Habitat selection and site fidelity on winter home ranges of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferus) by Marja H. Bakermans, Joshua M. Driscoll, Andrew C. Vitz

“…The Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus), an aerial insectivore experiencing population declines, was recently upgraded from Least Concern to Near Threatened status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), highlighting research needs to better understand threats to the species. …”
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Economic Valuation of Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog Conservation by Vasileios J. Kontsiotis, Despina Chrysopoulou, Parthena Chrysopoulou, Vasilios Liordos

“…The northern white-breasted hedgehog (<i>Erinaceus roumanicus</i>) is a charismatic insectivore mammal threatened by habitat loss, the use of biocides, and collisions with vehicles. …”
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Birds along the Bagmati river corridor in urban areas and factors affecting their abundance by Neelam Mahata, Hari Prasad Sharma

“…Among the feeding guilds, insectivore birds were recorded as the highest bird species and followed by omnivores, carnivores, frugivores and granivores. …”
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Understorey bird responses to the edge-interior gradient in an isolated tropical rainforest of Malaysia by Hossein Varasteh Moradi, Mohamed Zakaria, Scott . K. Robinson

“…Abundance of the edge-specialist group, mainly foliage-gleaning insectivores and insectivore/frugivores, was positively correlated with ground cover, light intensity, shrub cover, temperature, and percent of shrub cover between 0.5 and 2 m height. …”
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Small mammals in barn owl, &lt;em&gt;Tyto alba&lt;/em&gt;, pellets from central-east Sardinia / Dati sui micromammiferi da borre di barbagianni, &lt;em&gt;Tyto alba&lt;/em&gt;, di... by Claudio Di Russo

“…The most common rodent prey was &lt;em&gt;Apodemus sylvaticus&lt;/em&gt; (40%), while for insectivores &lt;em&gt;Crocidura russula&lt;/em&gt; (16%). …”
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Distribution limits of forest-dwelling small mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Crimean Mountains by Igor Evstafiev

“…The article considers the geographic range of two insectivore species of the family Soricidae (Neomys anomalus and Sorex pusillus) and three rodent species that belong to the families Muridae (Sylvaemus tauricus and S. uralensis) and Cricetidae (Microtus obscurus). …”
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Shifts in resident bird communities associated with cloud forest patch size in Central Veracruz, Mexico by Rafael Rueda-Hernandez, Ian MacGregor-Fors, Katherine Renton

“…However, large cloud forest fragments had a distinct taxonomic and functional composition, attributable to an increased number of understory insectivore species and canopy frugivores. By comparison, omnivorous species associated with human-altered habitats were more abundant in smaller fragments. …”
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Changes in patch features may exacerbate or compensate for the effect of habitat loss on forest bird populations. by Ainhoa Magrach, Asier R Larrinaga, Luis Santamaría

“…We assessed how these variables affect local density for six forest birds, chosen to include the most important seed dispersers (four species) and bird pollinators (two species, one of which acts also as seed disperser), plus the most common insectivore (Aphrastura spinicauda). Based on cue-count point surveys (8 points per fragment), we estimated bird densities for each species in 22 forest fragments of varying size, shape, isolation and internal-habitat structure (e.g. tree size and epiphyte cover). …”
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A telemetry study shows that an endangered nocturnal avian species roosts in extremely dry habitats to avoid predation by Yohay Wasserlauf, Ady Gancz, Amir Ben Dov, Ron Efrat, Nir Sapir, Roi Dor, Orr Spiegel

“…Here, we investigate the movement ecology of the Egyptian Nightjar (Caprimulgus aegyptius) in the arid Dead-sea region of Israel, the Palestinian Authority (the West Bank) and Jordan. This nocturnal insectivore is a cryptic desert-dweller and was considered locally extinct until it was rediscovered in 2016. …”
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Forest Management Practice Influences Bird Diversity in the Mid-Hills of Nepal by Bijaya Neupane, Bijaya Dhami, Shristee Panthee, Alyssa B. Stewart, Thakur Silwal, Hem Bahadur Katuwal

“…The diversity, richness, and abundance of birds and the most common feeding guilds (insectivore, omnivore, and carnivore) were higher in TCF than in PPF; however, globally threatened species were only recorded in PPF. …”
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First Data on the Helminth Community of the Smallest Living Mammal on Earth, the Etruscan Pygmy Shrew, <i>Suncus etruscus</i> (Savi, 1822) (Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) by María Teresa Galán-Puchades, Santiago Mas-Coma, María Adela Valero, Màrius V. Fuentes

“…The adult helminth community of <i>S. etruscus</i> seems to be highly specific, i.e., oioxenous, and linked to its insectivore diet. Due to its small size, <i>S. etruscus</i> has undergone numerous physiological adaptations that have probably influenced its helminth spectrum as well as its helminth specificity.…”
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Assessing the habitat suitability of two different artificial wetland habitats using avian community structures by Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz

“…Community analysis indicated that bird species of man-made marsh were more diverse i.e., Shannons index (N1 = 3.92) and rich i.e., Margalefs index (R1 = 8.93) than the lake habitat. Insectivore (marsh; 21.13% and lake area; 1.21%) was the most dominant guild in man-made marsh and lake area. …”
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Edge effects on foraging guilds of upperstory birds in an isolated tropical rainforest of Malaysia by Rosli, Zamri, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz

“…The analysis of feeding guilds indicated that sallying insectivores (F6 = 22.95, P < 0.001), arboreal foliage-gleaning frugivores (F6 = 3.87, P < 0.001) and arboreal foliage-gleaning insectivore/frugivores (F6 = 4.42, P < 0.001) showed a significant difference in habitat selection at different distances from the edge to the interior of the forest. …”
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Edge effects on foraging guilds of upperstory birds in an isolated tropical rainforest of Malaysia by Rosli, Zamri, Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz

“…The analysis of feeding guilds indicated that sallying insectivores (F6 = 22.95, P < 0.001), arboreal foliage-gleaning frugivores (F6 = 3.87, P < 0.001) and arboreal foliage-gleaning insectivore/frugivores (F6 = 4.42, P < 0.001) showed a significant difference in habitat selection at different distances from the edge to the interior of the forest. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation Analyses of Water Quality, Fish Ecological Guilds, and the Longitudinal Connectivity in Musim Stream by Min Jae Cho, Ji Yoon Kim, Sang-Hyeon Jin, Hyeji Choi, Hyuk Je Lee, Seo Jin Ki, Dae-Yeul Bae, Kwang-Guk An

“…Fish ecological guilds in the upper stream showed a high similarity between the insectivore and sensitive species, while in the middle and lower reaches, high similarity was found between the omnivore and intermediate species. …”
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Morphometric and Genetic Description of Trophic Adaptations in Cichlid Fishes by Leah DeLorenzo, Victoria DeBrock, Aldo Carmona Baez, Patrick J. Ciccotto, Erin N. Peterson, Clare Stull, Natalie B. Roberts, Reade B. Roberts, Kara E. Powder

“…We analyzed morphological differences in the lateral and ventral head shape among an insectivore that eats by suction feeding, an obligate biting herbivore, and their F₂ hybrids. …”
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Urban Avian Conservation Planning Using Species Functional Traits and Habitat Suitability Mapping by Andrew Tim Man Chin, Jonathan Leo William Ruppert, Namrata Shrestha, Marie-Josée Fortin

“…The HSA for tree canopy, forest insectivore, and ground-nesting birds (or FTGs) have higher suitability values within forest patches, while aerial insectivores have higher suitability values in older residential neighborhoods indicating the value of the urban tree canopy. …”
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Land-Use Pattern as a Key Factor Determining the Water Quality, Fish Guilds, and Ecological Health in Lotic Ecosystems of the Asian Monsoon Region by Blandina Genes Kakore, Md Mamun, Sang-Jae Lee, Kwang-Guk An

“…The index of biotic integrity (IBI) was significantly positively correlated with elevation (R² = 0.387), indicating that forest streams (high elevation) had better water quality and ecological health than lower-elevation streams. The proportion of insectivore species shows a significant negative relationship with biological oxygen demand (BOD) (R² = 0.123) and TP (R² = 0.155). …”
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Key Drivers Influencing the Presence and Absence of <i>Micropterus salmoides</i> and Their Effect on Native Fish Communities and Biotic Integrity by Jung-Jae Kim, Usman Atique, Kwang-Guk An

“…Native sensitive (r = −0.38), insectivore (r = −0.252), carnivores (r = −0.085), and TNI (r = −0.512) displayed a negative correlation with increasing largemouth bass abundance. …”
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Risk of Agricultural Practices and Habitat Change to Farmland Birds by David Anthony. Kirk, Kathryn E. Lindsay, Rodney W. Brook

“…No guild had higher richness or abundance on nonorganic farms; (2) Farming practice models were the best (Î"AIC < 4) for abundance of birds overall, primary grassland bird richness, sallier aerial insectivore richness and abundance, and abundance of ground nesters; (3) Habitat models were the best for overall richness, Neotropical migrant abundance, richness and abundance of Ontario-USA-Mexico (short-distance) migrants and resident richness; (4) Predation models were the best for richness of secondary grassland birds and ground feeders; (5) A combination of variables from the model types were best for richness or abundance overall, 13 of 18 guilds (richness and abundance) and 16 of 22 species analyzed. …”
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