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Sexually transmitted mutualist nematodes shape host growth across dung beetle species. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
In this study, we investigate how sexually transmitted symbionts affect life history traits of three species of dung beetle. We found a consistent positive effect of the presence of Diplogastrellus nematodes on the size of three relatively distantly related beetle host species.
Burdine LW, Moczek AP, Rohner PT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Draft genome of a biparental beetle species, Lethrus apterus [PDF]

BMC Genomics, 2021
Background The lack of an understanding about the genomic architecture underpinning parental behaviour in subsocial insects displaying simple parental behaviours prevents the development of a full understanding about the evolutionary origin of sociality.
Nikoletta A. Nagy, Rita Rácz, Oliver Rimington, Szilárd Póliska, Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Michael W. Bruford, Zoltán Barta   +6 more
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New and interesting findings of scarab beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) from Tajikistan [PDF]

ZooKeys, 2020
We report on new findings of nearly 50 species that represent four families of the superfamily Scarabaeoidea, which were collected during an expedition to western Tajikistan that was carried out in June and July 2014.
Adam Byk, Andrzej Matusiak, Artur Taszakowski, Wojciech T. Szczepański, Marcin Walczak, Marek Bunalski, Lech Karpiński   +6 more
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Macroecology of Dung Beetles in Italy [PDF]

Insects
The Italian fauna includes about 170 species/subspecies of dung beetles, being one of the richest in Europe. We used data on dung beetle distribution in the Italian regions to investigate some macroecological patterns.
Simone Fattorini, Alessia Vitozzi, Letizia Di Biase, Davide Bergamaschi   +3 more
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A transcriptome‐based phylogeny of Scarabaeoidea confirms the sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs (Coleoptera)

Systematic Entomology, Volume 48, Issue 4, Page 672-686, October 2023., 2023
Phylogenetic analyses of > 4,000 genes of more than 50 species of Scarabaeoidea supports monophyly of Scarabaeidae and confirms sister group relationship of dung beetles and phytophagous pleurostict scarabs. Supermatrix‐based maximum likelihood and multispecies coalescent phylogenetic analyses confirm paraphyly of Melolonthinae. We consequently suggest
Lars Dietz, Matthias Seidel, Jonas Eberle, Bernhard Misof, Thaynara L. Pacheco, Lars Podsiadlowski, Sasanka Ranasinghe, Nicole L. Gunter, Oliver Niehuis, Christoph Mayer, Dirk Ahrens   +10 more
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Pleistocene environments, climate, and human activity in Britain during Marine Isotope Stage 7: insights from Oak Tree Fields, Cerney Wick, Gloucestershire

Journal of Quaternary Science, Volume 38, Issue 6, Page 840-865, August 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT Investigations at Oak Tree Fields, Cerney Wick, Gloucestershire, in western England have revealed a sequence of fluvial deposits dating from Marine Oxygen Isotope Stage (MIS) 7 to 5. At the base of the sequence, a series of gravel and sand facies were deposited, initially as part of a meandering river.
Joshua T. Hogue, Keith N. Wilkinson, Enid Allison, Thomas Hill, Monika V. Knul, Matthew Law, Marta Perez‐Fernandez, Hannah Russ, Danielle Schreve, Jennifer E. Sherriff, Philip Toms, Daniel Young, Lisa Westcott‐Wilkins, Brendon Wilkins   +13 more
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Behavioural repertoire and the effect of male removal in a geotrupid beetle with parental care

Journal of Zoology, Volume 320, Issue 3, Page 202-213, July 2023., 2023
Biparental care is rare among insects but has evolved independently several times, resulting in diverse forms and varying levels of parental involvement. Previous studies focused on Scarabaeidae and Silphidae families, but our knowledge about other beetle families, such as Geotrupidae, is limited.
J. Kiss, M. E. Rosa, R. Rácz, A. Kosztolányi, Z. Barta   +4 more
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Contrasting seasonal patterns in diet and dung‐associated invertebrates of feral cattle and horses in a rewilding area

Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 8, Page 2071-2091, April 2023., 2023
Abstract Trophic rewilding is increasingly applied in restoration efforts, with the aim of reintroducing the ecological functions provided by large‐bodied mammals and thereby promote self‐regulating, biodiverse ecosystems. However, empirical evidence for the effects of megafauna introductions on the abundance and richness of other organisms such as ...
Emil Ellegaard Thomassen, Eva Egelyng Sigsgaard, Mads Reinholdt Jensen, Kent Olsen, Morten D. D. Hansen, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Philip Francis Thomsen   +6 more
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A large‐scale field experiment of artificially caused landslides with replications revealed the response of the ground‐dwelling beetle community to landslides

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2023., 2023
To our knowledge, this is the first time that a large‐scale field experiment by artificially causing landslides at multiple sites to examine initial insect diversity responses before plant vegetation recover. We found that among‐site variability was significantly large in response to the landslide treatment and that both deterministic and stochastic ...
Jumpei Furusawa, Kobayashi Makoto, Shunsuke Utsumi   +2 more
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Season‐Long Simplification of Insect Communities in Dung From Cattle Treated With an Extended‐Release Formulation of the Parasiticide Eprinomectin

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 684-697, March 2023., 2023
Abstract Cattle treated with LongRange®, an injectable formulation of the parasiticide eprinomectin, fecally excrete insecticidal residues for an extended period post application. We examined the nontarget effect of these residues by comparing insect communities developing in dung of untreated cattle (week 0) with those developing in dung of cattle ...
Sydney J. Backmeyer, Cameron Goater, Jonathan K. Challis, Kevin D. Floate   +3 more
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