Two dung beetle species that disperse mimetic seeds both feed on eland dung
Scarabaeus spretus zur Strassen was observed to roll and bury Ceratocaryum argenteum (Restionaceae) seeds in the sandplain fynbos of the Potberg area of the De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa. This species is the second dung beetle species found to be deceived by the faecal mimicry of C. argenteum...
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| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2016-07-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3577 |