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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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