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Dung exploitation by the dung beetle Typhaeus typhoeus (Col., Geotrupidae)
Oecologia, 1987This paper deals with the functional aspects of the exploitation of dung by the dung beetle Typhaeus typhoeus. In horizontal brood chambers of a nest in the soil these beetles make "dung sausages" chiefly from rabbit droppings, as a food source for the larvae.
Brussaard, L., Visser, W.J.F.
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Neuroarchitecture of the dung beetle central complex
Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2018AbstractDespite their tiny brains, insects show impressive abilities when navigating over short distances during path integration or during migration over thousands of kilometers across entire continents. Celestial compass cues often play an important role as references during navigation.
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Respiratory airflow in a wingless dung beetle
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2002SUMMARYThe sealed subelytral cavity of many flightless beetle species is widely acknowledged to be an adaptation to water saving in arid-habitat species. However, this hypothesis relies on the acceptance of two largely untested assumptions: (i) that the movement of respiratory gases is unidirectional from anterior to posterior and (ii) that the ...
Frances D, Duncan, Marcus J, Byrne
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Marabou Storks Wash Dung Beetles
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 1978AbstractMarabou Storks in their natural environment were observed to practise an insightful method of food amelioration.
Seibt, U., Wickler, W.
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Movement patterns in dung beetles and in the dung fly
Animal Behaviour, 1980Abstract Movements in coprophagous beetles between cow pats are discussed in relation to two hypotheses: (i) that the movement patterns are results of selection to maximize the net rate of energy intake; (ii) that the rates of immigration to and emigration from droppings are governed by simple stochastic rules of behaviour.
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2016
This chapter deals with the traces produced by extant dung beetles. They had been already described by the ancient Egyptians until Fabre introduced detailed observations in the scientific literature by the end of the nineteenth century. Some of Fabre’s observations are included herein to provide some examples of dung beetle behavior and traces.
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This chapter deals with the traces produced by extant dung beetles. They had been already described by the ancient Egyptians until Fabre introduced detailed observations in the scientific literature by the end of the nineteenth century. Some of Fabre’s observations are included herein to provide some examples of dung beetle behavior and traces.
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