Human land-use change drives co-occurrence of ecologically similar avian aerial insectivores in Southeast Asia
Alexis M Garvin, Samantha S Sudoko, Nurhartini Kamalia Yahya, Nur Alwanie Maruji, Rayzigerson R. Chai, Karim A bin Dakog, Benoît Goossens, Jamie M. Kass, Elizabeth S. C. Scordato
The paper evaluates how human land-use change, particularly nest farms, affects niche partitioning and competition among six sympatric swiftlets and swallows in Northern Borneo.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintEcology