Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2008 Spirocerca lupi (Spirurida: Spirocercidae) is a cosmopolitan parasite, principally of domestic dogs and dung beetles are its main intermediate hosts.
C.A. Du Toit, C.H. Scholtz, W.B. Hyman
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Quantifying immediate and delayed effects of anthelmintic exposure on ecosystem functioning supported by a common dung beetle species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) support numerous ecosystem functions in livestock-grazed pastures. Exposure to veterinary anthelmintic residues in livestock dung can have lethal and sublethal effects on dung beetles, and can reduce rates of dung
Paul Manning +2 more
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The role of dung beetles in seed dispersal in an arid environment
Ecología Austral, 2023 Dung beetles can influence seedling emergence and survival. However, the direction and magnitude of this effect will depend on the functional traits of the dung beetle community and on the prevailing environmental conditions. We studied the role of dung
M. Belén Maldonado +3 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 beetle-mediated effects on gas fluxes from dung pats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Agriculture is one of the largest contributors of the anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) responsible for global warming. Measurements of gas fluxes from dung pats suggest that dung is a source of GHGs, but whether these emissions are modified by ...
Atte Penttilä +5 more
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The Effect of Dung Beetle Size on Soil Nutrient Mobilization in an Afrotropical Forest
Insects, 2021 Despite recognition of its importance, little is known about functional aspects of soil macrofauna. Here, we investigated the effect of dung beetle body size on macronutrient movement (N, P, K, and C) from elephant dung into soil over 112 days in an ...
Roisin Stanbrook +3 more
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Mammal dung–dung beetle trophic networks: an improved method based on gut-content DNA [PDF]
PeerJBackground Dung beetles provide many important ecosystem services, including dung decomposition, pathogen control, soil aeration, and secondary seed dispersal. Yet, the biology of most dung beetles remains unknown.
Karen M. Pedersen +3 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 +22 more
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Malnutrition and parasitism shape ecosystem services provided by dung beetles
Ecological Indicators, 2021 Ecosystem services relies on several insects that provide fundamental functions. Despite the quality of these ecosystem services depends on insect diversity, abundance and biomass, little is known about the effects that individual body condition has over
Mariana Servín-Pastor +7 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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