Seasonal diet partition among top predators of a small island, Iriomote Island in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

A Tobe, Y Sato, N Wachi, N Nakanishi, M Izawa - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Small islands tend to lack predators because species at higher trophic levels often cannot
survive. However, two exceptional top predators—the Iriomote cat Prionailurus bengalensis …

Dietary niche overlap and resource partitioning among six steppe passerines of Central Spain using DNA metabarcoding

J Zurdo, A Barrero, LP da Silva, D Bustillo‐de la Rosa… - Ibis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Trophic niche partitioning is a mechanism that facilitates the coexistence of ecologically
similar species by sharing their resource use. However, detailed information of the trophic …

Continental scale dietary patterns in a New World raptor using web-sourced photographs

CT Panter, VN Naude, F Barbar, A Amar - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Dietary studies are essential to better understand raptor ecology and resource requirements
through time and space, informing species habitat use, interspecific interactions and …

Human–wildlife coexistence on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: The correlation between Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and avian community composition

G Wangjie, Y Lou, K Song, X Li, Y Fang… - People and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are widely distributed throughout the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
and are significant locations for human–wildlife coexistence. Given the significance of their …

Dietary diversity and niche partitioning of carnivores across the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau of China using DNA metabarcoding

CE Hacker, W Cong, Y Xue, J Li, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Understanding predator guild resource use is vital for carnivore species preservation and
ecosystem function in high-altitude landscapes. We describe the dietary composition …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variations in the plant diet of the Chinese Monal revealed by fecal DNA metabarcoding analysis

B Wang, Y Li, G Zhang, J Yang, C Deng, H Hu, L Zhang… - Avian Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Chinese Monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is an alpine-obligate galliform species of
global conservation priority. It has been listed as a first class protected wildlife species in …

[HTML][HTML] Application of DNA metabarcoding in the dietary pattern of a nonbreeding white-tailed eagle population in Northeast Asia under supplementary feeding

J Yuan, Y Deng, J Ge, H Wang, Y Guan… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Food supplementation has become an increasingly prevalent strategy for animal
conservation. A large white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) population exists in a wetland …

All-you-can-eat buffet: A spider-specialized bat species (Myotis emarginatus) turns into a pest fly eater around cattle

C Vescera, C Van Vyve, Q Smits, JR Michaux - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Determining the dietary spectrum of European insectivorous bats over time is the
cornerstone of their conservation, as it will aid our understanding of foraging behavior …

DNA metabarcoding uncovers the diet of subterranean rodents in China

X Zhang, Y Zou, X Zou, Z Xu, X Nan, C Han - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Objective A type of rodent called a zokor causes great harm to agriculture and forestry
production due to its large and sophisticated diet. As this rodent lives subterrane for most of …

Seasonal changes in invertebrate diet of breeding black‐necked cranes (Grus nigricollis)

R Ma, S Ma, H Liu, L Hu, Y Li, K He… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Invertebrates greatly support the growth, development, and reproduction of insectivorous
birds. However, the influence of human activity (eg, pesticide use, deforestation, and …