Guidelines for the monitoring of Lucanus cervus [PDF]
Nature Conservation, 2017 Lucanus cervus is one of the most charismatic saproxylic beetles, widely distributed in Europe. The species is typical of mature deciduous forests, especially oak woodlands. Loss and fragmentation of suitable habitats is one of the major threats for this
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Seasonal constraints on the mandible allometry of Lucanus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)
European Journal of Entomology, 2011 In insects, allometries of exaggerated traits such as horns or mandibles are often considered species specific and constant during a season. However, given that constraints imposed by the advancing season affect the developmental processes of organisms ...
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Testing the performance of a fragment of the COI gene to identify western Palaearctic stag beetle species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2013 The taxonomy of stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) remains challenging, mainly due to the sexual dimorphism and the strong allometry in males. Such conjecture confounds taxonomic based conservation efforts that are urgently needed due to numerous ...
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Relative Contribution of Citizen Science, Museum Data and Publications in Delineating the Distribution of the Stag Beetle in Spain [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Reliable distribution maps are in the basis of insect conservation, but detailed chorological information is lacking for many insects of conservation concern (the Wallacean shortfall).
Marcos Méndez, Fernando Cortés-Fossati
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Ecology and abundance of a relict population of the bush cricket <i>Saga pedo</i> in the Northern Apennines, Italy. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur study reveals that the expansion of forest cover and intensification of agriculture have led to the decline of Saga pedo, a species currently listed as Vulnerable. The population of Saga pedo in the study area is estimated to be 197 individuals, but detection is challenging due to the species' elusive behavior and the impact of environmental ...
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Phylogeographic structure and ecological niche modelling reveal signals of isolation and postglacial colonisation in the European stag beetle. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 Lucanus cervus (L.), the stag beetle, is a saproxylic beetle species distributed widely across Europe. Throughout its distribution the species has exhibited pronounced declines and is widely considered threatened.
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Fight or flight alternative mating tactics may explain the iconic male polymorphism of the European stag beetle [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe existence of different male morphologies within a single species is associated with alternative mating tactics across different animal groups, offering textbook examples of evolutionary biology.
Daniele Giannetti +6 more
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Insect Conservation and DiversityThe stag beetle Lucanus cervus is a European Protected Species and declining dead wood specialist, but long‐term population trends in the United Kingdom remain largely unknown. We used 82,883 citizen science records and historic data from museum records to compare geographic distribution trends, and results suggest a broadly stable distribution over ...
Silviu O. Petrovan, Freya Read
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Distribution and habitat preferences of the stag beetle Lucanus cervus (L.) in forested areas of Poland [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2020 Artur Chrzanowski, Andrzej Mazur
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Genetic diversity of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus (Insecta, Coleoptera) in Romania based on ND1 mitochondrial sequences [PDF]
Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”, 2023 Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus, 1758) is one of the largest Coleoptera species in Europe and one of the most recognizable. It is a saproxylic species living in woodlands and wooded urban habitats and spending its larval stages inside tree trunks below or near ...
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