Post Doctoral

Dr. Ron Efrat

Faculty and Department: Natural Sciences, The Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology

Research Topic: The effect of anthropogenic landscape modifications on the migratory routes of an endangered raptor

Host: Prof. Nir Sapir

https://animalflight.haifa.ac.il/

Research: I study the migratory tracks of the Steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis), an endangered raptor, using GPS transmitters. By mapping environmental conditions and human-altered landscapes along their path, I try to understand what affects their daily movements’ speed and trajectory during their long migration from Asia to Africa and back.

Relevant keywords: Movement Ecology; Conservation Behavior; Biologging; Ornithology; Anthropocene

Hobbies: Birds, Hikes, Basketball