A. L. V.  Davis, ?Geographical Distribution of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and Their Seasonal Activity in Southwestern Cape Province South Africa?, Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, vol. 50, pp. 275-285, 1987.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Residence and breeding of Oniticellus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) within cattle pads: inhibition by dung-burying beetles?, Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, vol. 52, pp. 229-236, 1989.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Nesting of afrotropical Oniticellus (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) and its evolutionary trend from soil to dung?, Ecological Entomology, vol. 14, pp. 11-21, 1989.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Alpha-diversity patterns of dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae) in the winter rainfall region of South Africa?, African Entomology, vol. 1, pp. 67-80, 1993.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Compositional differences between dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae s. str.) assemblages in winter and summer rainfall climates?, African Entomology, vol. 2, pp. 45-51, 1994.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Associations of afrotropical Coleoptera (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiidae: Staphylinidae: Hydrophilidae: Histeridae) with dung and decaying matter: implications for selection of fly-control agents for Australia?, Journal of Natural History, vol. 28, pp. 383-399, 1994.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Community organization of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): differences in body size and functional group structure between habitats?, African Journal of Ecology, vol. 34, pp. 258-275, 1996.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Seasonal dung beetle activity and dung dispersal in selected South African habitats: implications for pasture improvement in Australia?, Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 58, pp. 157-169, 1996.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Habitat associations in a South African, summer rainfall, dung beetle community (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Aphodiidae, Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Hydrophilidae)?, Pedobiologia, vol. 40, pp. 260-280, 1996.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Climatic and biogeographical associations of southern African dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae s str)?, African Journal of Ecology, vol. 35, pp. 10-38, 1997.

A. L. V.  Davis, ?Dung beetle diversity in South Africa: influential factors, conservation status, data inadequacies and survey design?, African Entomology, vol. 10, pp. 53-65, 2002.

A. L. V.  Davis, Chown, S. L., McGeoch, M. A., and Scholtz, C. H., ?A comparative analysis of metabolic rate in six Scarabaeus species (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa: further caveats when inferring adaptation?, Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 46, pp. 553-562, 2000.

A. L. V.  Davis, Chown, S. L., and Scholtz, C. H., ?Discontinuous gas-exchange cycles in Scarabaeus dung beetles (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae): Mass-scaling and temperature dependence?, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, vol. 72, pp. 555-565, 1999.

A. L. V.  Davis and Philips, T. K., ?Effect of deforestation on a southwest Ghana dung beetle assemblage (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae) at the periphery of Ankasa conservation area?, Environmental Entomology, vol. 34, pp. 1081-1088, 2005.

A. L. V.  Davis and Scholtz, C. H., ?Historical vs. ecological factors influencing global patterns of scarabaeine dung beetle diversity?, Diversity and Distributions, vol. 7, pp. 161-174, 2001.

A. L. V.  Davis and Scholtz, C. H., ?Local and regional species ranges of a dung beetle assemblage from the semi-arid Karoo/Kalahari margins, South Africa?, Journal of Arid Environments, vol. 57, pp. 61-85, 2004.

A. L. V.  Davis, Scholtz, C. H., and Chown, S. L., ?Species turnover, community boundaries and biogeographic composition of dung beetle assemblages across an altitudinal gradient in south Africa?, Journal of Biogeography, vol. 26, pp. 1039-1055, 1999.

A. L. V.  Davis, Scholtz, C. H., and Deschodt, C., ?A dung beetle survey of selected Gauteng nature reserves: implications for conservation of the provincial scarabaeine fauna?, African Entomology, vol. 13, pp. 1-16, 2005.

A. L. V.  Davis, Scholtz, C. H., Dooley, P. W., Bharm, N., and Kryger, U., ?Scarabaeine dung beetles as indicators of biodiversity, habitat transformation and pest control chemicals in agro-ecosystems?, South African Journal of Science, vol. 100, pp. 415-424, 2004.

A. L. V.  Davis, Scholtz, C. H., and Philips, T. K., ?Historical biogeography of scarabaeine dung beetles?, Journal of Biogeography, vol. 29, pp. 1217-1256, 2002.

A. L. V.  Davis, Van Aarde, R. J., Scholtz, C. H., and Delport, J. H., ?Increasing representation of localized dung beetles across a chronosequence of regenerating vegetation and natural dune forest in South Africa?, Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 11, pp. 191-209, 2002.

A. L. V.  Davis, Van Aarde, R. J., Scholtz, C. H., and Delport, J. H., ?Convergence between dung beetle assemblages of a post-mining vegetational chronosequence and unmined dune forest?, Restoration Ecology, vol. 11, pp. 29-42, 2003.

S. O. > Koch, Chown, S. L., Davis, A. L. V., Endrody-Younga, S., and Van Jaarsveld, A. S., ?Conservation strategies for poorly surveyed taxa: a dung beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) case study from southern Africa?, Journal of Insect Conservation, vol. 4, pp. 45-56, 2000.

U.  Kryger, Deschodt, C., Davis, A. L. V., and Scholtz, C. H., ?Effects of cattle treatment with a fluazuron pour-on on survival and reproduction of the dung beetle species Onthophagus gazella (Fabricius)?, Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 143, pp. 380-384, 2007.