[HTML][HTML] Comparing anticoagulant rodenticide exposure in barn owl (Tyto alba) and common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus): a biomonitoring study in an agricultural region …

L Spadetto, AJ García-Fernández… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) are commonly used for rodent
control, affecting various non-target wildlife species. Here, blood samples from common …

To share or not to share: DNA metabarcoding reveals trophic niche overlap between sympatric trawling bats

E Blanch, A López-Baucells, VA Mata… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding ecological niches is essential to comprehend the processes that allow
similar species to occur sympatrically. Niche overlap can result in some degree of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Dutch agri-environmental field margins and bird plots on cropland birds

N Grondard, E Kleyheeg, L Hein… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agri-environmental measures (AEMs) are the main instrument of the Common Agricultural
Policy to protect farmland biodiversity, but their effectiveness is questioned. In the …

Barn owl site occupancy and breeding success in relation to land use and nest box characteristics

E Milliet, K Schalcher, A Grangier‐Bijou… - The Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural landscapes play a crucial role in enhancing biodiversity because of their
widespread presence over the Earth and their ability to encompass diverse ecosystems …

When a pest-control species becomes a pest: a shift in the foraging habitat of Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) and the threat to grazed natural ecosystems

R Talbi, Y Gavish, I Izhaki, A Bar-Massada - Biological Conservation, 2023 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services such as natural pest control and pollination may benefit agriculture, but
may also adversely affect adjacent ecosystems. Here, we explored the cosmopolitan cattle …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of land use changes on site occupancy and breeding success of the barn owl (Tyto alba) from 1993 to 2020

E Milliet, K Schalcher, A Grangier-Bijou… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use changes, driven by human activities such as agricultural intensification and urban
expansion, have drastic effects on biodiversity. As these changes are anticipated to …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary Shift in a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Population Following Partial Abandonment of Cultivated Fields (Central Apennine Hills, Italy)

G Achille, D Gafta, C Szabó, F Canzian, N Polini - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Here, we aimed to detect differences in the composition, abundance
distribution, and feeding group proportion of micromammal prey identified in barn owl pellets …

Nesting associations and breeding output of Barn Owls Tyto alba and Red-billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax sharing nest boxes

D Villanúa, J Arizaga, A Artázcoz, D Alonso… - Bird Study, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Capsule Barn Owls Tyto alba and Red-billed Choughs Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
show differential breeding outputs as a consequence of sharing nest boxes. Aims To …

[PDF][PDF] Predation of Ocellated Skink, Chalcides ocellatus (Forskål, 1775), by the Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, in a Sardinian dunal ecosystem, Italy

A Prezzi, E Chiesa, M Delfino… - Herpetology …, 2024 - iris.unito.it
Figure 1. Photographic record of a common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) predating on an
ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus). The photos are presented in chronological order from …

Habitat use of Henslow's Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Southern Ohio

GA Lindsey - 2024 - rave.ohiolink.edu
Grassland birds have narrow habitat requirements that are influenced by food availability,
habitat composition, and habitat structure. Because survival is influenced by habitat quality …