Brigitte Poulin

TL;DR: It is suggested that arthropod abundance is a crucial factor governing the timing of breeding activities, even in species that normally include a high proportion of nectar and fruits in their diet, and that, in tropical habitats receiving > 1500 mm of rain per year, breeding in nectarivores and frugivores in the dry season may be related to the lower reduction inArthropod numbers over the less severe drought period.

TL;DR: The expanding use of selective pest-control agents provides a unique opportunity to study food web interactions in the field while addressing major environmental issues, and no previous study has provided compelling evidence of Bti affecting vertebrate populations following the suppression of prey species.

TL;DR: The Miconia fruited when the diversity of understorey fruits was greatest, suggesting a high potential for both intra- and extrageneric competition, and the abundance and nomad- ism of the six bird species that consumed most psychotria fruit peaked when the Psychotria fruited, supporting the enhancement hypothesis.

TL;DR: The current large-scale use of Bti for mosquito nuisance control in Europe is addressed, a description of its regulation is provided followed by an overview of the available evidence on the parameters that are essential to evaluate Bti use in mosquito control.