Dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae) in Atlantic forest fragments in southern Brazil

Dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae) in Atlantic forest fragments in southern Brazil

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Dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae) in Atlantic forest fragments in southern Brazil. The beetles of the subfamily Scarabaeinae are important organisms that participate in the cycle of decomposition, especially in tropical ecosystems. Most species feed on feces (dung) or carcasses (car...

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Main Authors: Renata C. Campos, Malva I. Medina Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2013-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Cycle of decomposition
diversity
ecology
feeding guild
Insecta
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000100008

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