Knowledge of feeding ecology of declining species, such as farmland birds, is essential to address their conservation requirements, especially when their habitats are sufering important reductions of trophic resources. In this study, we apply a metabarcoding approach to describe the diet composition of six of the most signifcant farmland birds inhabiting European cereal pseudo-steppes: little bustard, great bustard, pin-tailed sandgrouse, black-bellied sandgrouse, red-legged partridge, and common quail. We further studied seasonal diet variations (autumn to spring) in all species but the common quail, whose diet was studied during spring and summer. We show that study species´ diets mostly consisted of plants, although in the case of little...
Agricultural intensification in grasslands has led to the decline of meadow bird populations in The ...
Aim: Diet is key to understanding species’ resource use, relationships with their environment and bi...
Parental food provisioning is crucial for the growth and survival of offspring. Growth rate depends ...
Abstract Knowledge of feeding ecology of declining species, such as farmland birds, is essential to ...
Foraging strategies and diet selection play an essential role in individual survival and reproductiv...
Capsule: Reintroduced Great Bustards achieve dietary and habitat diversity despite living in an inte...
The diet of an individual animal is subject to change over time, both in response to short-term food...
Globally, the use of agricultural fields by waterbirds has increased, resulting in conflicts with fa...
Abstract Avian diet can be affected by site‐specific variables, such as habitat, as well as intrinsi...
Agriculture intensification threatens farmland bird populations because, among other reasons, it red...
Many bird species are vulnerable to environmental change, so knowledge of their diet and its variati...
High-elevation insectivorous birds are currently confronted with the reality of a changing climate, ...
Many woodland bird species within Britain have shown population declines over recent years, with unc...
Agricultural intensification in grasslands has led to the decline of meadow bird populations in The ...
The hen harrier is a heavily persecuted bird of prey in Great Britain since its diet includes Red gr...
Agricultural intensification in grasslands has led to the decline of meadow bird populations in The ...
Aim: Diet is key to understanding species’ resource use, relationships with their environment and bi...
Parental food provisioning is crucial for the growth and survival of offspring. Growth rate depends ...
Abstract Knowledge of feeding ecology of declining species, such as farmland birds, is essential to ...
Foraging strategies and diet selection play an essential role in individual survival and reproductiv...
Capsule: Reintroduced Great Bustards achieve dietary and habitat diversity despite living in an inte...
The diet of an individual animal is subject to change over time, both in response to short-term food...
Globally, the use of agricultural fields by waterbirds has increased, resulting in conflicts with fa...
Abstract Avian diet can be affected by site‐specific variables, such as habitat, as well as intrinsi...
Agriculture intensification threatens farmland bird populations because, among other reasons, it red...
Many bird species are vulnerable to environmental change, so knowledge of their diet and its variati...
High-elevation insectivorous birds are currently confronted with the reality of a changing climate, ...
Many woodland bird species within Britain have shown population declines over recent years, with unc...
Agricultural intensification in grasslands has led to the decline of meadow bird populations in The ...
The hen harrier is a heavily persecuted bird of prey in Great Britain since its diet includes Red gr...
Agricultural intensification in grasslands has led to the decline of meadow bird populations in The ...
Aim: Diet is key to understanding species’ resource use, relationships with their environment and bi...
Parental food provisioning is crucial for the growth and survival of offspring. Growth rate depends ...