Behavioral ecology of Phanaeus dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): review and new observations
The genus Phanaeus Macleay comprises an important part of the Neotropical dung beetle fauna. With a few exceptions, these beetles are preferentially coprophagous, exploiting the moist excrement of large herbivores and omnivores. The nesting behavior (nidification) of Phanaeus is characterized mainly...
Huvudupphovsmän: | Price, Dana L., May, Michael L. |
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Materialtyp: | Online |
Språk: | eng |
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2009
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Länkar: | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/621 |
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