The reproductive behavior of Neotropical dung beetles [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Dung beetles display complex reproductive behaviors involving sexual findings, sexual recognition, fighting for mates and food used for nesting, sperm competition, and parental care.
Carmen Huerta +6 more
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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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If Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Arose in Association with Dinosaurs, Did They Also Suffer a Mass Co-Extinction at the K-Pg Boundary? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The evolutionary success of beetles and numerous other terrestrial insects is generally attributed to co-radiation with flowering plants but most studies have focused on herbivorous or pollinating insects.
Nicole L Gunter +4 more
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Innate olfactory preferences in dung beetles [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2010 SUMMARYThe effects of insect larval diet on adult olfactory responses to host-plant or food volatiles are still debated. The induction of adult host preferences has been studied in insects with diverse ecologies, including parasitoids, flower-visitors and phytophagous species.
Dormont, Laurent +4 more
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Dung Beetles, Dung Burial, and Plant Growth: Four Scarabaeoid Species and Sorghum
InsectsThis study examined the impact of dung beetles on both sorghum growth and the physico-chemical properties of the soil over a two-month period. Four dung beetle species (Onthophagus vacca, Onthophagus marginalis subsp. andalusicus, Euonthophagus crocatus,
Hasnae Hajji +4 more
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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 +6 more
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Communities of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) in the Steppe of Mongolia
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2021 We studied the community structure of dung beetles in livestock dung within the steppe ecosystem of Mongolia. We found 15 species of dung beetles belonging to three families and representing two functional guilds, namely paracoprids and endocoprids.
Purevdorj Jargalsaikhan +5 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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Effects of dung beetle activity on tropical forest plants
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Dung beetles are recognized as providers of important ecosystem functions, most of which are derived from the removal of vertebrate dung from the soil surface. These insects occur in nearly all terrestrial biomes but are most diverse in the humid tropics.
Ellen Andresen +1 more
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Assemblages of Coprophilous Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Pastureland of Central Mongolia [PDF]
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2009 Results of studies on species composition, abundance and community structure of beetles found in dung of the reintroduced wild horses (Przewalski’s horses), domestic horses and cattle are presented.
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