Water quality, habitat, and fish assemblage relationships in middle-order agriculture and forest streams of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain by Matthew L. Skoog, Michael A. Eggleton, Yushun Chen

“…Functionally, fish assemblages in agriculture streams contained more tolerant species, more omnivores, and fewer insectivores compared to forest stream assemblages, which were nearly all insectivores. …”
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Posiciones tróficas de pequeños mamíferos en Chile: una revisión Trophic position of small mammals in Chile: a review by SERGIO I. SILVA

“…This analysis allowed me to group the species in seven trophic categories: herbivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous, granivorous-frugivorous, herbivorous/granivorous-frugivorous, herbivorous/insectivorous. …”
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Dietary Variation Is Driven by Landscape Heterogeneity in an Insular Omnivorous Endemic Lizard, Revealed by DNA Metabarcoding by Catarina Rato, Thomas Dellinger, Miguel A. Carretero

“…To overcome this limitation, many insular lizards can supplement their insectivorous diet with increasing portions of plant material. …”
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Molecular Survey of Tularemia and Plague in Small Mammals From Iran by Ehsan Mostafavi, Ehsan Mostafavi, Ahmad Ghasemi, Ahmad Ghasemi, Ahmad Ghasemi, Mahdi Rohani, Mahdi Rohani, Leila Molaeipoor, Leila Molaeipoor, Leila Molaeipoor, Saber Esmaeili, Saber Esmaeili, Saber Esmaeili, Zeinolabedin Mohammadi, Zeinolabedin Mohammadi, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Mansour Aliabadian, Mansour Aliabadian, Anders Johansson

“…This study was conducted to investigate potential disease reservoirs amongst small wildlife species in different regions of Iran.Methods: Rodents, insectivores and hares from 17 different provinces of the country were collected in 2014 and 2015. …”
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Characterizing functional morphology and trophic niches in a neotropical Characiforms (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) assemblage in middle Munim River basin, Maranhão, Brazil by E. S. Oliveira, J. South, E. C. Guimarães, L. O. Vieira, D. S. Campos, F. P. Ottoni

“…Our analysis of functional morphology and diet, employing linear measurements to predict dietary specializations, showed that these species are predominantly generalist insectivores with a significant morphological overlap. …”
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In the concrete jungle: the animalivorous bat Tonatia bidens (Phyllostomidae) recorded in the metropolis of São Paulo, Brazil by Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino, Adriana Ruckert da Rosa, Débora Cardoso de Oliveira

“… Most of the synanthropic bat species in Brazil are insectivores and frugivores. The greater round-eared bat, Tonatia bidens, is an animalivore, feeding on insects and small vertebrates, and roosts in tree cavities and rock crevices. …”
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Development and characterization of a multiplex panel of microsatellite markers for the Reunion free-tailed bat Mormopterus francoismoutoui by Muriel Dietrich, Gildas Le Minter, Magali Turpin, Pablo Tortosa

“…The free-tailed bat Mormopterus francoismoutoui is a small insectivorous tropical bat, endemic to Reunion Island (Indian Ocean). …”
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Hedgehogs as a Potential Source of Zoonotic Pathogens—A Review and an Update of Knowledge by Jakub J. Ruszkowski, Mateusz Hetman, Hanna Turlewicz-Podbielska, Małgorzata Pomorska-Mól

“…Hedgehogs are small insectivorous mammals common across Europe, Asia, and Africa. …”
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Bat Diversity in Imbak Canyon Conservation Area: Note on their Echolocation Calls and Ectoparasites by Juliana Senawi, Azniza Mahyudin, Ummu Safiyah Daud, Amirrah Amat, Simon Lagundi, Eric Gondilang, Erwan Sutail, Saiful Narimin, Isham Azhar

“…Echolocation calls from 120 individuals of insectivorous bats representing 13 species were recorded, with 90% accuracy in relative amount. …”
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Species composition of small mammals at the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, Puchong, Selangor by Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Sundai, Silang, Mudin, Rahim

“…The taxa comprised of six murids, Jour sciurids, three insectivores and one primate. A total of 32 indiciduals of smalls mammals were captured. …”
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Comparative gross morphometry evaluations of the gastrointestinal tract of edible bird's-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and house swift (Apus nipalensis) by Mat Amin, Fhaisol, Abdul Razak, Intan Shameha, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Kasim, Azhar

“…The comparative gross morphometrical evaluations of the gastrointestinal tract of two species of aerial insectivorous bird from Apodidae family; Edible Bird's-Nest Swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus) and House Swift (Apus nipalensis) were conducted. …”
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Habitat Associations of Overwintering Bats in Managed Pine Forest Landscapes by Brett R. Andersen, Liam P. McGuire, Thomas Bently Wigley, Darren A. Miller, Richard D. Stevens

“…We studied a winter assemblage of insectivorous bats and found that species acted as habitat generalists during winter compared to expectations based on the summer active season. …”
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Masting effect on alpha and beta avian diversity in fragmented forests of relict-endangered Mexican Beech (Fagus grandifolia subsp. mexicana) by Ernesto C. Rodríguez-Ramírez, Levinn Camacho-Islas, Ana Paola Martínez-Falcón, Isolda Luna-Vega, Pilar Carbó-Ramírez

“…Avian communities among three phenological processes and between fragmented forests were structurally similar, dominated during immature seeds the Brown-backed Solitaire (granivores–insectivores–frugivores); during mature seeds the White-crowned Parrot (Pionus senilis, granivores–frugivores); and the Dwarf Jay (Cyanolyca nana, insectivores) was abundant during low seed quality. …”
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The bird community in the SANEAGO Recreation Club, in Iporá, Goiás by Aline Silva Teles, Daniel Blamires, Elivânia dos Santos Reis

“…Inspection of the trophic categories showed a predominance of omnivores (35.6%), insectivores (31.6%) and granivores (10.9%). An analysis of the categories of vertical stratification of vegetation showed a predominance of tree (R = 81) and shrub (A = 49) species, as expected for an area of Cerrado where there are predominantly arboreal birds. …”
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Bartonella species in small mammals and their potential vectors in Asia by Tawisa Jiyipong, Sathaporn Jittapalapong, Serge Morand, Jean-Marc Rolain

“…In this article, authors review the current knowledge of Bartonella infection in small mammals including rodents, insectivores, bats and exotic small mammal pets and their vectors in Asia. …”
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Contributions to Ecuadorian butterworts (Lentibulariaceae, Pinguicula): two new species and a re-evaluation of Pinguicula calyptrata by Álvaro J. Pérez, Francisco Tobar, Kevin S. Burgess, Tilo Henning

“…Comparatively few species of the insectivorous genus Pinguicula L. have been recognized in South America so far. …”
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Feeding of two sympatric species of Characidium, C. lanei and C. pterostictum (Characidiinae) in a coastal stream of Atlantic Forest (Southern Brazil) by Aranha José Marcelo R., Gomes José Henrique C., Fogaça Fábio N. O.

“…These results indicated an insectivorous habits and opportunist feeding strategy to C. lanei and C. pterostictum with several items rare or not very frequent.…”
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<b>Species composition and richness of avifauna in an urban area of southern Brazil</b> - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v32i1.6118 by Juliana Strieder Philippsen, Evanilde Benedito, Cláudio Henrique Zawadzki

“…The predominant trophic categories were insectivores (46%) and omnivores (20%). Comparing the analyzed periods, we verified a reduction in the number of species, besides the record of new species for the studied location.…”
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Hedgehog Dermatophytosis: Understanding <i>Trichophyton erinacei</i> Infection in Pet Hedgehogs and Its Implications for Human Health by Lucia Kottferová, Ladislav Molnár, Peter Major, Edina Sesztáková, Katarína Kuzyšinová, Vladimír Vrabec, Jana Kottferová

“…Pet hedgehogs, which are increasingly favoured companions, have garnered attention due to their potential as carriers of zoonotic diseases. These small insectivorous mammals, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, are commonly kept as pets. …”
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Diversity and conservation of birds associated with an urban landscape in the southwest Brazilian Amazon by Aloysio Souza de Moura, Edilson Candido, Felipe Santana Machado, Leandro Henrique Leite, Ravi Fernandes Mariano, Marco Aurélio Leite Fontes

“…However, there is relevant composition, because nectarivores, insectivorous, carnivores, omnivores, and granivores were found in all environments, as well as endemic and threatened species.  …”
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