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Dung beetle species introductions: when an ecosystem service provider transforms into an invasive species [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Dung beetle introduction programmes were designed to accelerate exotic livestock dung degradation and to control dung breeding pestiferous flies and livestock parasites.
Min R. Pokhrel +2 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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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, Joshua R. King
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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
Novia Dewara +2 more
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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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Origin and Diversification of Dung Beetles in Madagascar [PDF]
Insects, 2011 Madagascar has a rich fauna of dung beetles (Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae) withalmost 300 species described to date. Like most other taxa in Madagascar, dung beetles exhibit an exceptionally high level of endemism (96% of the species). Here,we review the current knowledge of the origin and diversification of Malagasy dung beetles.
Miraldo Andreia +2 more
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A ‘metaphising’ dung beetle [PDF]
EMBO reports, 2010 Humans and beetles both have a species‐specific Umwelt circumscribed by their sensory equipment. However, Ladislav Kováč argues that humans, unlike beetles, have invented scientific instruments that are able to reach beyond the conceptual borders of our Umwelt
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Quantifying responses of dung beetles to fire disturbance in tropical forests : the importance of trapping method and seasonality [PDF]
, 2011 Understanding how biodiversity responds to environmental changes is essential to provide the evidence-base that underpins conservation initiatives. The present study provides a standardized comparison between unbaited flight intercept traps (FIT) and ...
de Andrade, Rafael Barreto +22 more
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Dung beetle community assemblages in a southern African landscape:niche overlap between domestic and wild herbivore dung [PDF]
, 2021 Dung beetles provide important ecosystem functions in semiarid environments, improving the physiochemical characteristics of the soil through tunnelling and burying nutrient-rich dung.
Sands, Bryony O +4 more
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Frontiers of Biogeography, 2018 By manipulating faeces during feeding and breeding, dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) fulfil important ecosystem functions in terrestrial ecosystems throughout the world.
Tanja Milotić +31 more
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