Prey removal in cotton crops next to woodland reveals periodic diurnal and nocturnal invertebrate predation gradients from the crop edge by birds and bats

Abstract Factors influencing the efficacy of insectivorous vertebrates in providing natural pest control services inside crops at increasing distances from the crop edge are poorly understood. We investigated the identity of vertebrate predators (birds and bats) and removal of sentinel prey (mealwor...

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Main Authors: Heidi L. Kolkert, Rhiannon Smith, Romina Rader, Nick Reid
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/f7c4c86ad1e64532b79f1140d5f6dfb0
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