Generate <select> drop down boxes for Twitter Bootstrap tabs (.nav-tabs) - jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/kingsloi/96ur6epu/

generate-select-for-bootstrap-tabs.js

$(document).ready(function(){
   
    //set the index counter
    var i = 0;

    //convert all .nav-tabs, except those with the class .keep-tabs
    $('.nav-tabs').not( ".keep-tabs" ).each(function(){

        //init variables
        var $select,
            c       = 0,
            $select = $('<select class="mobile-nav-tabs-' +i+ ' mobile-tab-headings "></select>');

        //add unique class to nav-tabs, so each select works independently
        $(this).addClass('nav-tabs-index-'+i);

        //loop though each <li>, building each into an <option>, getting the text from the a href
        $(this).children('li').each(function() {
            $select.append('<option value="'+c+'">' + $(this).text() + '</option>');
            c++;
        });

        //insert new <select> above <ul nav-tabs>
        $(this).before($select);

        //increase index counter
        i++
    });

    //on changing <select> element
    $('[class^=mobile-nav-tabs]').on('change', function (e) {

        //get index from selected option
        classArray      = $(this).attr('class').split(" ");
        tabIndexArray   = classArray[0].split("mobile-nav-tabs-")
        tabIndex        = tabIndexArray[1];

        //using boostrap tabs, show the selected option tab
        $('.nav-tabs-index-'+tabIndex+' li a').eq($(this).val()).tab('show');
    });
    
});

styles.scss

.mobile-tab-headings{

	display: none;
	@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {

		width: 100%;
		display: block;
	}
	+ .nav-tabs {

		@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {

			display: none;
		}
	}
}

tabs.html

<h2>Generate a &lt;select&gt; list for a .nav-tab</h2>
  <div>
    <ul id="selects" class="nav nav-tabs" role="tablist">
      <li role="presentation" class="active"><a href="#home" id="home-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-controls="home" aria-expanded="true">Home</a></li>
      <li role="presentation"><a href="#profile" role="tab" id="profile-tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-controls="profile">Profile</a></li>
      <li role="presentation"><a href="#test" id="test-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-controls="home">Test</a></li>
    </ul>
    <div id="myTabContent" class="tab-content">
      <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in active" id="home" aria-labelledby="home-tab">
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      </div>
      <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade" id="profile" aria-labelledby="profile-tab">
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      </div>
      <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade" id="test" aria-labelledby="test-tab">
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      </div>
   
    </div>
  </div>
  
<h2>Skip gernerating a &lt;select&gt; list for a .nav-tab, using the <strong>keep-tabs</strong> class on the <strong>nav-tabs</strong> element</h2>
  <div>
    <ul id="keptabs" class="nav nav-tabs keep-tabs" role="tablist">
      <li role="presentation" class="active"><a href="#home1" id="home-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-controls="home" aria-expanded="true">Home</a></li>
      <li role="presentation"><a href="#profile1" role="tab" id="profile-tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-controls="profile">Profile</a></li>
      <li role="presentation"><a href="#test1" id="test-tab" role="tab" data-toggle="tab" aria-controls="home">Test</a></li>
    </ul>
      
    <div id="myTabContent" class="tab-content">
      <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade in active" id="home1" aria-labelledby="home-tab">
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      </div>
      <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade" id="profile1" aria-labelledby="profile-tab">
        <p>Food truck fixie locavore, accusamus mcsweeney's marfa nulla single-origin coffee squid. Exercitation +1 labore velit, blog sartorial PBR leggings next level wes anderson artisan four loko farm-to-table craft beer twee. Qui photo booth letterpress, commodo enim craft beer mlkshk aliquip jean shorts ullamco ad vinyl cillum PBR. Homo nostrud organic, assumenda labore aesthetic magna delectus mollit. Keytar helvetica VHS salvia yr, vero magna velit sapiente labore stumptown. Vegan fanny pack odio cillum wes anderson 8-bit, sustainable jean shorts beard ut DIY ethical culpa terry richardson biodiesel. Art party scenester stumptown, tumblr butcher vero sint qui sapiente accusamus tattooed echo park.</p>
      </div>
      <div role="tabpanel" class="tab-pane fade" id="test1" aria-labelledby="test-tab">
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      </div>
   
    </div>
  </div>

Hello good job man but this scrept dosen't work in safari.

need some more code for cross browser man , safari in MAC specially.

@rijadhaxha / @sabipu, updated to work in Safari! Thanks for pointing it out