TY - JOUR T1 - Co-declines in large mammals and dung beetles: an impending ecological cascade JF - Oikos Y1 - 2009 A1 - Nichols, E. A1 - Gardner, T. A. A1 - Peres, C. A. A1 - Spector, S. SP - 481 EP - 487 KW - co-decline KW - conservation KW - decline KW - extinction KW - mammal KW - resource AB - Biodiversity loss can precipitate extinction cascades and impair ecological processes. These ‘downstream’ effects will be exacerbated if functionally important taxa are tightly linked with species threatened by extinction or population decline. We review the current evidence that such a scenario is currently playing out in the linked declines of persistently hunted
mammal populations and the dung beetles communities (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) that depend on them for adult and larval food resources. Through a close evolutionary association, mammal assemblages have played a fundamental role in structuring extant dung beetle communities. Today many game mammal species’ populations are severely depleted by subsistence or commercial hunting, especially in tropical forest systems. Multiple lines of evidence from temperate and tropical systems indicate that the regional-scale decline or extirpation of medium and large bodied mammal faunas can severely disrupt the diversity and abundance of dung beetle communities through alterations in the composition and availability of dung resources. These observed community disassemblies have significant short- and long-term implications for the maintenance of key ecosystem processes including nutrient recycling and secondary seed dispersal. Identifying the species- and community-level traits that buffer or exacerbate these species and functional responses is essential if we are to develop a better understanding of the cascading ecological consequences of hunting in tropical forests. VL - 118 IS - 4 N1 - [gmap markers=blank::40.782003745886755,-73.97163391113281 |zoom=15 |center=40.78531820515752,-73.9749813079834 |width=100% |height=400px |control=Small |type=Satellite] ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dung consumption of Scarabaeus cristatus from Kuwait JF - Zoology in the Middle East Y1 - 1996 A1 - Al-Houty, W A1 - Al-Musalam, F SP - 71 EP - 74 KW - dung beetle KW - dung preference KW - food resources mammals KW - mammal KW - Scarabaeinae VL - 12 N1 - have copy- need to scan ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Dung beetles in tropical forests in Africa T2 - Dung Beetle Ecology Y1 - 1991 A1 - Cambefort, Yves A1 - Walter, Philippe ED - Hanksi, I ED - Cambefort, Y. KW - data KW - dung beetle KW - mammal KW - mammals JF - Dung Beetle Ecology PB - Princeton University Press CY - Princeton, NJ N1 - have copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Male reproductive behaviorof the African ball-rolling dung beetle Kheper nigroaeneus (Scarabaedae) JF - The Coleopterists Bulletin Y1 - 1988 A1 - Edwards, P. B. A1 - Aschenborn, H. H. SP - 17 EP - 27 KW - dung beetle KW - food resources KW - generalists KW - mammal KW - mammals KW - savanna VL - 42 N1 - need copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of the attractiveness for dung beetles of dung pat origin and size along a climatic gradient JF - Environmental Entomology Y1 - 2004 A1 - Errouissi, F. A1 - Haloti, S. A1 - Jay-Robert, P. A1 - Janati-Idrissi, A. A1 - Lumaret, J. P. SP - 45 EP - 53 KW - aphodius KW - assemblage composition KW - ba KW - baited pitfall traps KW - cattle KW - COLEOPTERA KW - colonization KW - dung beetle KW - GUILD KW - IVERMECTIN KW - mammal KW - patterns KW - Scarabaeidae KW - Scarabaeoidea KW - scarabaeoidea col communities KW - spatial KW - trophic resource KW - variability AB - Dung beetle (Coleoptera:Geotrupidae, Scarabaeidae) assemblages were monitored by dung-baited pitfall trapping at three sites distributed along a bioclimatic gradient from semiarid to mesic temperate. For each type of dung, both small and large sized baits were used. Under semiarid conditions'(Morocco), three dung beetle assemblages were distinguished: small bait assemblages in any dung; large cattle bait assemblages; large sheep bait assemblages. Under more temperate conditions (southern France and the Alps), only large and small bait assemblages were observed, whatever the origin of the dung. Large baits attracted significantly more species and more beetles than did small baits, and very few species were attracted significantly more by either sheep or goat baits than by cattle baits. A significant, positive correlation between dung beetle size and dung pat size was observed in Morocco where the large species are predominant, whereas a negative relationship was observed in southern France where the small species are predominant. Cattle pats were more attractive for beetles under xeric and Mediterranean conditions (Morocco and southern France) that under cold temperate conditions (Alps). VL - 33 UR - ://000189311200006 N1 - digital copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Survey of food preferences of some North American Canthonini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) JF - Entomological News Y1 - 1974 A1 - Gordon, R. D A1 - Cartwright, O. L. SP - 181 EP - 185 KW - dung beetle KW - food resources mammals KW - mammal KW - preferences VL - 85 N1 - need copy ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The nesting behavior of dung beetles (Scarabaeinae): an ecological and evolutive approach Y1 - 1982 A1 - Halffter, Gonzalo A1 - Edmonds, W. D. KW - dung beetle KW - dung resources mammals KW - mammal KW - Scarabaeinae PB - Instituto de Ecología CY - México, D. F. N1 - have a copy of book ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The insect fauna of badger dung JF - Entomologist's Monthly Magazine Y1 - 1991 A1 - Hancox, M SP - 251 KW - carnivore KW - dung beetle KW - food resources KW - mammal KW - mammals KW - omnivore dung VL - 127 N1 - need copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Observations on Height of Perching in Some Tropical Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae) JF - Biotropica Y1 - 1978 A1 - Howden, H. F. A1 - V. G. Nealis SP - 43 EP - 46 KW - behavior KW - competition KW - dung beetle KW - Ecuador KW - mammal KW - observation mammals KW - omnivore dung KW - perching KW - Scarabaeinae VL - 10 N1 - have a copy ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Evoluzione recente delle popolazioni di grandi mamiferi della fauna d'Italia T2 - XIX Seminario Sulla "Evoluzione Biologica e i Grandi Problemi della Biologia' Y1 - 1993 A1 - Lovari, S SP - 21 EP - 37 KW - deer mammals KW - Europe KW - expansion KW - Italy KW - mammal KW - reforestation KW - wild boar KW - wild ungulate JF - XIX Seminario Sulla "Evoluzione Biologica e i Grandi Problemi della Biologia' PB - Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei CY - Roma N1 - need copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Records of native dung beetles Onthophagus pexatus Harold, O. auritus Erichson and O. granulatus Boheman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at dog scats and their potential for biocontrol of dog dung JF - Victorian Entomologist Y1 - 1992 A1 - Faithfull, I SP - 105–108 KW - carnivore KW - dung beetle KW - dung mammals KW - food resources KW - mammal VL - 22 N1 - need copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Further record and observations of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) at carnivore dung in eastern Australia JF - Victorian Entomologist Y1 - 1994 A1 - Faithfull, I SP - 63–67 KW - carnivore KW - Dung KW - dung beetle KW - food resources KW - mammal KW - mammals VL - 24 N1 - need copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of Forest Fragmentation on a Dung Beetle Community in French Guiana JF - Conservation Biology Y1 - 2005 A1 - Feer, Francois A1 - Hingrat, Yves SP - 1103 EP - 1112 KW - dung beetle KW - fragmentation KW - lago guri mammals KW - mammal AB - Abstract: Fragmentation is the most common disturbance induced by humans in tropical forests. Some insect groups are particularly suitable for studying the effects of fragmentation on animal communities because they are taxonomically and ecologically homogenous. We investigated the effects of forest fragmentation on a dung beetle species community in the forest archipelago created in 1994-1995 by the dam of Petit Saut, French Guiana. We set and baited an equal number of pitfall traps for dung beetles on three mainland sites and seven island sites. The sites ranged from 1.1 to 38 ha. In 250 trap days, we captured 50 species in 19 genera. Diversity indices were high (2.18-4.06). The lowest diversity was on the small islands and one mainland site. Species richness and abundance were positively related to fragment area but not to distance from mainland or distance to the larger island. The islands had lower species richness and population than mainland forest, but rarefied species richness was relatively invariant across sites. There was a marked change in species composition with decreasing fragment that was not caused by the presence of a common fauna of disturbed-area species on islands. Small islands differed from larger islands, which did not differ significantly from mainland sites. Partial correlation analyses suggested that species richness and abundance of dung beetle species were positively related to the number of species of nonflying mammals and the density index of howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus), two parameters positively related to fragment area. Efectos de la Fragmentacion de Bosques sobre una Comunidad de Escarabajos Coprofagos en La Guyana Francesa Resumen: La fragmentacion es la mas comun de las perturbaciones inducidas por humanos en bosques tropicales. Algunos grupos de insectos son particularmente adecuados para estudiar los efectos de la fragmentacion sobre comunidades animales porque son taxonomica y ecologicamente homogeneos. Investigamos los efectos de la fragmentacion de bosques sobre una comunidad de especies de escarabajos coprofagos en el archipielago de bosque creado en 1994-1995 por la presa de Petit Saut, Guyana Francesa. Colocamos y cebamos el mismo numero de trampas para escarabajos coprofagos en tres sitios continentales y siete sitios insulares. Los sitios variaron entre 1.1 y 38 ha. En 250 dias-trampa, capturamos 50 especies en 19 generos. Los indices de diversidad fueron altos (2.18-4.06). La menor diversidad ocurrio en las islas pequenas y en un sitio continental. La riqueza y abundancia de especies se relacionaron positivamente con el area del fragmento pero negativamente con la distancia al continente o a la isla mas grande. Las islas tuvieron menor riqueza de especies y tamano poblacional que el bosque continental, pero la riqueza de especies rarificada fue relativamente invariable en todos los sitios. Hubo un cambio notable en la composicion de especies con la disminucion del fragmento que no se debio a la presencia de una fauna comun de especies de areas perturbadas en las islas. Las islas pequenas difirieron de islas mas grandes que no difirieron significativamente de los sitios continentales. Los analisis de correlacion parcial sugirieron que la riqueza y abundancia de especies de escarabajos coprofagos se correlacionaron positivamente con el numero de especies de mamiferos no voladores y con el indice de densidad de monos aulladores (Alouatta seniculus), dos parametros que se relacionan positivamente con el area del fragmento. VL - 19 UR - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/cbi N1 - digital and hard copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The taxonomy, geographic distribution and feeding habitas of the Canthonines of Puerto Rico (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) JF - Transactions of the American Entomological Society Y1 - 1965 A1 - Matthews, E. G. SP - 431 EP - 465 KW - bird KW - canthon KW - dung beetle mammals KW - feeding KW - gastropod KW - guano KW - mammal KW - Neotropical KW - Puerto Rico KW - snails VL - 91 N1 - have copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - La biogeografía ecológia de los escarabajos del estiércol JF - Acta Politécnica Mexicana Y1 - 1975 A1 - Matthews, E. G. SP - 89 EP - 98 KW - dung beetle KW - food KW - mammal KW - mammals KW - resource VL - 16 N1 - requested 1/23 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Anthropogenic determinants of primate and carnivore local extinctions in a fragmented forest landscape of southern Amazonia JF - Biological Conservation Y1 - 2005 A1 - Michalski, F A1 - Peres, CA. . . 124: . SP - 383–396 KW - Amazonia KW - fragmentation KW - mammal KW - mammals VL - 124 N1 - digital copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Beetle fauna associated with scats of Brown bear (Ursos arctos) from Trysil, South Norway JF - Norwegian Journal of Entomology Y1 - 1976 A1 - Mysterud, I. , Wiger, R. , 1976. Beetle fauna associated with scats of A1 - Brown bear (Ursus arctos) from Trysil, South Norway 1974. A1 - Norwegian Journal of Entomology 23, 1–5. SP - 1 EP - 5 KW - carnivore KW - Dung KW - dung beetle KW - food resources mammals KW - mammal KW - Scarabaeinae VL - 23 N1 - need copu ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) utilizing the materials other than dung JF - Nature and Insects Y1 - 2004 A1 - Ochi, T A1 - Kon, M. SP - 16 EP - 18 KW - dung beetle KW - food KW - mammal KW - resources mammals VL - 39 N1 - need copy- in Japanese ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Abundance and phenology of some coprophagous beetles in different kinds of dung JF - Ann. Zool. Fenn. Y1 - 1966 A1 - Rainio, M SP - 88 EP - 98 KW - bait preference mammals KW - dung beetle KW - food resources KW - mammal VL - 3 N1 - need copy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The attraction of neotropical Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) to reptile and amphibian fecal material JF - The Coleopterists Bulletin Y1 - 1981 A1 - Young, Orrey P. SP - 345 EP - 348 KW - amphibian KW - dung beetle KW - feeding KW - mammal KW - Neotropical mammals KW - Neotropics KW - reptile VL - 35 N1 - have copy- need to scan ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dung consumption of Scarabaeus cristatus from Kuwait JF - Zoology in the Middle East Y1 - 1996 A1 - Al-Houty, W A1 - Al-Musalam, F SP - 71 EP - 74 KW - dung beetle KW - dung preference KW - food resources mammals KW - mammal KW - Scarabaeinae VL - 12 N1 - have copy- need to scan ER -