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Kasper Thorup is a researcher affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their primary field of study lies within Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, including specialized subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Epidemiology.

Their research extensively covers topics related to avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, and species distribution in relation to climate change. Additional aspects of their work include animal behavior and reproduction, ecology and vegetation dynamics, animal vocal communication and behavior, and marine animal studies.

Among Kasper Thorup's recent scientific contributions are the following papers:

  • "Transatlantic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wild birds from Europe to North America in 2021" (2022) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Extreme altitudes during diurnal flights in a nocturnal songbird migrant" (2021) published in Science
  • "New frontiers in bird migration research" (2022) published in Current Biology
  • "Using geolocator tracking data and ringing archives to validate citizen-science based seasonal predictions of bird distribution in a data-poor region" (2020) published in Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "Response of an Afro-Palearctic bird migrant to glaciation cycles" (2021) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Kasper Thorup has collaborated frequently with several coauthors across their publications. These include:

  • Anders P. Tøttrup
  • Katherine R. S. Snell
  • Robert A. Robinson
  • Mikkel Willemoes
  • Sissel Sjöberg

Their work has been disseminated through multiple scientific venues. Notable journals and platforms where they have published regularly include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Journal für Ornithologie
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In addition to journal publications, Kasper Thorup has contributed to book literature. One such publication, issued by TemaNord, is titled "Oversigt over ringmærknings- og genfundsdata for ederfugl i Østersø/Nordsøområdet" published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Technology on the Move: Recent and Forthcoming Innovations for Tracking Migratory Birds

    Eli S. Bridge;Kasper Thorup;Melissa S. Bowlin;Phillip B. Chilson

  • Going wild: what a global small-animal tracking system could do for experimental biologists

    Martin C. Wikelski;Roland W. Kays;N. Jeremy Kasdin;Kasper Thorup

  • Resource tracking within and across continents in long-distance bird migrants

    Kasper Thorup;Anders P. Tøttrup;Mikkel Willemoes;Raymond H. G. Klaassen

  • Integrating concepts and technologies to advance the study of bird migration

    W Douglas Robinson;Melissa S Bowlin;Isabelle Bisson;Judy Shamoun-Baranes

  • The annual cycle of a trans-equatorial Eurasian–African passerine migrant: different spatio-temporal strategies for autumn and spring migration

    Anders P. Tøttrup;Raymond H. G. Klaassen;Roine Strandberg;Kasper Thorup

  • Evidence for a navigational map stretching across the continental U.S. in a migratory songbird

    Kasper Thorup;Isabelle-Anne Bisson;Melissa S. Bowlin;Richard A. Holland

  • Bird orientation: compensation for wind drift in migrating raptors is age dependent

    Kasper Thorup;Thomas Alerstam;Mikael Hake;Nils Kjellén

  • Population decline is linked to migration route in the Common Cuckoo.

    Chris M. Hewson;Kasper Thorup;James W. Pearce-Higgins;Philip W. Atkinson

  • Navigation: Bat orientation using Earth's magnetic field

    Richard A. Holland;Kasper Thorup;Kasper Thorup;Maarten J. Vonhof;William W. Cochran

  • Avian migrants adjust migration in response to environmental conditions en route

    Anders P Tøttrup;Kasper Thorup;Kalle Rainio;Reuven Yosef

  • Drought in Africa caused delayed arrival of European songbirds.

    A. P. Tottrup;Raymond Klaassen;Raymond Klaassen;Mikkel Willemoes Kristensen;Roine Strandberg

  • Local temperature fine-tunes the timing of spring migration in birds.

    Anders P Tøttrup;Kalle Rainio;Timothy Coppack;Esa Lehikoinen

  • Narrow-Front Loop Migration in a Population of the Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus, as Revealed by Satellite Telemetry

    Mikkel Willemoes;Roine Strandberg;Raymond H. G. Klaassen;Anders P. Tøttrup

  • Testing the role of sensory systems in the migratory heading of a songbird.

    Richard A. Holland;Kasper Thorup;Anna Gagliardo;Isabelle-Anne Bisson

  • Patterns of change in timing of spring migration in North European songbird populations

    Anders P. Tøttrup;Kasper Thorup;Carsten Rahbek

  • Activity and migratory flights of individual free‐flying songbirds throughout the annual cycle: method and first case study

    Johan Bäckman;Arne Andersson;Thomas Alerstam;Lykke Pedersen

  • Ecological insights from three decades of animal movement tracking across a changing Arctic

    Sarah C. Davidson;Sarah C. Davidson;Sarah C. Davidson;Gil Bohrer;Eliezer Gurarie;Eliezer Gurarie;Scott LaPoint;Scott LaPoint

  • New frontiers in bird migration research

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  • Patterns of phenological changes in migratory birds.

    Kasper Thorup;Anders P. Tøttrup;Carsten Rahbek

  • Complex Timing of Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Migration Due to Pre- and Post-Migratory Movements

    Roine Strandberg;Raymond H.G. Klaassen;Mikael Hake;Patrik Olofsson

  • Extreme altitudes during diurnal flights in a nocturnal songbird migrant.

    Sissel Sjöberg;Sissel Sjöberg;Gintaras Malmiga;Andreas Nord;Arne Andersson

  • Migration of the Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) : A Eurasian songbird wintering in highly seasonal conditions in the West African Sahel

    Mikkel Willemoes Kristensen;Anders P. Tøttrup;Kasper Thorup

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Wikelski
Martin Wikelski Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Carsten Rahbek
Carsten Rahbek University of Copenhagen
Thomas Alerstam
Thomas Alerstam Lund University
Raymond H. G. Klaassen
Raymond H. G. Klaassen University of Groningen
Lars Erik Larsen
Lars Erik Larsen University of Copenhagen
Roland Kays
Roland Kays North Carolina State University
Christian Sonne
Christian Sonne Aarhus University
Wolfgang Fiedler
Wolfgang Fiedler Max Planck Society
Veerle L.B. Jaspers
Veerle L.B. Jaspers Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Ralf Schulz
Ralf Schulz University of Koblenz and Landau

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