Publications of Nir Sapir

Sapir, N.; Horvitz, N.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Fahr, J.; Wikelski, M.: Commuting fruit bats beneficially modulate their flight in relation to wind. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1782), 20140018 (2014)

Sapir, N.; Horvitz, N.; Wikelski, M.; Avissar, R.; Mahrer, Y.; Nathan, R.: Migration by soaring or flapping: Numerical atmospheric simulations reveal that turbulence kinetic energy dictates bee-eater flight mode. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1723), pp. 3380 - 3386 (2011)

Sapir, N.; Wikelski, M.; Avissar, R.; Nathan, R.: Timing and flight mode of departure in migrating European bee-eaters in relation to multi-scale meteorological processes. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65 (7), pp. 1353 - 1365 (2011)

Bowlin, M. S.; Bisson, I.-A.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Reichard, J. D.; Sapir, N.; Marra, P. P.; Kunz, T. H.; Wilcove, D. S.; Hedenström, A.; Guglielmo, C. G. et al.; Akesson, S.; Ramenofsky, M.; Wikelski, M.: Grand challenges in migration biology. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50 (3), pp. 261 - 279 (2010)

Sapir, N.; Wikelski, M.; McCue, M. D.; Pinshow, B.; Nathan, R.: Flight modes in migrating european bee-eaters: Heart rate may indicate low metabolic rate during soaring and gliding. PLoS One 5 (11), e13956 (2010)