@article {1942,
	title = {Organization of dung beetle communities (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in areas of vegetation re-establishment in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil},
	journal = {Sitientibus Serie Ciencias Biologicas},
	volume = {6},
	number = {4},
	year = {2006},
	month = {oct/dec},
	pages = {261-266},
	abstract = {The present work refers to the study of colonization of four vegetation physiogno- mies considered as succession stages by Scarabaeidae beetles in Feira de Santana, Brazil. The four environments present structures of 1) herbs, 2) herbs and bushes, 3) bushes, and 4) bushes and trees. The last one has similar vegetation elements to the original vegetation of the area (Caatinga, in transition with deciduous forest). Beetles{\textquoteright} richness was not statistically different in the three structurally simpler habitats, the composition, as well as the abundance structure of the communities of the four sites were very similar. Guild structure changed in number and proportion of specimens, with an increase in the number of tunnelers as the vegetation grew in complexity. The positive/negatives effects on the composition and beetles{\textquoteright}s community structure were related to the interference with the dissemination of odor plumes or maintenance of sources of resources (vertebrates). The organization of the functional structure in the beetles{\textquoteright} community should be related to the time needed for the establishment of complex ecological connections. },
	keywords = {brazil, Caatinga, community structure of Scarabaeidae, habitat restoration},
	author = {Lopes, Priscila P. and Louzada, Julio N. C. and Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.}
}
@article {1947,
	title = {Structure and composition of a dung beetle community (Coleoptera, Scarabaeinae) in a small forest patch from Brazilian Pantanal},
	journal = {Revista Brasileira de Zoociencias},
	volume = {9},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {199-203},
	abstract = {Here, we present and discuss data on the composition and structure of a dung beetles community attracted to human- dung baited traps, in an forest patch located in South Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. We found 20 Scarabaeinae species, 13 of which are species with large geographical distribution. The species richness observated is simillar to others Scarabaeinae communities from Brazilian tropical rainforests. On the other hand, the relative abundance of the species is very atypical for tropical environments and followed a log-series model (c2=1.822, df=19, P>0.999). Canthidium barbacenicum was the most abundant species, had 46\% of the 3950 sampled individuals.},
	keywords = {Dung beetles, insect community, pantanal, Scarabaeidae},
	isbn = {1517-6770},
	author = {Louzada, Julio N. C. and Lopes, Federico Santos and Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.}
}
@article {1949,
	title = {Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) atraidos por ovos em descomposicao em Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brasil},
	journal = {Caldasia},
	volume = {19},
	number = {3},
	year = {1997},
	pages = {521-522},
	author = {Louzada, Julio N. C. and Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z.}
}
@article {2262,
	title = {Consideracoes sobre forrageio arboreo por Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea), e dados sobre sua ocorrencia  em floresta tropical do Brasil},
	journal = {Acta Zoologica Mexicana (nueva serie)},
	volume = {72},
	year = {1997},
	pages = {55-61},
	keywords = {Atlantic rainforest, brazil, dung beetle, foraging, Scarabaeidae},
	author = {Vaz-de-Mello, Fernando Z. and Louzada, Julio N. C.}
}
