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Stephan, H., Bauchot, R. and Andy, O.J. (1970) Data on size of the brain and of various brain parts in insectivores and primates. In C. Noback and W. Montagna (Eds.), The Primate Brain, Appleton century Crofts, Newe York, pp. 289-297. 

Dunbar, R.I.M. Bever, J. (submitted). Neocortex size determines group size in insectivores and carnivores. Ethology... 

Diet provides the major pathway for lead exposure, and amounts in bone are indicative of estimated lead exposure and metabolism. Amounts of whole body lead and feeding habits of roadside rodents were correlated body burdens were highest in insectivores such as shrews intermediate in herbivores, and lowest in granivores. Food chain biomagnification of lead, although uncommon in terrestrial communities, may be important for carnivorous marine mammals, such as the California sea lion accumulations were highest in hard tissues, such as bone and teeth, and lowest in soft tissues, such as fat and muscle. A similar pattern was observed in the harbor seal. 

Rimmer C, McFarland K, Evers DC, Taylor T. 2005. Mercury levels in BicknelFs thrush and other insectivorous passerine birds in montane forests of northeastern United States. Ecotoxicology 14 223-240. 

A number of plants can eat insects. These plants are called insectivorous plants. Examples include the Drosera, Dionaeva, Venus-flytrap, pitcher plants, sundew, and blad-derworts. Insectivorous plants are most often found in moist and nutrient-poor habitats. The insects, which the plants trap, provide mineral nutrients. The amazing speeds of electrical impulses are illustrated by the capture of insects by insect-eating plants and during the tropism. Action potentials in the plants not processing motor activity are similar in their characteristics to the action potentials of sensitive plants of the... 

Moved in November 1986 from a highly contaminated area (>20,000 Bq 137Cs/m2) to a less-contaminated area (<3000 Bq/m2) of natural pasture Reindeer muscle 137Cs 1986 (post-Chernobyl) Rodents and insectivores July-August 1986 137Cs Control site, soil... 

Labra, A. (2007) The peculiar case of an insectivorous iguanid lizard that detects chemical cues from prey. Chemoecology 17, in press. 

Vomiting is a protective reflex of high complexity and integration involving autonomic and somatic nervous system components which results in an ejection of the gastrointestinal (GI) contents. This reflex is widely distributed among animals, including some insectivores [39], but absent in laboratory rodents [40]. 

Likewise, WoodwelPs prediction" of enhancement of the activity of insect pests and some disease agents (which has been demonstrated in the San Bernardino Mountains forest) could lead to an increase in vertebrate species that feed on invertebrates or utilize dead plants for cover. Birds would be the most likely to increase and, to a lesser extent, such small mammals as deer mice, which are partially insectivorous. 

Vertebrates. Many vertebrates, notably insectivores and others eating prey with chitinous exoskeletons, produce digestive chitinases in their guts (7). In the case of fish this has been investigated in detail, and the chitinases are used as food-... 

Sometimes, different assessment scenarios are used, for example, to assess risk under contrasting environmental conditions in different geographical areas, or to assess risk to different receptors (e.g., insectivorous vs. herbivorous species of birds). However, it is rarely practical to use more than a small number of scenarios and it is very difficult to determine how well the chosen scenarios represent the full range of true scenarios, especially if the scenarios differ with respect to many variables. 

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