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S. Åkesson

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S. Åkesson — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 51
Works: 221
Citations: 9,465

Most-cited papers

The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy
D. Dunn, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Corrie Curtice, S. DeLand +67 more
2019Proceedings of the Royal Society B126 citations Open access
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Endogenous Programs and Flexibility in Bird Migration
S. Åkesson, B. Helm
2020Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution123 citations Open access
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Timing avian long-distance migration: from internal clock mechanisms to global flights
S. Åkesson, M. Ilieva, Julia Karagicheva, Eldar Rakhimberdiev +2 more
2017Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences114 citations Open access
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Annual 10-Month Aerial Life Phase in the Common Swift Apus apus.
A. Hedenström, G. Norevik, Kajsa Warfvinge, A. Andersson +2 more
2016Current Biology114 citations Open access
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Weather and fuel reserves determine departure and flight decisions in passerines migrating across the Baltic Sea
Sissel Sjöberg, T. Alerstam, S. Åkesson, A. Schulz +3 more
2015111 citations
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Genetic differences between willow warbler migratory phenotypes are few and cluster in large haplotype blocks
Max Lundberg, M. Liedvogel, K. Larson, Hanna Sigeman +4 more
2017Evolution Letters100 citations Open access
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Proximate causes of avian protandry differ between subspecies with contrasting migration challenges
Heiko Schmaljohann, Christoph M. Meier, D. Arlt, F. Bairlein +15 more
201684 citations
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Negotiating an ecological barrier: crossing the Sahara in relation to winds by common swifts
S. Åkesson, G. Bianco, A. Hedenström
2016Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences73 citations Open access
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Paternal transmission of migration knowledge in a long-distance bird migrant
P. Byholm, Martin Beal, N. Isaksson, U. Lötberg +1 more
2022Nature Communications66 citations Open access
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The bat–bird–bug battle: daily flight activity of insects and their predators over a rice field revealed by high-resolution Scheimpflug Lidar
E. Malmqvist, S. Jansson, Shi-Ming Zhu, Wansha Li +7 more
2018Royal Society Open Science59 citations Open access
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The lunar cycle drives migration of a nocturnal bird
G. Norevik, S. Åkesson, A. Andersson, Johan Bäckman +1 more
2019PLoS Biology56 citations Open access
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Effect of light-level geolocators on apparent survival of two highly aerial swift species
M. Morganti, D. Rubolini, S. Åkesson, A. Bermejo +9 more
201852 citations
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Migration direction in a songbird explained by two loci
K. Sokolovskis, Max Lundberg, S. Åkesson, M. Willemoes +3 more
2023Nature Communications47 citations Open access
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Migration strategies and annual space-use in an Afro-Palaearctic aerial insectivore - the European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
G. Norevik, S. Åkesson, A. Hedenström
201747 citations
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YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future: Proceedings of the 2018 conference for YOUng MArine RESearcher in Oldenburg, Germany
Simon Jungblut, Viola Liebich, M. Bode-Dalby, H. Earp +67 more
201945 citations Open access
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Ten grams and 13,000 km on the wing – route choice in willow warblers Phylloscopus trochilus yakutensis migrating from Far East Russia to East Africa
K. Sokolovskis, G. Bianco, M. Willemoes, Diana V. Solovyeva +2 more
2018Movement Ecology45 citations Open access
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Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: A tool for conservation prioritization
Connie Y. Kot, S. Åkesson, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, Diego Fernando Amorocho Llanos +64 more
2022Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity44 citations Open access
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Methods in field chronobiology
D. Dominoni, S. Åkesson, R. Klaassen, K. Spoelstra +1 more
2017bioRxiv43 citations Open access
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Ecological factors influence timing of departures in nocturnally migrating songbirds at Falsterbo, Sweden
Sissel Sjöberg, T. Alerstam, S. Åkesson, R. Muheim
201741 citations
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Daily Evolution of the Insect Biomass Spectrum in an Agricultural Landscape Accessed with Lidar
M. Brydegaard, Alem Gebru, C. Kirkeby, S. Åkesson +1 more
201635 citations Open access
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Wind-associated detours promote seasonal migratory connectivity in a flapping flying long-distance avian migrant.
G. Norevik, S. Åkesson, T. Artois, N. Beenaerts +6 more
2020Journal of Animal Ecology33 citations Open access
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Ecology of tern flight in relation to wind, topography and aerodynamic theory
A. Hedenström, S. Åkesson
2016Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences32 citations Open access
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Route simulations, compass mechanisms and long-distance migration flights in birds
S. Åkesson, G. Bianco
2017Journal of Comparative Physiology30 citations Open access
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Lunar synchronization of daily activity patterns in a crepuscular avian insectivore
R. Evens, C. Kowalczyk, G. Norevik, E. Ulenaers +8 more
2020Ecology and Evolution29 citations Open access
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Gene expression in the brain of a migratory songbird during breeding and migration
J. Boss, M. Liedvogel, Max Lundberg, P. Olsson +7 more
2016Movement Ecology29 citations Open access
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Why do horseflies need polarization vision for host detection? Polarization helps tabanid flies to select sunlit dark host animals from the dark patches of the visual environment
G. Horváth, T. Szörényi, Ádám Pereszlényi, B. Gerics +3 more
2017Royal Society Open Science28 citations Open access
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A Scheimpflug lidar used to observe insect swarming at a wind turbine
S. Jansson, E. Malmqvist, M. Brydegaard, S. Åkesson +1 more
202027 citations Open access
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Experimental evidence that stripes do not cool zebras
G. Horváth, Ádám Pereszlényi, D. Száz, A. Barta +3 more
2018Scientific Reports27 citations Open access
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Highly mobile insectivorous swifts perform multiple intra‐tropical migrations to exploit an asynchronous African phenology
G. Norevik, G. Boano, A. Hedenström, R. Lardelli +2 more
2018Oikos27 citations
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Migratory orientation in inexperienced and experienced avian migrants
S. Åkesson, H. Bakam, Elena Martinez Hernandez, M. Ilieva +1 more
202126 citations Open access
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Adaptive airspeed adjustment and compensation for wind drift in the common swift: differences between day and night
A. Hedenström, S. Åkesson
201726 citations
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Testing avian compass calibration: comparative experiments with diurnal and nocturnal passerine migrants in South Sweden
S. Åkesson, Catharina Odin, Ramón Hegedüs, M. Ilieva +3 more
2014Biology Open26 citations Open access
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Flight activity in pallid swifts Apus pallidus during the non-breeding period
A. Hedenström, G. Norevik, G. Boano, A. Andersson +2 more
2019Journal of Avian Biology25 citations
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Magnetic storms disrupt nocturnal migratory activity in songbirds
G. Bianco, M. Ilieva, S. Åkesson
2019Biology Letters24 citations Open access
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Assessing vector navigation in long-distance migrating birds
S. Åkesson, G. Bianco
201624 citations
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Enhancing monitoring and transboundary collaboration for conserving migratory species under global change: The priority case of the red kite.
B. Mattsson, P. Mateo‐Tomás, A. Aebischer, Sascha Rösner +30 more
2022Journal of Environmental Management23 citations Open access
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The Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) as a model to understand vagrancy and its potential for the evolution of new migration routes
P. Dufour, S. Åkesson, M. Hellström, C. Hewson +5 more
2022Movement Ecology22 citations Open access
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Flight altitude dynamics of migrating European nightjars across regions and seasons
G. Norevik, S. Åkesson, A. Andersson, Johan Bäckman +1 more
2021Journal of Experimental Biology22 citations Open access
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Effects of back‐mounted biologgers on condition, diving and flight performance in a breeding seabird
Tom J. Evans, Rebecca C. Young, H. Watson, O. Olsson +1 more
2020Journal of Avian Biology20 citations Open access
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Climate anomalies affect annual survival rates of swifts wintering in sub‐Saharan Africa
G. Boano, I. Pellegrino, Mauro Ferri, M. Cucco +2 more
2020Ecology and Evolution19 citations Open access
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Striped bodypainting protects against horseflies
G. Horváth, Ádám Pereszlényi, S. Åkesson, György Kriska
2019Royal Society Open Science19 citations Open access
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Optic flow cues help explain altitude control over sea in freely flying gulls
J. Serres, T. Evans, S. Åkesson, O. Duriez +3 more
2019Journal of the Royal Society Interface18 citations Open access
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Assessing reliance on vector navigation in the long‐distance oceanic migrations of green sea turtles
Giulia Cerritelli, G. Bianco, G. Santini, A. Broderick +4 more
2018Behavioral Ecology18 citations Open access
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Effect of geomagnetic field on migratory activity in a diurnal passerine migrant, the dunnock, Prunella modularis
M. Ilieva, G. Bianco, S. Åkesson
2018Animal Behaviour18 citations
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Moonlight drives nocturnal vertical flight dynamics in black swifts.
A. Hedenström, R. Sparks, G. Norevik, Colin Woolley +2 more
2022Current Biology16 citations Open access
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Emlen funnel experiments revisited: methods update for studying compass orientation in songbirds
G. Bianco, M. Ilieva, Clas Veibäck, Kristoffer Öfjäll +5 more
2016Ecology and Evolution16 citations Open access
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Geographic origin and migration phenology of European red admirals (Vanessa atalanta) as revealed by stable isotopes
O. Brattström, A. Shapoval, L. Wassenaar, K. Hobson +1 more
2018Movement Ecology15 citations Open access
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Autumn migration direction of juvenile willow warblers (Phylloscopus t. trochilus and P. t. acredula) and their hybrids assessed by qPCR SNP genotyping
Tianhao Zhao, M. Ilieva, K. Larson, Max Lundberg +4 more
2020Movement Ecology14 citations Open access
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Does migratory distance affect fuelling in a medium-distance passerine migrant?: results from direct and step-wise simulated magnetic displacements
M. Ilieva, G. Bianco, S. Åkesson
2016Biology Open14 citations Open access
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A 30,000-km journey by Apus apus pekinensis tracks arid lands between northern China and south-western Africa
Yanyan Zhao, Xin-Ru Zhao, Lan Wu, Tong Mu +14 more
2022Movement Ecology12 citations Open access
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