the flock: Immersive solutions for animal movement visualization and analytics. Interface: Journal of the Royal Society 16 (153), 20180794 (2019)

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Kleyheeg, E.; Fiedler, W.; Safi, K.; Waldenström, J.; Wikelski, M.; van Toor, M. L.: A comprehensive model for the quantitative estimation of seed dispersal by migratory mallards. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 40 (2019)

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Remelgado, R.; Wegmann, M.; Safi, K.: RSMOVE—An R package to bridge remote sensing and movement ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 10 (8), pp. 1212 - 1221 (2019)

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Scacco, M.; Flack, A.; Duriez, O.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Static landscape features predict uplift locations for soaring birds across Europe. Royal Society Open Science 6 (1), 181440 (2019)

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Soultan, A.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Risk of biodiversity collapse under climate change in the Afro-Arabian region. Scientific Reports 9, 955 (2019)

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Yusefi, G. H.; Faizolahi, K.; Darvish, J.; Safi, K.; Brito, J. C.: The species diversity, distribution, and conservation status of the terrestrial mammals of Iran. Journal of Mammalogy 100 (1), pp. 55 - 71 (2019)

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Nourani, E.; Safi, K.; Yamaguchi, N. M.; Higuchi, H.: Raptor migration in an oceanic flyway: Wind and geography shape the migratory route of grey-faced buzzards in East Asia. Royal Society Open Science 5 (3), 171555 (2018)

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Oloo, F.; Safi, K.; Aryal, J.: Predicting migratory corridors of white storks, Ciconia ciconia, to enhance sustainable wind energy planning: A data-driven agent-based model. Sustainability 10 (5), 1470 (2018)

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Parlin, A. F.; Nardone, J. A.; Dougherty, J. K.; Rebein, M.; Safi, K.; Schaeffer, P. J.: Activity and movement of free-living box turtles are largely independent of ambient and thermal conditions. BMC Movement Ecology 6, 12 (2018)

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Remelgado, R.; Leutner, B.; Safi, K.; Sonnenschein, R.; Kuebert, C.; Wegmann, M.: Linking animal movement and remote sensing - mapping resource suitability from a remote sensing perspective. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 4 (3), pp. 211 - 224 (2018)

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Scharf, A. K.; Belant, J. L.; Beyer Jr., D. E.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Habitat suitability does not capture the essence of animal-defined corridors. BMC Movement Ecology 6, 18 (2018)

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Tucker, M. A.; Böhning-Gaese, K.; Fagan, W. F.; Fryxell, J. M.; Moorter, B. V.; Alberts, S. C.; Ali, A. H.; Allen, A. M.; Attias, N.; Avgar, T. et al.; Bartlam-Brooks, H.; Bayarbaatar, B.; Belant, J. L.; Bertassoni, A.; Beyer, D.; Bidner, L.; van Beest, F. M.; Blake, S.; Blaum, N.; Bracis, C.; Brown, D.; de Bruyn, P. J. N.; Cagnacci, F.; Calabrese, J. M.; Camilo-Alves, C.; Chamaillé-Jammes, S.; Chiaradia, A.; Davidson, S. C.; Dennis, T.; DeStefano, S.; Diefenbach, D.; Douglas-Hamilton, I.; Fennessy, J.; Fichtel, C.; Fiedler, W.; Fischer, C.; Fischhoff, I.; Fleming, C. H.; Ford, A. T.; Fritz, S. A.; Gehr, B.; Goheen, J. R.; Gurarie, E.; Hebblewhite, M.; Heurich, M.; Hewison, A. J. M.; Hof, C.; Hurme, E.; Isbell, L. A.; Janssen, R.; Jeltsch, F.; Kaczensky, P.; Kane, A.; Kappeler, P. M.; Kauffman, M.; Kays, R.; Kimuyu, D.; Koch, F.; Kranstauber, B.; LaPoint, S. D.; Leimgruber, P.; Linnell, J. D. C.; López-López, P.; Markham, A. C.; Mattisson, J.; Medici, E. P.; Mellone, U.; Merrill, E.; de Mourão, G. M.; Morato, R. G.; Morellet, N.; Morrison, T. A.; Díaz-Muñoz, S. L.; Mysterud, A.; Nandintsetseg, D.; Nathan, R.; Niamir, A.; Odden, J.; O'Hara, R. B.; Oliveira-Santos, L. G. R.; Olson, K. A.; Patterson, B. D.; de Paula, R. C.; Pedrotti, L.; Reineking, B.; Rimmler, M.; Rogers, T. L.; Rolandsen, C. M.; Rosenberry, C. S.; Rubenstein, D. I.; Safi, K.; Saïd, S.; Sapir, N.; Sawyer, H.; Schmidt, N. M.; Selva, N.; Sergiel, A.; Shiilegdamba, E.; Silva, J. P.; Singh, N.; Solberg, E. J.; Spiegel, O.; Strand, O.; Sundaresan, S.; Ullmann, W.; Voigt, U.; Wall, J.; Wattles, D.; Wikelski, M.; Wilmers, C. C.; Wilson, J. W.; Wittemyer, G.; Zięba, F.; Zwijacz-Kozica, T.; Mueller, T.: Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science 359 (6374), pp. 466 - 469 (2018)

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van Toor, M. L.; Kranstauber, B.; Newman, S. H.; Prosser, D. J.; Takekawa, J. Y.; Technitis, G.; Weibel, R.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Integrating animal movement with habitat suitability for estimating dynamic migratory connectivity. Landscape Ecology 33 (6), pp. 879 - 893 (2018)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Ellis-Soto, D.; Safi, K.; O'Mara, M. T.: Determinants of spring migration departure decision in a bat. Biology Letters 13 (9), 20170395 (2017)

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Kranstauber, B.; Smolla, M.; Safi, K.: Similarity in spatial utilization distributions measured by the earth mover’s distance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8 (2), pp. 155 - 160 (2017)

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Peron, G.; Fleming, C. H.; Duriez, O.; Fluhr, J.; Itty, C.; Lambertucci, S.; Safi, K.; Shepard, E. L. C.; Calabrese, J. M.: The energy landscape predicts flight height and wind turbine collision hazard in three species of large soaring raptor. Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (6), pp. 1895 - 1906 (2017)

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Soultan, A.; Safi, K.: The interplay of various sources of noise on reliability of species distribution models hinges on ecological specialisation. PLoS One 12 (11), e0187906 (2017)

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van Toor, M. L.; Arriero, E.; Holland, R. A.; Huttunen, M. J.; Juvaste, R.; Mueller, I.; Thorup, K.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Flexibility of habitat use in novel environments: Insights from a translocation experiment with lesser black-backed gulls. Royal Society Open Science 4 (1), 160164 (2017)

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Bengtsson, D.; Safi, K.; Avril, A.; Fiedler, W.; Wikelski, M.; Gunnarsson, G.; Elmberg, J.; Tolf, C.; Olsen, B.; Waldenström, J.: Does influenza A virus infection affect movement behaviour during stopover in its wild reservoir host? Royal Society Open Science 3 (2), 150633 (2016)

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McCracken, G. F.; Safi, K.; Kunz, T. H.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Swartz, S. M.; Wikelski, M.: Airplane tracking documents the fastest flight speeds recorded for bats. Royal Society Open Science 3 (11), 160398 (2016)

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Safi, K.; Gagliardo, A.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.: How displaced migratory birds could use volatile atmospheric compounds to find their migratory corridor: A test using a particle dispersion model. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 10, 175 (2016)

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Scharf, A. K.; Wikelski, M.; LaPoint, S. D.; Safi, K.: Acceleration data reveal highly individually structured energetic landscapes in free-ranging fishers (Pekania pennanti). PLoS One 11 (2), e0145732 (2016)

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van Toor, M. L.; Newman, S. H.; Takekawa, J. Y.; Wegmann, M.; Safi, K.: Temporal segmentation of animal trajectories informed by habitat use. Ecosphere 7 (10), e01498 (2016)

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Demšar, U.; Buchin, K.; Cagnacci, F.; Safi, K.; Speckmann, B.; de Weghe, N. V.; Weiskopf, D.; Weibel, R.: Analysis and visualisation of movement: An interdisciplinary review. BMC Movement Ecology 3, 5 (2015)

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Kranstauber, B.; Weinzierl, R.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: Global aerial flyways allow efficient travelling. Ecology Letters 18 (12), pp. 1338 - 1345 (2015)

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Technitis, G.; Othman, W.; Safi, K.; Weibel, R.: From A to B, randomly: A point-to-point random trajectory generator for animal movement. International Journal of Geographical Information Science 29 (6), pp. 912 - 934 (2015)

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Wikelski, M.; Arriero, E.; Gagliardo, A.; Holland, R. A.; Huttunen, M. J.; Juvaste, R.; Mueller, I.; Tertitski, G.; Thorup, K.; Wild, M. et al.; Alanko, M.; Bairlein, F.; Cherenkov, A.; Cameron, A.; Flatz, R.; Hannila, J.; Hüppop, O.; Kangasniemi, M.; Kranstauber, B.; Penttinen, M.-L.; Safi, K.; Semashko, V.; Schmid, H.; Wistbacka, R.: True navigation in migrating gulls requires intact olfactory nerves. Scientific Reports 5, 17061 (2015)

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Bengtsson, D.; Avril, A.; Gunnarsson, G.; Elmberg, J.; Soderquist, P.; Norevik, G.; Tolf, C.; Safi, K.; Fiedler, W.; Wikelski, M. et al.; Olsen, B.; Waldenstom, J.: Movements, home-range size and habitat selection of mallards during autumn migration. PLoS One 9 (6), e100764 (2014)

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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Varga, K.; Yohannes, E.; Fiedler, W.; Safi, K.; Burkhard, W.-D.; O'Mara, M. T.: Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating'' bat. PLoS One 9 (12), e114810 (2014)

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Kranstauber, B.; Safi, K.; Bartumeus, F.: Bivariate Gaussian bridges: Directional factorization of diffusion in Brownian bridge models. BMC Movement Ecology 2, 5 (2014)

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Pettorelli, N.; Safi, K.; Turner, W.: Satellite remote sensing, biodiversity research and conservation of the future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 369 (1643), 20130190 (2014)

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Wegmann, M.; Santini, L.; Leutner, B.; Safi, K.; Rocchini, D.; Bevanda, M.; Latifi, H.; Dech, S.; Rondinini, C.: Role of African protected areas in maintaining connectivity for large mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 369 (1643), 20130193 (2014)

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Lam, M. M.-Y.; Martin-Creuzburg, D.; Rothhaupt, K.-O.; Safi, K.; Yohannes, E.; Salvarina, I.: Tracking diet preferences of bats using stable isotope and fatty acid signatures of faeces. PLoS One 8 (12), e83452 (2013)

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Safi, K.; Armour-Marshall, K.; Baillie, J. E. M.; Isaac, N. J. B.: Global patterns of evolutionary distinct and globally endangered amphibians and mammals. PLoS One 8 (5), e63582 (2013)

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Safi, K.; Kranstauber, B.; Weinzierl, R.; Griffin, L.; Rees, E. C.; Cabot, D.; Cruz, S. M.; Proano, C. B.; Takekawa, J. Y.; Newman, S. H. et al.; Waldenström, J.; Bengtsson, D.; Kays, R.; Wikelski, M.; Bohrer, G.: Flying with the wind: Scale dependency of speed and direction measurements in modelling wind support in avian flight. BMC Movement Ecology 1, 4 (2013)

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English, A. K.; Chauvenet, A. L. M.; Safi, K.; Pettorelli, N.: Reassessing the determinants of breeding synchrony in ungulates. PLoS One 7 (7), e41444 (2012)

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Isaac, N. J. B.; Redding, D. W.; Meredith, H. M.; Safi, K.: Phylogenetically-informed priorities for amphibian conservation. PLoS One 7 (8), e43912 (2012)

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Kranstauber, B.; Kays, R.; LaPoint, S. D.; Wikelski, M.; Safi, K.: A dynamic Brownian bridge movement model to estimate utilization distributions for heterogeneous animal movement. Journal of Animal Ecology 81 (4), pp. 738 - 746 (2012)

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Smaers, J. B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Goswami, A.; Soligo, C.; Safi, K.: Comparative analyses of evolutionary rates reveal different pathways to encephalization in bats, carnivorans, and primates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109 (44), pp. 18006 - 18011 (2012)

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Jones, K. E.; Safi, K.: Ecology and evolution of mammalian biodiversity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 366 (1577), pp. 2451 - 2461 (2011)

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Rodrigues, A. S. L.; Grenyer, R.; Baillie, J. E. M.; Bininda-Emonds, O. R. P.; Gittlemann, J. L.; Hoffmann, M.; Safi, K.; Schipper, J.; Stuart, S. N.; Brooks, T.: Complete, accurate, mammalian phylogenies aid conservation planning, but not much. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 366 (1578), pp. 2652 - 2660 (2011)

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Safi, K.: "Eigenvector estimation of phylogenetic and functional diversity": From patterns to processes. Functional Ecology 25 (4), pp. 745 - 746 (2011)

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