Here you’ll find stuff related to our research such as links to items published in the media, brief updates from our ongoing research, and photo galleries.
Passerine feather moult research featured in Ha’aretz (Hebrew)
The research of Yosef Kiat, (former Ph.D. and postdoctoral fellow) on feather moult in passerines was featured in Ha’aretz website (Hebrew) https://www.haaretz.co.il/science/biology/2022-01-05/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/0000017f-ded1-d3ff-a7ff-fff127850000...
An algorithm for detecting bats in radar data featured in Ynet (Hebrew)
The algorithm for detecting bats in radar data developed by Yuval Werber, our Ph.D. student, is featured in ynet website (Hebrew). The study is a collaboration with Prof. Yossi Yovel from Tel Aviv University. Congratulations to Yuval for this nice coverage https://www.ynet.co.il/environment-science/article/sycis6xyh...
Using drones to reduce wind turbine collision risk featured in Ynet (Hebrew)
Using drones to reduce collision risk with wind turbines for bats. Research by Yuval Werber, our Ph.D. student featured in ynet website (Hebrew). The study is a collaboration with Prof. Yossi Yovel from Tel Aviv University. Congratulations to Yuval for this nice coverage https://www.ynet.co.il/environment-science/article/byb0gw1di...
Swift research featured in Ynet (Hebrew)
Year-round movements of swifts recorded using geolocators: our research featured in ynet website. The study is a collaboration with the Swiss Ornithological Institute and The Friends of the Swifts organiztion. Congratulations to Itai for this nice coverage https://m.ynet.co.il/Articles/5422245...
An interview with Nir Sapir in Haaretz newspaper (Hebrew)
The interview was published in the weekend edition of Haaretz Newspaper. In the interview Nir speaks about his work as an evolutionary biologist and ecologist, and on bird and insect migration. You can read the interview online here or a PDF version here...
Study on insect migration detected by radar featured in the Davidson Institute website (Hebrew)
https://davidson.weizmann.ac.il/online/sciencenews/%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%99%D7%93%D7%AA-%D7%94%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%92%D7%93%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%94 ...
New publication in Science: Mass seasonal bioflows of high-flying insect migrants
This recent publication has been featured in the Latest news section in the Science Magazine’s website: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/12/radar-spots-trillions-unseen-insects-migrating-above-us You can also read a summary of the paper here and access the abstract and full-text here. The publication has also been covered in the following major national news websites: The Jerusalem Post (in English), Haaretz (in English)...
Bird migration detected by Israeli Airforce weather radars
Bird migration detected by Israeli Airforce weather radars, providing altitudinal profile, average direction and density during early November 2014 (image courtesy of Adriaan Dokter, NIOO-KNAW / University of Amsterdam)...
Anna’s hummingbird flying backward
Hummingbirds are a highly agile group of flyers capable of moving in all directions. In this work we measured Anna’s hummingbirds (Calypte anna) within a wind-tunnel in order to compare forward, still-air hovering and backward flight...
Straw-colored fruit-bat commuting flight
Fruit-bats tend to aggregate in their thousands and even millions in roosts spread throughout tropical Africa. In the evening the bats take off to feed on a large variety of fruits before returning to their roosts and through their movement they provide an indispensable service to the fruiting trees and the whole ecosystem by means...