Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 1999 |
Authors: | P. Jay-Robert, Lobo, J. M., Lumaret, J. P. |
Journal: | Annales De La Societe Entomologique De France |
Volume: | 35 |
Pagination: | 290-298 |
Date Published: | Dec |
Accession Number: | ISI:000085892500054 |
Keywords: | Dung beetles |
Abstract: | The dung beetles include Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae and Geotrupinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea). These beetles constitute very well structured communities, under the control of a strong competition. Using the French dung beetle database, the faunas of Corsica and of the southern continental France were compared. The Corsican fauna is poorer than the continental one, with a low endemism rate, limited to the apterous species. Moreover, most of the species found in Corsica are generalist and/or very competitive. |
URL: | <Go to ISI>://000085892500054 |
Alternate Journal: | Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. |