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Are yellow dung flies domesticated cow dung specialists? [PDF]
Alpine Entomology, 2023 The theory of niche differentiation implies some extent of specialization of species with regard to key resources, notably food. Coprophagous (dung-eating) insect larvae play a critical role in the decomposition of livestock dung in modern and ...
Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Dieter Burkhard
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The materiality of dung: the manipulation of dung in Neolithic Mediterranean caves
Documenta Praehistorica, 2009 This paper discusses the formation of layers of burnt herbivore dung in Neolithic, Eneolithic and Bronze Age Mediterranean caves. While these layers are clearly connected with transhumant pastoralism and the practice of keeping herds in the caves, their ...
Dimitrij Mlekuž
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Effect of dung burial by the dung beetle Bubas bison on numbers and viability of Cryptosporidium oocysts in cattle dung [PDF]
Experimental Parasitology, 2011 Cryptosporidium oocysts were inoculated into fresh dung (∼1.2×10(4) oocysts per gram wet weight) and fed to dung beetles to assess the effect of dung burial by the dung beetle Bubas bison on the distribution of the oocysts in small cores of soil in the laboratory. The experiment consisted of five replicates of each of two treatments; controls (dung but
Rongchang Yang +2 more
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Dung beetle community composition affects dung turnover in subtropical US grasslands
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 An important service in many ecosystems is the turnover and degradation of dung deposited by cattle. Dung beetles are the primary group of insects responsible for dung turnover, and factors affecting their abundance and distribution thus impact dung ...
Roisin Stanbrook
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Current Biology, 2019 Frank T. Krell and Allison R. Moon introduce dung beetles.
Frank-Thorsten, Krell, Allison R, Moon
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Nutrient quality of vertebrate dung as a diet for dung beetles [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 AbstractAt the basis of a trophic web, coprophagous animals like dung beetles (Scarabaeoidea) utilize resources that may have advantages (easy gain and handling) as well as drawbacks (formerly processed food). Several studies have characterized the nutrients, e.g. C/N ratios and organic matter content, for specific types of dung. However, a comparative
Frank, Kevin +4 more
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Temperature distribution in concrete structure under the action of fire using Ansys software [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 In the last few decades, fires caused serious damage in civil engineering, especially in the high-rise building, factories, offices, etc. Usually the structures are built with fireproof materials such as concrete.
Nguyen Trong Chuc +2 more
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The relationships between dung beetles and monkeys in the Neotropical region
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The relationship between dung beetles and arboreal mammals has been scarcely studied, and many of the reports refer to observations without a standardized methodology.
Gonzalo Halffter, Mario E. Favila
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Veterinární Medicína, 2014 The aetiology of Crohn's disease and paratuberculosis are the subjects of intensive study and also frequently, of dispute. However, a number of other nosological entities have a similar history, namely type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, sarcoidosis ...
K. Hruska, I. Pavlik
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Current Biology, 2018 What do a burly rower, a backstroke swimmer and a hard-working South African dung beetle all have in common? The answer is: they all benefit from moving along a straight path, and do so moving backwards. This, however, is where the similarity ends. While the rower has solved this navigational challenge by handing the task of steering to the coxswain ...
Marie, Dacke, Basil, El Jundi
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