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Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012 Este estudio describe la fauna de escarabajos estercoleros (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) en ranchos ganaderos del trópico subhúmedo. De enero a diciembre de 2010 se recolectaron 93 274 escarabajos estercoleros pertenecientes a 17 especies de la subfamilia
Gertrudis Basto-Estrella +3 more
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Global impacts of agricultural and timber plantations on dung beetle biodiversity
Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2026.In vulnerable areas, protecting natural forests can help to reduce biodiversity loss. When economic and social contexts, such as in the Neotropical and Oriental regions, hinder conservation strategies, establishing small‐scale plantations of native, structurally diverse species connected to remaining forests may enhance dung beetle diversity, likely ...
Pablo A. López‐Bedoya +5 more
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What Goes First? Effects of Starvation on the Body Condition of a Neotropical Dung Beetle
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 4, Page 321-328, April 2026.We investigated how prolonged starvation affects key physiological traits in the dung beetle Dichotomius bos. Prolonged starvation leads to significant reductions in body dry mass and fat reserves, while muscle mass remains unchanged. These findings indicate that dung beetles prioritize the maintenance of locomotor muscles while mobilizing stored ...
Leonardo Vilas‐Bôas M. P. de Cerqueira +5 more
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Seasonality as a structuring factor of the dung beetle community in burned neotropical savannas
Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 336-345, April 2026.We tested the effects of fire, vegetation cover and seasonality on dung beetle communities, focusing on species richness, composition and co‐occurrence patterns in savannas. Fire did not affect species richness. However, seasonality was the dominant factor influencing species composition, followed by fire and vegetation cover.
Nayara Letícia Reis +3 more
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Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 346-355, April 2026.Understanding rainfall‐driven physiological shifts in dung beetles is crucial to predict how climate change may affect the fitness and persistence of key insect species in tropical pastures. We compared body size, dry, lipid and muscle masses of Digitonthophagus gazella collected during dry and rainy seasons in Brazilian pastures to assess the effects ...
Cleilsom M. Cristaldo +4 more
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Diet Outweighs Vertical Transmission in Shaping Dung Beetle Larval Gut Microbiomes
Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 7, April 2026.ABSTRACT The microbiome is central to host development and adaptation, yet the balance between vertical and environmental acquisition, and how hosts shape surrounding microbial communities, remains poorly understood. Dung beetles rely on microbial symbionts to extract nutrients from vertebrate dung, with part of their microbiome vertically inherited ...
Michelle J. Herrera +4 more
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First description of larva of the genus Liatongus Reitter, 1892 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) [PDF]
Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, 2010 A larva of the represintative of the genus Liatongus Reitter, 1892 (Liatongus minutus (Motschulsky, 1861)) is described and illustrated for the first time. The genus Liatongus is closed to the genus Euoniticellus Janssens, 1953 by the structure of larvae
S.A. Shabalin
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 2, Page 164-177, February 2026.This study evaluates bulk and eDNA metabarcoding via suction sampling and modified pitfall traps to monitor salt marsh arthropods. Suction sampling excelled in detecting overlooked taxa, whereas pitfalls were effective for Scarabaeinae. Results underscore the importance of adapting protocols to specific taxa and habitats and highlight the effects of ...
Camila Leandro +8 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2026.Low‐intensity management agriculture, such as organic agriculture, can benefit landscape permeability to key insects that provide ecosystem services to agriculture. Maintenance of natural savanna patches can increase the pool of species, benefiting local populations and the provision of their ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes.
Rafaella Maciel +3 more
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Austral Ecology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January 2026.ABSTRACT Intra‐ and interspecific interactions may structure complex competitive scenarios in which the arrival time at a resource may play a key role in determining how individuals and populations are maintained. The speed and efficiency by which the dung beetles locate and colonise dung pads, which comprise an ephemeral and randomly distributed ...
Renato P. Salomão +7 more
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