Spatial and temporal variation in New Hampshire bat diets by Devon O’Rourke, Nicholas P. Rouillard, Katy L. Parise, Jeffrey T. Foster

“…Abstract Insectivorous bats consume a diverse array of arthropod prey, with diets varying by bat species, sampling location, and season. …”
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Trophic ecology of Hemigrammus marginatus Ellis, 1911 (Characiformes, Characidae) in a conserved tropical stream by E. N. Fragoso-Moura, T. F. Luiz, R. Z. Coeti, A. C. Peret

“…The species was considered insectivorous and the autochthonous food items were the most important during the dry season, mainly from the orders Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera, while allochthonous items from the order Hymenoptera were more important in the wet season. …”
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Habitat alteration and fecal deposition by geese alter tundra invertebrate communities: Implications for diets of sympatric birds. by Scott A Flemming, Paul A Smith, Lisa V Kennedy, Alexandra M Anderson, Erica Nol

“…These habitat changes may also alter invertebrate communities and abundances, with potentially important, but as of yet, undocumented effects on insectivorous birds such as shorebirds. Here, we determined the effects of goose-induced habitat alteration on invertebrate communities and relate the observed changes to shorebird diet. …”
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KEANEKARAGAMAN JENIS BURUNG DAN KETERIKATAN TERHADAP HABITAT PADA EKOSISTEM MANGROVE DI TAMAN NASIONAL RAWA AOPA WATUMOHAI PROVINSI SULAWESI TENGGARA by , ADI KARYA, , Drs. Bambang Agus Suripto, S.U., M.Sc.

“…Bird species of kacamata sulawesi dominated the study area, with its Important Value Index (IVI) of 14,6 %. Insectivorous guild dominated the group by 36 %. A total of 42 bird species used the mangrove habitat as a place to feed. …”

The habitats and feeding stations of birds in Tsavo National Park, Kenya by Lack, P, Peter C. Lack

“…In the open habitats birds are almost all insectivorous, granivorous or both, and peak numbers (about five times the dry season density) occur in December and January. …”

The shifting phenological landscape: within- and between-species variation in leaf emergence in a mixed deciduous woodland by Cole, E, Sheldon, B

“…In temperate deciduous forests, the extent of matching with the budburst date of key tree species is of particular relevance for many herbivorous insects and, in turn, insectivorous birds. In order to understand the ecological and evolutionary forces operating in these systems we require knowledge of the factors influencing leaf emergence of tree communities. …”

Assessing diet of the Rufous-winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) in lowland tropical forest using next-generation sequencing by Mohammad Saiful Mansor, Shukor Md. Nor, Rosli Ramli

“…This technique could be very useful to screen for possible particular pest insects consumed by insectivores (e.g. birds and bats) in crop plantation. …”
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Small mammals from Kuala Atok-Taman Negara Pahang, Malaysia by Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, Anwarali, F.A, Mohd Ridwan, A.R, Senawi, J, Abdullah, M.T

“…Of the 23 species, three were frugivorous bats, 15 were insectivorous bats, four were rodents and one was treeshrew. …”
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Assessing Diet of the Rufous-Winged Philentoma (Philentoma pyrhoptera) in Lowland Tropical Forest using Next-Generation Sequencing by Mansor, Mohammad Saiful, Nor, Shukor Md, Ramli, Rosli

“…This technique could be very useful to screen for possible particular pest insects consumed by insectivores (e.g. birds and bats) in crop plantation. …”

Breaking the trade-off: rainforest bats maximize bandwidth and repetition rate of echolocation calls as they approach prey by Hashim, Rosli, Siemers, B.M., Schmieder, D.A., Kingston, T.

“…This stands in striking contrast to our present view of echolocation during approach to prey in insectivorous bats, which was established largely based on European and American members of the same bat family, the Vespertilionidae. …”

Comparison of understorey bird species in relation to edge-interior gradient in an isolated tropical rainforest of Malaysia by Hussin, Mohamed Zakaria, Rajpar, Muhammad Nawaz, Moradi, Hossein Varasteh, Rosli, Zamri

“…In contrast, the interior-specialist group, mainly terrestrial insectivores, avoided the forest edge and was positively associated with humidity, canopy cover, the number of dead trees, percentage of litter cover, and depth of the litter layer. …”
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Cattle grazing benefits farmland bird community composition in oil palm plantations by Tohiran, Kamil A., Nobilly, Frisco, Maxwell, Thomas, Puan, Chong Leong, Zakaria, Mohamed, Zulkifli, Raja, Ashton‐Butt, Adham, Azhar, Badrul

“…Based on feeding guild, avian insectivores made up the majority of farmland birds observed. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in Physiological and Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated in Southern Italian Bats by Maria Foti, Rosario Grasso, Vittorio Fisichella, Antonietta Mascetti, Marco Colnaghi, Maria Grasso, Maria Teresa Spena

“…Using the disk diffusion method, we evaluated the antimicrobial susceptibility of 413 strains of Gram-negative bacteria and 183 strains of Gram-positive bacteria isolated from rectal (R), oral (O) and conjunctival (C) swabs of 189 bats belonging to 4 insectivorous species (<i>Myotis capaccinii</i>, <i>Myotis myotis</i>, <i>Miniopterus schreibersii</i> and <i>Rhinolophus hipposideros</i>). …”
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Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies? by Andre S. Gilburn, Nils Bunnefeld, John McVean Wilson, Marc S. Botham, Tom M. Brereton, Richard Fox, Dave Goulson

“…For example in the Netherlands, declines in insectivorous birds are positively associated with levels of neonicotinoid pollution in surface water. …”
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A Preliminary Study of the Virome of the South American Free-Tailed Bats (<i>Tadarida brasiliensis</i>) and Identification of Two Novel Mammalian Viruses by Elisa M. Bolatti, Tomaž M. Zorec, María E. Montani, Lea Hošnjak, Diego Chouhy, Gastón Viarengo, Pablo E. Casal, Rubén M. Barquez, Mario Poljak, Adriana A. Giri

“…We explored the virome of <i>Tadarida brasiliensis</i>, an insectivorous New World bat species inhabiting a maternity colony in Rosario (Argentina), by a metagenomic approach. …”
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Where do they live? Predictive geographic distribution of Tadarida brasiliensis brasiliensis (Chiroptera, Molossidae) in South America by Izidoro Sarmento do Amaral, Jéssica Bandeira Pereira, Maurício Humberto Vancine, Ariadna E. Morales, Sérgio Luiz Althoff, Renato Gregorin, Maria João Ramos Pereira, Victor Hugo Valiati, Larissa Rosa de Oliveira

“…Tadarida brasiliensis, the Brazilian free-tailed bat, is an insectivorous molossid with a wide distribution in the Americas. …”
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Effects of future climate change on the geographical distribution of a bird endemic to South American floodplains by Mayara F. Zucchetto, Natalia S. Da Silveira, Victor M. Prasniewski, Tatiane Arnhold, Thadeu Sobral-Souza, João B. de Pinho

“…Here, we aimed to infer the current and future geographical distribution of an insectivorous bird species endemic to South American floodplains, the Mato Grosso Antbird (Cercomacra melanaria). …”
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Exploring and validating observations of non‐local species in eDNA samples by Coen Westerduin, Marko Suokas, Tuukka Petäjä, Ulla Saarela, Seppo Vainio, Marko Mutanen

“…Here, we present findings from a metabarcoding study on the diet of and food availability for five insectivorous birds, in which multiple lepidopteran species not known to occur locally were discovered. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Variation in Bird Assemblages in a Subtropical Urban Ecosystem by Shilin Xie, Baolong Han, Weiqi Zhou, Chaofan Xian, Zhiyun Ouyang

“…At intensely urbanized roadside green spaces sites, omnivores dominated over insectivores, which were regional dominators. Woodland area was key in all urban habitat types, however, the importance decreased with increasing woodland size. …”
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Exogenous Application of Methyl Jasmonate Increases Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds in Pyrenean Oak Trees, <i>Quercus pyrenaica</i> by Luisa Amo, Anna Mrazova, Irene Saavedra, Katerina Sam

“…The attraction to herbivore-induced Plant Volatiles (HIPVs) has been well documented for arthropod predators and parasitoids, and more recently for insectivorous birds. The attraction to plant volatiles induced by the exogenous application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA), a phytohormone typically produced in response to an attack of chewing herbivores, has provided controversial results both in arthropod and avian predators. …”
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