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Nature Communications, 2023 Dung removal by macrofauna such as dung beetles is an important process for nutrient cycling in pasturelands. Intensification of farming practices generally reduces species and functional diversity of terrestrial invertebrates, which may negatively ...
Jorge Ari Noriega +66 more
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Enhanced Dung Beetle Optimization Algorithm for Practical Engineering Optimization
MathematicsAn enhanced dung beetle optimization algorithm (EDBO) is proposed for nonlinear optimization problems with multiple constraints in manufacturing. Firstly, the dung beetle rolling phase is improved by removing the worst value interference and coupling the
Qinghua Li +3 more
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Jurnal Sylva Lestari, 2020 Bioindicator of the level of destruction of tropical forests and habitats can be seen from the presence of dung beetle. Dung beetle plays an important role in regulating the function of ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of
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Diversity, 2023 During their feeding process, dung beetles perform a series of ecosystem functions that provide valuable ecosystem services, such as soil fertilization, improvement of soil properties, plant growth enhancement, and biological pest control.
Purevdorj Jargalsaikhan +4 more
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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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Scientific Reports, 2023 This study evaluated the role of dung beetle species alone or associated under different species on nitrous oxide (N2O) emission, ammonia volatilization, and the performance of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)].
Carlos C. V. García +12 more
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Forest habitat parameters influence abundance and diversity of cadaver-visiting dung beetles in Central Europe [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Dung beetles provide crucial ecosystem services and serve as model organisms for various behavioural, ecological and evolutionary studies. However, dung beetles have received little attention as consumers of large cadavers.
Christian von Hoermann +4 more
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Agronomy, 2023 The introduction of numerous exotic dung beetles across southern Australia in regions where native dung beetles are not generally efficient in processing livestock dung has resulted in significant reductions in the quantity of such dung on the soil ...
Long Ma +7 more
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Development of a Dung Beetle Robot and Investigation of Its Dung-Rolling Behavior
Inventions, 2018 In this study, a bio-inspired dung beetle robot was developed that emulated the dung rolling motion of the dung beetle. Dung beetles, which can roll objects up to 1000 times their own body weight, are one of the strongest insect species in the world ...
Jen-Wei Wang +3 more
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Greenhouse gas emissions from dung pats vary with dung beetle species and with assemblage composition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Cattle farming is a major source of greenhouse gases (GHGs). Recent research suggests that GHG fluxes from dung pats could be affected by biotic interactions involving dung beetles.
Irene Piccini +7 more
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