Predator preferences shape the diets of arthropodivorous bats more than quantitative local prey abundance

Diet choice in a generalist predator, the invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles)

(2020) Amelia L. Ritger et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

DNA metabarcoding and spatial modelling link diet diversification with distribution homogeneity in European bats

(2020) Antton Alberdi et al.   Nature Communications

Bats join the ranks of oxpeckers and cleaner fish as partners in a pest-reducing mutualism

(2019) Meredith S. Palmer et al.   ETHOLOGY

DNA metabarcoding—Need for robust experimental designs to draw sound ecological conclusions

(2019) Lucie Zinger et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A guide to the application of Hill numbers to DNA‐based diversity analyses

(2019) Antton Alberdi et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Insect pest consumption by bats in macadamia orchards established by molecular diet analyses

(2019) Sina M. Weier et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Evidence for multiple drivers of aerial insectivore declines in North America

(2019) Kimberly J Spiller et al.   CONDOR

Trait‐based functional dietary analysis provides a better insight into the foraging ecology of bats

(2019) Aitor Arrizabalaga‐Escudero et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Pest consumption in a vineyard system by the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)

(2019) Unai Baroja et al.   PLoS One

How Many Species of Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods Are There on Earth?

(2018) Nigel E. Stork   Annual Review of Entomology

Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) adjust foraging behaviour in response to migratory moths

(2018) J.J. Krauel et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

What drives interaction strengths in complex food webs? A test with feeding rates of a generalist stream predator

(2018) Daniel L. Preston et al.   ECOLOGY

Incidence and taxonomic richness of mosquitoes in the diets of little brown and big brown bats

(2018) Amy K Wray et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Selectivity underlies the dissociation between seasonal prey availability and prey consumption in a generalist predator

(2018) Thomas D. Whitney et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Counting with DNA in metabarcoding studies: How should we convert sequence reads to dietary data?

(2018) Bruce E. Deagle et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

High Redundancy as well as Complementary Prey Choice Characterize Generalist Predator Food Webs in Agroecosystems

(2018) Eve Roubinet et al.   Scientific Reports

Non-biological synthetic spike-in controls and the AMPtk software pipeline improve mycobiome data

(2018) Jonathan M. Palmer et al.   PeerJ

How quantitative is metabarcoding: A meta‐analytical approach

(2018) Philip D. Lamb et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

An improved method for utilizing high-throughput amplicon sequencing to determine the diets of insectivorous animals

(2018) Michelle A. Jusino et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Promises and pitfalls of using high-throughput sequencing for diet analysis

(2018) Antton Alberdi et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Predator–prey interaction reveals local effects of high-altitude insect migration

(2017) Jennifer J. Krauel et al.   OECOLOGIA

The adaptation of generalist predators’ diet in a multi-prey context: insights from new functional responses

(2016) Virgile Baudrot et al.   ECOLOGY

Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review

(2016) Thomas J. O'Shea et al.   MAMMAL REVIEW

What you need is what you eat? Prey selection by the bat Myotis daubentonii

(2016) Eero J. Vesterinen et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

DADA2: High-resolution sample inference from Illumina amplicon data

(2016) Benjamin J Callahan et al.   NATURE METHODS

Counting animal species with DNA barcodes: Canadian insects

(2016) Paul D. N. Hebert et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

iNEXT: an R package for rarefaction and extrapolation of species diversity (Hill numbers)

(2016) T. C. Hsieh et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

DNA metabarcoding of insects and allies: an evaluation of primers and pipelines

(2015) G.-J. Brandon-Mong et al.   BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Environmental metabarcodes for insects:in silicoPCR reveals potential for taxonomic bias

(2014) Laurence J. Clarke et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Universal and blocking primer mismatches limit the use of high-throughput DNA sequencing for the quantitative metabarcoding of arthropods

(2014) J. Piñol et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

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

An inordinate fondness for beetles? Variation in seasonal dietary preferences of night-roosting big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

(2013) Elizabeth L. Clare et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The diet ofMyotis lucifugusacross Canada: assessing foraging quality and diet variability

(2013) Elizabeth L. Clare et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

A pragmatic approach to the analysis of diets of generalist predators: the use of next-generation sequencing with no blocking probes

(2013) J. Piñol et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

The range of attraction for light traps catching Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

(2013) Carsten Kirkeby et al.   Parasites & Vectors

Hierarchical patch choice by an insectivorous bat through prey availability components

(2012) D. Almenar et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Diet of the widespread insectivorous batsEptesicus fuscusandMyotis lucifugusrelative to climate and richness of bat communities

(2012) Paul R. Moosman et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Food webs: reconciling the structure and function of biodiversity

(2012) Ross M. Thompson et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Ecosystem services provided by bats

(2011) Thomas H. Kunz et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Who is eating what: diet assessment using next generation sequencing

(2011) FRANCOIS POMPANON et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Eating local: influences of habitat on the diet of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus)

(2011) E. L. CLARE et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture

(2011) J. G. Boyles et al.   SCIENCE

Declines of Aerial Insectivores in North America Follow a Geographic Gradient

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

High-throughput sequencing offers insight into mechanisms of resource partitioning in cryptic bat species

(2011) Orly Razgour et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Revealing secret liaisons: DNA barcoding changes our understanding of food webs

(2010) RIIKKA KAARTINEN et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Taxon-specific PCR for DNA barcoding arthropod prey in bat faeces

(2010) MATT R. K. ZEALE et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Interactions among predators and the cascading effects of vertebrate insectivores on arthropod communities and plants

(2010) K. A. Mooney et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Diet of two insectivorous bats, Myotis lucifugus and Myotis keenii, in relation to arthropod abundance in a temperate Pacific Northwest rainforest environment

(2008) D. W. Burles et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

When a generalist becomes a specialist: patterns of red fox predation on roe deer fawns under contrasting conditions

(2008) M. Panzacchi et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Individual specialization in diet by a generalist marine predator reflects specialization in foraging behaviour

(2008) Kerry J. Woo et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY