Evidence for multiple drivers of aerial insectivore declines in North America

Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers

(2019) Francisco Sánchez-Bayo et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Influence of agricultural intensification on prey availability and nestling diet in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)

(2018) Véronique Bellavance et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

First full annual cycle tracking of a declining aerial insectivorous bird, the Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor), identifies migration routes, non breeding habitat, and breeding site fidelity

(2018) Janet Ng et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Constructing and evaluating a continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle

(2018) Samantha M. Knight et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Breeding phenology and performance for four swallows over 57 years: relationships with temperature and precipitation

(2018) Tara L. Imlay et al.   Ecosphere

Agricultural land cover does not affect the diet of Tree Swallows in wetland-dominated habitats

(2018) Chantel I. Michelson et al.   CONDOR

Aquatic insects rich in omega-3 fatty acids drive breeding success in a widespread bird

(2018) Cornelia Wingfield Twining et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Demographic drivers of local population decline in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor) in Ontario, Canada

(2018) Amelia R. Cox et al.   CONDOR

Demographic drivers of collapse in an island population of Tree Swallows

(2018) Liam U. Taylor et al.   CONDOR

Determining fine-scale migratory connectivity and habitat selection for a migratory songbird by using new GPS technology

(2017) K. C. Fraser et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Integrated population models reveal local weather conditions are the key drivers of population dynamics in an aerial insectivore

(2017) Mitch D. Weegman et al.   OECOLOGIA

Are pollinating hawk moths declining in the Northeastern United States? An analysis of collection records

(2017) Bruce E. Young et al.   PLoS One

No effect of insect abundance on nestling survival or mass for three aerial insectivores

(2017) Tara L. Imlay et al.   Avian Conservation and Ecology

Assessment of individual and conspecific reproductive success as determinants of breeding dispersal of female tree swallows: A capture-recapture approach

(2017) Paméla Lagrange et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Intensive agriculture and insect prey availability influence oxidative status and return rates of an aerial insectivore

(2017) Rebecca Stanton et al.   Ecosphere

More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas

(2017) Caspar A. Hallmann et al.   PLoS One

Imidacloprid and chlorpyrifos insecticides impair migratory ability in a seed-eating songbird

(2017) Margaret L. Eng et al.   Scientific Reports

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) foraging responses to agricultural land use and abundance of insect prey

(2016) R.L. Stanton et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Butterfly community shifts over two centuries

(2016) Jan Christian Habel et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Habitat and food supply across multiple spatial scales influence the distribution and abundance of a nocturnal aerial insectivore

(2016) Philina A. English et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids support aerial insectivore performance more than food quantity

(2016) Cornelia W. Twining et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Impacts of neonicotinoid use on long-term population changes in wild bees in England

(2016) Ben A. Woodcock et al.   Nature Communications

A Landscape View of Agricultural Insecticide Use across the Conterminous US from 1997 through 2012

(2016) Timothy D. Meehan et al.   PLoS One

Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination for multiclass pesticides from insect samples by microwave-assisted solvent extraction followed by a salt-out effect and micro-dispersion purification

(2015) Lounès Haroune et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Differences in spatial synchrony and interspecific concordance inform guild-level population trends for aerial insectivorous birds

(2015) Nicole L. Michel et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Neonicotinoid contamination of global surface waters and associated risk to aquatic invertebrates: A review

(2015) Christy A. Morrissey et al.   ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL

Imidacloprid-treated seed ingestion has lethal effect on adult partridges and reduces both breeding investment and offspring immunity

(2015) Ana Lopez-Antia et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Multidimensional environmental influences on timing of breeding in a tree swallow population facing climate change

(2015) Audrey Bourret et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Influences of extreme weather, climate and pesticide use on invertebrates in cereal fields over 42 years

(2015) Julie A. Ewald et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Are neonicotinoid insecticides driving declines of widespread butterflies?

(2015) Andre S. Gilburn et al.   PeerJ

Linking Population Declines with Diet Quality in Vaux's Swifts

(2015) James K. Pomfret et al.   NORTHWEST SCIENCE

A Continent-Wide Migratory Divide in North American Breeding Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica)

(2015) Keith A. Hobson et al.   PLoS One

Change Points in the Population Trends of Aerial-Insectivorous Birds in North America: Synchronized in Time across Species and Regions

(2015) Adam C. Smith et al.   PLoS One

Influence of climate on annual survival of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) breeding in North America

(2014) Belén García-Pérez et al.   AUK

Estimating dispersal among numerous sites using capture–recapture data

(2014) Paméla Lagrange et al.   ECOLOGY

Conclusions of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment on the risks of neonicotinoids and fipronil to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

(2014) J. P. van der Sluijs et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

A review of the direct and indirect effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on vertebrate wildlife

(2014) David Gibbons et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Population trend status of Ontario’s forest birds

(2014) Peter J Blancher et al.   FORESTRY CHRONICLE

Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

(2014) Caspar A. Hallmann et al.   NATURE

Severe recent decrease of adult body mass in a declining insectivorous bird population

(2014) S. Rioux Paquette et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Defaunation in the Anthropocene

(2014) R. Dirzo et al.   SCIENCE

Pathways and consequences of contaminant flux to Acadian flycatchers ( Empidonax virescens ) in urbanizing landscapes of Ohio, USA

(2014) Linnea M. Rowse et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Long-Term Trends in Bird Populations: A Review of Patterns and Potential Drivers in North America and Europe

(2013) Jiří Reif   ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA

Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Diet of Tree Swallows: Implications for Trace-Element Exposure After Habitat Remediation

(2013) Michelle L. Beck et al.   ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Temperature effects on food supply and chick mortality in tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)

(2013) David W. Winkler et al.   OECOLOGIA

Pesticide Acute Toxicity Is a Better Correlate of U.S. Grassland Bird Declines than Agricultural Intensification

(2013) Pierre Mineau et al.   PLoS One

Ecological Energetics of an Abundant Aerial Insectivore, the Purple Martin

(2013) Jeffrey F. Kelly et al.   PLoS One

Riparian swallows as integrators of landscape change in a multiuse river system: Implications for aquatic-to-terrestrial transfers of contaminants

(2013) Jeremy M. Alberts et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Maintenance of livestock farming may buffer population decline of the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

(2012) ROBERTO AMBROSINI et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Partitioning the effects of livestock farming on the diet of an aerial insectivorous passerine, the Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

(2012) Grzegorz Orłowski et al.   BIRD STUDY

Seasonal patterns in Tree Swallow prey (Diptera) abundance are affected by agricultural intensification

(2012) Sébastien Rioux Paquette et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Experimental exposure of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) to seeds coated with imidacloprid, thiram and difenoconazole

(2012) Ana Lopez-Antia et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

The Swallow and the Sparrow: how agricultural intensification affects abundance, nest site selection and competitive interactions

(2012) Audrey Robillard et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Continent-wide tracking to determine migratory connectivity and tropical habitat associations of a declining aerial insectivore

(2012) K. C. Fraser et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Historical pesticide applications coincided with an altered diet of aerially foraging insectivorous chimney swifts

(2012) J. J. Nocera et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production

(2012) P. R. Whitehorn et al.   SCIENCE

Spatiotemporal Patterns in Nest Box Occupancy by Tree Swallows Across North America

(2012) Dave Shutler et al.   Avian Conservation and Ecology

Variation in songbird migratory behavior offers clues about adaptability to environmental change

(2011) Anna M. Calvert et al.   OECOLOGIA

Agricultural landscape simplification and insecticide use in the Midwestern United States

(2011) T. D. Meehan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees

(2011) S. A. Cameron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Effects of Pesticide use in Rice Fields on Birds

(2011) Katharine C. Parsons et al.   WATERBIRDS

Declines of Aerial Insectivores in North America Follow a Geographic Gradient

(2011) Silke Nebel et al.   Avian Conservation and Ecology

A test of the mismatch hypothesis: How is timing of reproduction related to food abundance in an aerial insectivore?

(2010) Peter O. Dunn et al.   ECOLOGY

Red flag for green spray: adverse trophic effects of Bti on breeding birds

(2010) Brigitte Poulin et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The reproductive benefits of livestock farming in barn swallows Hirundo rustica: quality of nest site or foraging habitat?

(2010) Martin U. Grüebler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

(2010) Simon G. Potts et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Long-term changes in the abundance of flying insects

(2009) CHRIS R. SHORTALL et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Decline of bumble bees (Bombus) in the North American Midwest

(2008) Jennifer C. Grixti et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION