Fine-scale barriers to connectivity across a fragmented South-East Asian landscape in six songbird species by Emilie Cros, Elize Y. X. Ng, Rachel R. Y. Oh, Qian Tang, Suzan Benedick, David P. Edwards, Suzanne Tomassi, Martin Irestedt, Per G. P. Ericson, Frank E. Rheindt

“…We found a higher resilience to habitat fragmentation in edge‐tolerant and forest‐canopy species as compared to forest‐dependent understorey insectivores. The latter exhibited levels of genetic diversity up to three times lower in Singapore than in populations from contiguous forest elsewhere. …”
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Bat Ensembles Differ in Response to Use Zones in a Tropical Biosphere Reserve by Natalie Yoh, Isham Azhar, Katheryn V. Fitzgerald, Rieka Yu, Tenaja Smith-Butler, Azniza Mahyudin, Tigga Kingston

“…Species composition and acoustic activity varied among zones and by foraging ensemble, with the core and buffer showing particular importance for conserving forest-dependent insectivorous bats. Frugivorous bats were found in all zones but were the most abundant and most species-rich ensemble within agricultural sites. …”
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Avifauna Composition at Tenghilan Community Forest: A Preliminary Assessment by Logananthini Solayappan, Lim, Wing-Shen, Andy Russel Mojiol

“…The detected avian individuals were comprised mainly of the insectivorous (n=29 or 60.4 %) species and followed by the omnivorous (n=7 or 14.6 %) species, and finally both the carnivorous species and frugivorous species (n=6 or 12.5 % respectively; Χ2 63=144.0, p<0.001). …”
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Influence of landscape structure and human modifications on insect biomass and bat foraging activity in an urban landscape. by Caragh G Threlfall, Bradley Law, Peter B Banks

“…We examined the influence of landscape productivity (indexed by geology), housing density and vegetation clearing on the spatial distribution of nocturnal insect biomass and the foraging activity of insectivorous bats in the urban landscape of Sydney, Australia. …”
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Long-term Christmas Bird Counts describe neotropical urban bird diversity by María Angela Echeverry-Galvis, Pabla Lozano Ramírez, Juan David Amaya-Espinel

“…We found more dwellers, insectivorous and granivorous species in urban areas, with frugivores relegated to peri-urban sites, usually coinciding with avoider species. …”
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<b>Diversity, similarity and trophic guild of chiropterofauna in three southern Pantanal sub-regions, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil</b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i1.75... by Ademir Kleber Morbeck Oliveira, Marilizi Duarte Oliveira, Silvio Favero, Larissa Figueiredo de Oliveira

“…The trophic guild insectivorous prevailed with 58.8%, followed by frugivorous with 17.6%, nectarivorous, hematophagous and omnivorous with 5.9% each, carnivorous and piscivorous with 2.9%. …”
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Low Incidence of Avian Predation on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, <i>Halyomorpha halys</i> (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in Southeastern Orchard Systems by Erin E. Grabarczyk, Ted E. Cottrell, Jason M. Schmidt, P. Glynn Tillman

“…In many agroecosystems, brown marmorated stink bugs (<i>Halyomorpha halys</i>) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) are polyphagous pests that cause significant economic losses to numerous crops every year. Insectivorous birds may provide a means of sustainable predation of invasive pests, such as <i>H. halys</i>. …”
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Prey-Base Does Not Influence Breeding Success in Eagle Owls (<i>Bubo bubo</i>) in Judea, Israel by Ezra Hadad, Motti Charter, Jakub Z. Kosicki, Reuven Yosef

“…In addition to Egyptian fruit bats (<i>Rousettus aegyptiacus</i>), the Eagle Owls also preyed on nine different species of insectivorous bats, several of which appear to have enlarged their geographic distribution within Israel. …”
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Arthropod prey and diets of woodland migrants are similar between natural riparian woodlands and anthropogenic woodlots in the northern prairie region by Ming Liu, Patrick G. Kinnicutt, Reza Goljani Amirkhiz, David L. Swanson

“…To assess prey abundance, diet composition, and effects of prey abundance on the energetic condition of insectivorous migrant landbirds at corridors and woodlots in the northern prairie region, we sampled arthropods from the two habitats and collected fecal samples to ascertain migrant bird diets during spring and fall migrations. …”
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Ecomorphological relationships among four Characiformes fish species in a tropical reservoir in South-eastern Brazil by Débora de S. Silva-Camacho, Joaquim N. de S. Santos, Rafaela de S. Gomes, Francisco G. Araújo

“…Two well-defined trophic groups, one herbivorous/specialist (M. maculatus) and the other formed by two omnivorous/generalist (A. cf. bimaculatus, A. parahybae) and one insectivorous-piscivorous (O. hepsetus) were revealed by the cluster analysis. …”
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Feeding Ecology, Behaviour and Habitat Utilization of Black Drongo (Dicrurus Macrocercus) in Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal, Zeeshan Khalid, Ali Hasnain Mosvi, Amir Naseer

“…Black Drongo is an insectivorous bird native to Pakistan. The present study focused on its feeding preferences, behaviour, ecology and habitat relationships. …”
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The composition of mixed-species flocks of birds in and around Chitwan National Park, Nepal by Kamal Raj Gosai, Eben Goodale

“…The MSFs were similar to worldwide patterns in being dominated by leaf-gleaning, non-terrestrial insectivores. However, the MSFs were more dominated by canopy species than usual, and did not have a clear gregarious, understory leading species. …”
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Habitat Use and Body Mass Regulation among Warblers in the Sahel Region during the Non-Breeding Season. by James O Vafidis, Ian P Vaughan, T Hefin Jones, Richard J Facey, Rob Parry, Robert J Thomas

“…In the Sahel region of Africa, where millions of migratory songbirds attempt to survive the winter, some species of insectivorous warblers occupy both wetland and dry-scrubland habitats, whereas other species are wetland or dry-scrubland specialists. …”
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The influence of weather and lemmings on spatiotemporal variation in the abundance of multiple avian guilds in the arctic. by Barry G Robinson, Alastair Franke, Andrew E Derocher

“…A warming climate can provide benefits to birds by decreasing spring snow cover, but increases in the frequency of summer rainstorms, another product of climate change, may reduce foraging opportunities for insectivorous birds. Cyclic lemming populations in the Arctic also influence bird abundance because Arctic foxes begin consuming bird eggs when lemmings decline. …”
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Vegetation management shapes arthropod and bird communities in an African savanna by Dan M. Parker, Keenan Stears, Terence Olckers, Melissa H. Schmitt

“…Grass biomass was the best predictor of arthropod richness and abundance, with arthropods selecting for areas with high biomass. Insectivorous bird richness and abundance was driven by tree density (i.e., perching locations) and not arthropod abundance. …”
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Effect of tree seed crop on small mammal populations and communities in oak and beech forests in the Drahany Upland (Czech Republic) by P. Čermák, J. Ježek

“…In total, 146 individuals were recorded, out of them 142 rodents - Apodemus flavicollis (81 individuals), Apodemus sylvaticus (32), Clethrionomys glareolus (29) and 4 individuals of insectivores - Sorex araneus. Apodemus flavicollis dominated in both types of stands. …”
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Small-mammals from the Middle Pleistocene layers of the Sima del Elefante (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, northwestern Spain) by J.M. LÓPEZ GARCÍA, H.A. BLAIN, R. DE MARFÀ I TAILLEFER, A. GARCÍA, J. MARTINELL, M.L. BENNASAR FÉLIX, G. CUENCA BESCÓS

“…The small-mammal assemblage is highly diverse and comprises at least 17 species: 3 insectivores (cf. Erinaceus sp., Crocidura sp. and Sorex sp.); 4 chiropters (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus gr. euryale-mehelyi, Myotis gr. …”
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Vegetation structure and decreased moth abundance limit the recolonisation of restored habitat by the European Nightjar by Nathalie Winiger, Pius Korner, Raphaël Arlettaz, Alain Jacot

“…The European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus, a nocturnal insectivorous bird, has undergone such a decline in its main Swiss stronghold in Valais. …”
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Interspecific Competition and Vertical Niche Partitioning in Fiji’s Forest Birds by Alivereti N. Naikatini, Gunnar Keppel, Gilianne Brodie, Sonia Kleindorfer

“…We explore these questions across three foraging guilds, nectarivores (three species), insectivores (two species), and omnivores (two species), and find vertical portioning of foraging in each group. …”
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Small mammals in the main types of ecosystems near the Donets biostation, Ukraine by Oksana Markovska

“…Subsequently, 9 species of mouse-like rodents and 3 species of insectivores were recorded, among which Sylvaemus tauricus, Myodes glareolus, Apodemus agrarius, and S. uralensis dominated. …”
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