Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$/$CURRICULUM$VITAE! PERSONAL!INFORMATION! Address$

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Dynamic$Macroecology$ Dept.$Landscape$Dynamics$ Swiss$Federal$Research$Institute$WSL$ $ Zürcherstrasse$111$ CH/8903$Birmensdorf,$Switzerland$ [email protected],[email protected]$$

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April$21st$1982$in$Templin,$Germany$ German$ married,$two$children$(*Dec$2009,$*Feb$2012)$ http://www.wsl.ch/info/mitarbeitende/zurell/index_EN$$

ResearcherID$ E/2439/2012$(http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E/2439/2012)$ GoogleScholar$$ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uCc4NDEAAAAJ&hl=de$$

MAIN!RESEARCH!INTERESTS! • • • •

climate$change$impacts$on$biodiversity$ macroecology:$species$distribution$and$community$composition,$biotic$interactions,$range$dynamics$ animal$movement$ecology$and$spatial$ecology:$optimal$behaviour,$individual$fitness$and$population$ dynamics$ methods$ include$ statistical$ species$ distribution$ modelling,$ spatially$ explicit$ dynamic$ population$ modelling,$individual/based$modelling$and$mathematical$modelling$$

EDUCATION! 2011$

PhD$ (Dr.$ rer.$ Nat.)$ in$ Geoecology,$ University$ of$ Potsdam,$ Germany,$ graduated$ with$ “summa$ cum$ laude”,$ Thesis$ title$ “Integrating$ dynamic$ and$ statistical$ modelling$ approaches$ in$ order$ to$ improve$ predictions$ for$ scenarios$ of$ environmental$ change”,$ Advisors:$Prof.$B.$Schröder$(currently$Technical$University$of$Braunschweig,$Germany)$and$ Prof.$V.$Grimm$(Helmholtz/Centre$for$Environmental$Research$UFZ$Leipzig,$Germany)$

2007$

Diplom$(M.Sc.$equivalent)$in$Geoecology,$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany,$graduated$with$ distinction,$Thesis$title$“Can$static$models$depict$dynamic$populations?$A$virtual$ecologist$ investigates”,$Advisors:$Prof.$B.$Schröder$(currently$Technical$University$of$Braunschweig,$ Germany)$and$Prof.$F.$Jeltsch$(University$of$Potsdam,$Germany)$

2002$/$2007$ University$studies$in$Geoecology$at$the$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany,$major:$ Modelling$ in$Hydrology$and$Geoecology$ 2001$$

Allgemeine$Hochschulreife$(Higher$education$entrance$qualification),$Gymnasium$Templin,$ Germany,$majors$in$Biology$and$English$

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Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

PROFESSIONAL!EXPERIENCE! Since$Oct$2016$

Scientific$staff$member,$Dynamic$Macroecology,$Swiss$Federal$Research$Institute$ WSL,$Switzerland$(SNSF$Ambizione$fellow)$

April$2014$/$Sept$2016$$ Postdoctoral$Fellow$with$Prof.$Niklaus$E.$Zimmermann,$Dynamic$Macroecology,$ Swiss$Federal$Research$Institute$WSL,$Switzerland$(FP7$Marie$Curie$Intra/ European$Fellowship)$ Jan$/$March$2014$

Individual$postdoctoral$fellowship$(50%),$Plant$Ecology$and$Nature$Conservation,$ University$of$Potsdam,$Germany$$

Jan$/$June$2012$

Parental$leave$

Aug$/$Nov$2011$

Research$fellow$(40%)$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany,$assistance$in$proposal/ writing$for$DFG$Biodiversity$Centre$CEBAS,$Germany$(rated$2nd$after$iDiv)$

May$2011$/$Dec$2013$$ Postdoctoral$research$fellow$(60%)$with$Prof.$F.$Jeltsch$in$the$research$group$ Plant$Ecology$and$Nature$Conservation,$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany,$DFG$ Project$“Understanding$lifetime$tracks$and$fitness$of$long/distance$avian$ migrants”$$ Jan$/$April$2011$

Graduate$assistant$at$the$University$of$Potsdam,$Environmental$Modelling$group,$ Germany$

Jan$/$July$2010$

Parental$leave$

2007$/$2010$

Graduate$ assistant$ at$ the$ Helmholtz$ Centre$ for$ Environmental$ Research$ UFZ,$ Dept.$Ecological$Modelling,$Leipzig,$Germany$

HONORS!AND!AWARDS! ! 2016$/$2019$ SNSF$Ambizione$Fellowship,$“SCODA$–$Scaling$from$individual$interactions$to$community$ dynamics$in$avian$assemblages”$(CHF$492’204)$ 2014$/$2016$ EU/FP7$Marie$Curie$Intra/European$Fellowship$(IEF),$“MATES$–$Understanding$and$ predicting$multispecies$assemblages$and$interactions$in$space$and$time”$(€$208’000)$ 2014$

University$of$Potsdam$Individual$Postdoc$Grant$“Bridge$Programme”$(€$8’250)$

2012$

Junior$Scientist$publication$award$by$Leibniz/Kolleg$Potsdam,$Germany$(€$1’250)$

2008$

Junior$Scientist$Award$by$the$Federal$State$of$Brandenburg,$Germany,$Category$Graduates$ (€$5’000)$

2008$

Jacob/Jacobi$Award$(best$degree$of$the$academic$year)$by$the$Faculty$of$Mathematics$and$ Natural$Sciences,$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany$(€$500)$

2007$/$2010$ PhD$Scholarship$by$the$Potsdam$Graduate$School$on$Ecological$Modelling$UPGradE$(€$ 45’600)$ 2007$

Diplom/$ Master$ Award$ by$ the$ Ecological$ Society$ of$ Germany,$ Austria$ and$ Switzerland$ (GfÖ)$(€$2’500)$

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Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

PROFESSIONAL!ACTIVITIES! Editorial!Board$

Associate$Editor$for$Diversity$and$Distributions$(since$2016)$

Journal!Reviewing$

English:$American$Naturalist,$Basic$and$Applied$Ecology,$Diversity$and$ Distributions,$Ecography,$Ecological$Modelling,$Ecosphere,$Environmental$ Modelling$&$Software,$Global$Change$Biology,$Global$Ecology$and$Biogeography,$ Journal$of$Applied$Ecology,$Journal$of$Biogeography,$Journal$of$Ornithology,$ Methods$in$Ecology$and$Evolution,$Oikos,$PeerJ,$Theoretical$Ecology$

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German:$Natur$und$Landschaft$

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Boards! 2013$

Scientific$committee$of$the$43rd$annual$conference$of$the$Ecological$Society$of$ Germany,$Austria$and$Switzerland$(GfÖ),$Potsdam,$Germany$$

2007$/$2008$$

PhD$representative$of$the$Potsdam$Graduate$School$on$Ecological$Modelling$ UPGradE,$Germany,$

2007$$

Selection$committee$W2/Professorship$“Landscape$Hydrology”,$University$of$ Potsdam$and$Leibniz$Centre$for$Agricultural$Landscape$Research,$ZALF$e.V.,$ Germany$

2006$

Evaluation$committee$for$Junior/Professorship$Prof.$Dr.$E.$Zehe$“Water$and$ solute$transport$in$landscapes”,$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany$

Organisation!of! meetings! 2015$

co/organisation$ of$ 5/day$ international$ research$ workshop$ “Biotic$ interactions$ across$ space$ and$ time”,$ Akademie$ Waldschlösschen,$ Germany$ (participation$ upon$invitation$only)$

2011$

co/organisation$of$symposium$“Towards$rules$of$thumb$for$predictions$of$range$ dynamics”$at$annual$conference$of$GfÖ,$Oldenburg,$Germany$

2009$

co/organisation$ of$ 3/day$ international$ workshop$ “Process/based$ modelling$ meets$ macroecological$ patterns”,$ joint$ annual$ meeting$ of$ the$ GfÖ$ specialist$ groups$“Theory$in$Ecology”$and$“Macroecology”,$Potsdam,$Germany$

2008$

co/organisation$of$symposium$“Macroecology$and$climate$change$–$Past,$present$ and$future”$during$joint$annual$conference$of$European$Ecological$Federation$ (EURECO)$and$Ecological$Society$of$Germany,$Austria$and$Switzerland$(GfÖ)$in$ Leipzig,$Germany$

Professional$$$ $ memberships$$

Ecological$Society$of$Germany,$Switzerland$and$Austria$(GfÖ):$Specialist$groups$$ $on$Macroecology$and$on$Computational$Ecology;$International$Biogeography$ Society$(IBS)$

TEACHING! • •

Lecturer$within$block$course$“Macroecology,$niche$evolution$and$climate$change”,$University$of$ Zurich,$Nov/Dec$2014$ Visiting$lecturer$for$block$course$“Introduction$to$data$analysis$in$R”,$University$of$Tübingen,$winter$ term$2012/2013$$ $CV$5$Page$3$of$7$

Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

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Co/advisor$in$block$course$“Advanced$ecological$modelling”,$University$of$Potsdam,$winter$term$ 2012/2013$ Co/advisor$in$block$course$“Introduction$to$ecological$modelling”,$University$of$Potsdam,$summer$ term$2011$ Lecturer$for$seminar$“Simulation$methods$in$Hydrology$and$Geoecology”,$University$of$Potsdam,$ winter$term$2008/2009$ Lecturer$for$seminar$“Landscape$Ecology”,$University$of$Potsdam,$summer$term$2007$

ACADEMIC!SUPERVISION! Current!mentoring:! 1.

Merlin$Schäfer$(PhD$thesis,$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany,$since$Oct$2015)$“Towards$a$predictive$ understanding$of$cross/continental$migration$pathways$in$white$storks”.$

Past!supervision!as!main!advisor:! 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Merlin$Schäfer$(research$assistant,$2014/2015)$“Towards$a$predictive$understanding$of$cross/ continental$migration$pathways$in$white$storks”.$18$months.$ Helge$Groß$(research$assistant,$2015)$“Home$range$size$and$habitat$use$of$breeding$vs.$non/ breeding$white$storks$in$human/modified$landscapes”.$2$months.$ Lena$Schlag$(research$assistant,$2015)$“Migration$timing$and$energy$use$in$western/migrating$white$ storks”.$2$months.$ Merlin$Schäfer$(MSc$thesis,$2013/2014)$“Using$optimal$annual$routine$(OAR)$models$to$infer$ migration$patterns$and$migration$timing$in$white$storks”.$Co/advisor:$Dr.$Stephan$Menz,$University$ of$Potsdam,$Germany.$ Alexandra$Hinz$(MSc$thesis,$with$distinction,$2013/2014)$“Dynamic$patterns$of$behaviour$in$ breeding$white$storks:$an$analysis$using$3/dimensional$acceleration$data”.$ Ruben$Ulbrich$(intern,$2014)$“Utilization$and$distribution$of$selected$invasive$alien$species$in$ Germany$and$Namibia$in$comparison$to$their$area$of$origin”.$Internship,$2$weeks.$ $ Marianne$Meinel$(intern,$2013)$“Validation$of$flight$behaviour$and$wing$beat$frequency$from$ACC$ signal$by$video$surveillance”.$Internship,$6$weeks.$ Simon$Wohlfahrt$(intern,$2013)$“Dynamic$habitat$use$and$home$range$structures$of$breeding$white$ storks”.$Internship,$6$months.$

Past!supervision!as!coMadvisor:! 9.

Helge$Groß$(Diplom/MSc$thesis,$2013/2014)$“Multi/regional$assessment$of$determinants$of$tree$ species$diversity$in$Mexico”.$Main$advisor:$Dr.$Anna$Cord,$UFZ$Leipzig,$Germany.$ 10. Andreas$Neumann$(Diplom/MSc$thesis,$2013/2014)$“Predicting$species$richness$and$composition$ using$stacked$species$distribution$models$–$a$case$study$for$trees$in$Mexico”.$Main$advisor:$Dr.$Anna$ Cord,$UFZ$Leipzig,$Germany.$ Past!mentoring:!

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11. Ute$Eggers$(PhD$thesis,$2012/2014)$“Environmental$impacts$on$white$stork$(Ciconia$ciconia)$ breeding$success”.$Advisor:$Prof.$Dieter$Wallschläger,$University$of$Potsdam,$Germany.$$ Committee!member!thesis!evaluations:$ • •

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Master$theses:$Stephan$Worm$(Univ.$Potsdam,$Germany,$March$2014);$Alexandra$Hinz$(Univ.$ Potsdam,$Germany,$June$2014)$ PhD$theses:$Rui$Fernandes$(mid/term$evaluation,$Univ.$Lausanne,$Switzerland,$Feb$2016)$ $CV$5$Page$4$of$7$

Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

INVITED!WORKSHOPS!AND!TALKS! 2016$

NSF$workshop$“Seed$dispersal”,$National$Socio/Environmental$Synthesis$Center$ (SESYNC),$Annapolis,$USA$

2016$

Invited$talk$“Predicting$species$range$dynamics:$a$(tentative)$guide$through$current$ modelling$frameworks”,$University$of$Reading,$UK$

2015$

Invited$talk$“Benchmarking$range$dynamic$models$in$virtual$communities”$at$workshop$ “Recent$advances$in$the$modelling$of$species$distribution”,$GDR$Ecologie$Statistique,$ Montpellier,$France$

2015$

Invited$talk$“Testing$and$comparing$models$with$virtual$ecologists”$at$Colloquium$of$ Research$Training$Group$“Scaling$problems$in$Statistics”,$University$of$Göttingen,$ Germany$

2015$

Invited$talk$“Modelling$optimal$life$history$strategies$of$migratory$birds:$considerations$ for$the$white$stork$(and$a$little$beyond)”$at$Colloquium$of$MPI$for$Ornithology,$ Radolfzell,$Germany$

2014$

Workshop$sRareBioS$“Importance$of$rare$microbes$for$soil$ecosystem$services”,$German$ Centre$for$Integrative$Biodiversity$Research$iDiv,$Leipzig/Germany$(declined)$

2014$

Invited$talk$“Predicting$adaptive$behaviour$and$demography$in$variable$environments”$at$ Evolution$and$Ecology$Colloquium,$Freie$Universität$Berlin,$Germany$

2013$

Invited$talk$“Beyond$the$proof$of$concept:$virtual$ecologists$in$complex$dynamic$ systems”$at$MBI$workshop$“Sustainability$and$complex$systems”,$The$Ohio$State$ University,$USA$

2012$/$2013$

DFF|Natural$Sciences$workshop$series$“Species$range$dynamics:$disentangling$processes$ with$novel$concepts$and$models”,$Riederalp,$Switzerland,$and$Peyresc,$France$

2012$

BMBF/NeFo$workshop$“Movement$Ecology$and$Biodiversity$Research$–$perspectives$of$ recent$advancements$in$detecting$animal$movement$for$understanding$and$predicting$ biodiversity$dynamics”,$Potsdam,$Germany$

2011$

Invited$poster$“The$virtual$ecologist$approach$as$theoretical$evaluation$framework$in$ global$change$research”,$Helmholtz/Center$UFZ$Roundtable$“Challenges$to$ecological$ theory$and$modelling$in$a$changing$world”,$Liebenberg,$Germany$

2010$

MODECOL$workshop$“Modeling$clonal$plant$growth:$from$ecological$concepts$to$ mathematics“,$Rennes,$France$(Invited$for$keynote$talk;$declined)$

2008$/$2009$

UKPopNet$workshop$series$“Bayesian$distribution$models:$dynamics,$processes$and$ projections”,$York,$UK$

2008$

Invited$talk$“Can$static$models$depict$dynamic$populations?$A$virtual$experiment”$at$ joint$annual$conference$EURECO/GfÖ,$Leipzig,$Germany$

2007$

DFG$workshop$“Extracting$the$truth:$testing$methods$that$address$collinearity$in$ environmental$data”,$Kohren/Sahlis,$Germany$

2006$

2nd$workshop$on$biosphere$modelling$“Vegetation$dynamics$and$ecosystem$processes:$ urgent$next$steps$for$biosphere$models”,$Potsdam$Institute$for$Climate$Impact$Research$ PIK,$Potsdam,$Germany$

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Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

PUBLICATIONS! Web/of/Science:$H/index$8$–$Total$citations$724$–$Average$citation$per$paper$51.71$$ Google/Scholar:$H/index$9$–$Total$citations$1255$ PeerMReviewed:! 14.$$Zurell!D,$Zimmermann$NE,$Sattler$T,$Nobis$MP,$Schröder$B$(2016)$The$effect$of$functional$traits$on$ the$prediction$accuracy$of$species$richness$models.$Diversity$and$Distributions$22:$905/917.$ 13.$$Zurell!D,$Thuiller$W,$Pagel$J,$Cabral$JS,$Münkemüller$T,$Gravel$D,$Dullinger$S,$Normand$S,$Schiffers$ KH,$Moore$KA,$Zimmermann$NE$(2016)$Benchmarking$novel$approaches$for$modelling$species$range$ dynamics.$Global$Change$Biology$22:$2651/2664.$ 12.$$Rotics$S,$Kaatz$M,$Resheff$YS,$Feldman$S,$Zurell!D,$Sapir$N,$Eggers$U,$Flack$A,$Fiedler$W,$Jeltsch$F,$ Wikelski$M$&$Nathan$R$(2016)$The$challenges$of$first$migration:$movement,$behaviour$and$survival$ of$juvenile$versus$adult$white$storks.$Journal$of$Animal$Ecology$85:$938/947.$ 11.$$Zurell!D,$Eggers$U,$Kaatz$M,$Rotics$S,$Sapir$N,$Wikelski$M,$Nathan$R,$Jeltsch$F$(2015)$Individual/based$ modelling$of$resource$competition$to$predict$density/dependent$population$dynamics:$a$case$study$ with$white$storks.$Oikos$124:$319/330.$ 10.$$Thuiller$W,$Münkemüller$T,$Schiffers$KH,$Georges$D,$Dullinger$S,$Eckhart$VM,$Edwards$TC,$Gravel$D,$ Kunstler$G,$Merow$C,$Moore$K,$Piedallu$C,$Vissault$S,$Zimmermann$NE,$Zurell!D,$Schurr$FM$(2014)$ Does$probability$of$occurrence$relate$to$population$dynamics?$Ecography$37:$1155/1166.$ 9.$$ Bocedi$G,$Zurell!D,$Reineking$B,$Travis$JMJ$(2014)$Mechanistic$modelling$of$animal$dispersal$offers$ new$insights$into$range$expansion$dynamics$across$fragmented$landscapes.$Ecography$37:$1240/ 1253.$ 8.$$ Jeltsch$F,$Bonte$D,$Pe'er$G,$Reineking$B,$Leimgruber$P,$Balkenhohl$N,$Schröder$B,$Buchmann$CM,$ Mueller$T,$Blaum$N,$Zurell!D,$Böhning/Gaese$K,$Wiegand$T,$Eccard$JA,$Hofer$H,$Reeg$J,$Eggers$U,$ Bauer$S$(2013)$Integrating$movement$ecology$with$biodiversity$research$/$exploring$new$avenues$to$ address$spatiotemporal$biodiversity$dynamics.$Movement$Ecology$1:$6.$$ 7.$$ Dormann$CF,$Elith$J,$Bacher$S,$Buchmann$CM,$Carl$G,$Carré$G,$García$Marquéz$JR,$Gruber$B,$ Lafourcade$B,$Leitão$PJ,$Münkemüller$T,$McClean$C,$Osborne$P,$Reineking$B,$Schröder$B,$Skidmore$ A,$Zurell!D,$Lautenbach$S$(2013)$Collinearity:$a$review$of$methods$to$deal$with$it$and$a$simulation$ study$evaluating$their$performance.$Ecography$36:$27/46.$*Editor‘s$Choice.$*recognized$as$„Hot$ Paper“$by$Essential$Science$Indicators.$$ 6.$$ Jeltsch$F,$Blaum$N,$Brose$U,$Chipperfield$JD,$Clough$Y,$Farwig$N,$Geissler$K,$Graham$CH,$Grimm$V,$ Hickler$T,$Huth$A,$May$F,$Meyer$KM,$Pagel$J,$$Reineking$B,$Rillig$MC,$Shea$K,$Schurr$FM,$Schröder$B,$ Tielbörger$K,$$Weiss$L,$Wiegand$K,$Wiegand$T,$Wirth$C,$Zurell!D$(2013)$How$can$we$bring$together$ empiricists$and$modellers$in$functional$biodiversity$research?$Basic$and$Applied$Ecology$14:$93/101.$ 5.$$ Zurell!D,$Grimm$V,$Rossmanith$E,$Zbinden$N,$Zimmermann$NE,$Schröder$B$(2012)$Uncertainty$in$ predictions$of$range$dynamics:$Black$Grouse$climbing$the$Swiss$Alps.$Ecography$35:$590/603.$$ 4.$$ Gutt$J,$Zurell!D,$Bracegridle$TJ,$Cheung$W,$Clark$MS,$Convey$P,$Danis$B,$David$B,$De$Broyer$C,$di$ Prisco$G,$Griffiths$H,$Laffont$R,$Peck$L,$Pierrat$B,$Riddle$MJ,$Saucede$T,$Turner$J,$Verde$C,$Wang$Z,$ Grimm$V$(2012)$Correlative$and$dynamic$species$distribution$modelling$for$ecological$predictions$in$ the$Antarctic:$a$cross/disciplinary$concept.$Polar$Research$31:$11091.!! 3.$$ Zurell!D,$Elith$J,$Schröder$B$(2012)$Predicting$to$new$environments:$tools$for$visualizing$model$ behaviour$and$impacts$on$mapped$distributions.$Diversity$and$Distributions$18:$628/634.$ $CV$5$Page$6$of$7$

Dr.$Damaris$Zurell$(Dipl./Geoökol.)$5$Curriculum$vitae$

2.$$ Zurell!D,$Berger$U,$Cabral$JS,$Jeltsch$F,$Meynard$CN,$Münkemüller$T,$Nehrbass$N,$Pagel$J,$Reineking$ B,$Schröder$B,$Grimm$V$(2010)$The$virtual$ecologist$approach:$simulating$data$and$observers.$Oikos$ 119:$622/635.$ 1.$$ Zurell!D,$Jeltsch$F,$Dormann$CF,$Schröder$B$(2009)$Static$species$distribution$models$in$dynamically$ changing$systems:$how$good$can$predictions$really$be?$Ecography$32:$733/744.$ Submitted/in!revision:! i.

Gallien$L,$Zurell!D,$Zimmermann$NE$(in$revision)$Frequency$and$intensity$of$facilitation$reveal$ opposing$patterns$along$a$moisture$gradient.$$

ii.

Rotics$S,$Feldman$S,$Kaatz$M,$Resheff$Y,$Zurell!D,$Sapir$N,$Eggers$U,$Fiedler$W,$Flack$A,$Jeltsch$F,$ Wikelski$M,$Nathan$R$(submitted)$Wintering$in$Europe$instead$of$Africa$enhances$juvenile$survival$in$ a$long/distance$migrant.$$

iii.

Zurell!D$(minor$revisions)$Integrating$demography,$dispersal$and$interspecific$interactions$into$bird$ distribution$models.$Journal$of$Avian$Biology.$Special$issue$“Species$distribution$models”.$

iv.

Zurell!D,$Gallien$L,$Graham$CH,$Zimmermann$NE$(submitted)$Long/distance$migratory$birds$track$ their$niche$through$seasons.$$

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