02287nas a2200205   4500008004100000245011600041210006900157300001200226490000700238520154400245653002101789653001501810653001301825653001701838653002501855100001901880700002501899700002401924856013301948       2008                        eng d00aTrophic associations of a dung beetle assemblage (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in a woodland savanna of Botswana0 aTrophic associations of a dung beetle assemblage Scarabaeidae Sc  a431-4410 v373 aSpecies richness and abundance of dung beetles were assessed across a range of bait types that acted as surrogates for the food resources available in Chobe National Park, Botswana. These bait types were comprised of the dung of pig (omnivore), cattle (ruminant herbivore dropping Þne-Þberd pads), sheep (pellet-dropping ruminant herbivore), and elephant (monogastric, nonru- minant herbivore producing coarse-Þbered droppings), and chicken livers (carrion). Species richness was similar between traps baited with pig, cattle, and elephant dung but was relatively lower in those baited with sheep dung and carrion. In traps baited with pig dung, abundance was relatively greater than in all other bait types. A cluster analysis of species abundance distributions for the 30 most abundant species identiÞed four different patterns of bait type association at a 60% level of similarity. All but 1 of the 15 species in cluster A were attracted primarily to the dung of omnivores and pad-dropping ruminant herbivores (pig and cattle). All seven species of cluster B were attracted primarily to coarse-Þbered, nonruminant herbivore dung (elephant). All four species of cluster C were primarily carrion and pig dung associated, whereas all four species of cluster D were carrion specialists. In conclusion, the most abundant species were attracted to all bait types, but most species were largely specialized to different dung types or carrion, with dung attracting the majority of the fauna in terms of both species richness and abundance.10aAfrican savannas10abait types10aBotswana10aScarabaeinae10atrophic associations1 aTshikae, Power1 aDavis, Adrian, L. V.1 aScholtz, Clarke, H.  uhttps://scarabnet.myspecies.info/trophic-associations-dung-beetle-assemblage-scarabaeidae-scarabaeinae-woodland-savanna-botswana