@article {1909,
	title = {Distribution and abundance of insects colonizing cattle dung in South West England},
	journal = {Journal of Natural History},
	volume = {40},
	number = {17-18},
	year = {2006},
	month = {may},
	pages = {1167-1177},
	abstract = {Thesuccessionof insectscolonizingcowdunginsouthwest Englandwasexaminedover 2years, usingarrays of standardized1.5kg artificially constructedcow-dungpats incattle pasture. The seasonal patternof colonizationwasexaminedusingbatchesof 10patseachweekfor24weeksin 2001.Patswereleftexposedinthefieldfor7days,toallowcolonization,andwerethenbroughtback tothelaboratorytoawaitinsectemergenceandidentification.Overallseasonalchangesincommunity structurewererelativelygradual andsubtle; Coleopteraweregenerallymoreabundant earlier and Dipteralaterintheseason, andthenumberandorderof speciesarrival broadlymatchedprevious studies insimilar habitats.The temporalpatternofcolonizationofindividualpatswasexaminedinsix batchesof30patsconstructedinMay,June,andAugust/Septemberin2002.Groupsoffivepatswere recoveredandbrought backtothelaboratory1, 2, 4, 7, 14, or21daysafterconstruction. Overall, threebroad,butstatisticallydistinct,successional groupswereidentified,withthemaximumnumber ofcolonizerspresentinpatsthatwere4{\textendash}7daysold.Thedatacontributevaluableinformationonthe temporal distributionandabundanceof dung-colonizingtaxainSouthWest England, aclearlocal understandingof whichisessential toallowtheeffectsof agricultural practiceswhichmaydamage dunginvertebratecommunities, suchaslivestockanthelmintictreatment, tobeassessed. },
	keywords = {cattle, decomposers, decomposition, Dung beetles, flies, Pastureland},
	isbn = {0022-2933 print1464-5262},
	author = {Lee, Colin and Wall, Richard}
}
@article {2135,
	title = {Mortality of eggs and larvae of the bush fly Musca vetustissima Walker (Diptera: Muscidae), caused by Scarabaeine dung beetles (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) in favourable cattle dung},
	journal = {Bulletin of Entomological Research},
	volume = {77},
	year = {1987},
	note = {have copy},
	pages = {731-736},
	keywords = {cattle, dung beetle, Dung beetles, ecological function, ecosystem service, flies, parasite},
	author = {Ridsdill-Smith, T and Hayles, L.}
}
