Elevational distribution and conservation biogeography of phanaeine dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) in Bolivia.

Insect macroecology and conservation biogeography studies are disproportionately scarce, especially in the Neotropics. Dung beetles are an ideal focal taxon for biodiversity research and conservation. Using distribution and body size data on the ecologically important Phanaeini, the best-known Neotr...

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Main Authors: Sebastian K Herzog, A Caroli Hamel-Leigue, Trond H Larsen, Darren J Mann, Rodrigo W Soria-Auza, Bruce D Gill, W D Edmonds, Sacha Spector
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661563?pdf=render