The “hidden workers”: livestock farmers’ perceptions of ecosystem services provided by dung beetles
Ecology and SocietyNon-native dung beetles were introduced to Australian agricultural systems to provide ecosystem services, such as pasture cleaning and to control dung-breeding flies, which benefit particularly livestock farmers.
Marcela Del Carmen Vieira +4 more
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Dung beetles eat acorns to increase their ovarian development and thermal tolerance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Animals eat different foods in proportions that yield a more favorable balance of nutrients. Despite known examples of these behaviors across different taxa, their ecological and physiological benefits remain unclear.
José R Verdú +3 more
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New country record for Tetramereia convexa (Harold, 1869) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) [PDF]
, 2013 Tetramereia convexa (Harold, 1869) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) is reported for the first time from Loreto in Peru, being the western most record of the species in South America.Tetramereia convexa (Harold, 1869) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae ...
Ampudia Gatty, Christian +2 more
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Temporal segregation between dung-inhabiting beetle and fly species [PDF]
, 2017 The coexistence of ecologically similar species (i.e. species utilizing the same resource) is a major topic in ecology. Communities are assembled either through the biotic interactions of ecologically similar species, e.g.
Konvicka, M. +5 more
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New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) records for Florida [PDF]
, 2001 New dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) records for ...
Almquist, David
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An annotated checklist of Wisconsin sap and short-winged flower beetles (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae, Kateretidae) [PDF]
, 2006 A survey of Wisconsin Nitidulidae and Kateretidae yielded 78 species through analysis of literature records, museum and private collections, and three years of field research (2000-2002).
Price, Michelle B., Young, Daniel K.
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Buzzing in the pat : a new large-scale method for studying dung beetle functions [PDF]
, 2013 Lantakuoriaiset ovat tärkeitä maatalousekosysteemien toiminnan kannalta. Lantakuoriaisten keskuu-dessa useat erilaiset toiminnalliset ryhmät hajottavat laiduntavien eläinten lantaa ja kierrättävät lannan ravinteita takaisin maahan.
Lähteenmäki, Saija
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Pyrethroid treatment of cattle for tsetse control: Reducing its impact on dung fauna [PDF]
, 2015 Background: African trypansomiases of humans and animals can be controlled by attacking the vectors,various species of tsetse fly. Treatment of cattle with pyrethroids to kill tsetse as they feed is the most cost-effective method.
Andrew Chamisa +37 more
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The Rolling of Food by Dung Beetles Affects the Oviposition of Competing Flies
Insects, 2018 Flies are the main competitors of dung beetles for oviposition sites and rolling dung beetles relocate their food to reduce interspecific competition. Furthermore, dung beetles deposit chemical substances on the food ball that may repel fly larvae and ...
Manuel A. Ix-Balam +4 more
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Systematic revision of the american taxa belonging to the genera Alloblackburneus Bordat, 2009, and Blackburneus Schmidt, 1913, with description of seven new species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) [PDF]
, 2011 The American species belonging to the genera Alloblackburneus Bordat and Blackburneus Schmidt (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) are redescribed and figured. Seven new species are described: Alloblackburneus guadalajarae, A.
Dellacasa, Giovanni +2 more
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