@article {1306,
	title = {Distribution patterns of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in relict patches of the high Andean forest, Cordillera Oriental of Colombia},
	journal = {Caldasia},
	volume = {19},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {1997},
	note = {1997Research ArticleSpanish; Non English},
	pages = {191-204},
	abstract = {This study documents the diversity and distribution patterns of dung beetles in three relictual patches of montane forest located near the Sabana de Bogota. 2486 individuals of 11 species in 6 genera were collected. The most abundant specie was Ontherus brevicollis, collected in two patches, followed by Dichotomius achemas collected in all three patches and Uroxys sp present only in one. Chicaque has the highest species richness with 10 species. We found a clear pattern related to habitat preferences, summarized in 3 groups: pasture beetles, edges and forest interior beetles.},
	keywords = {Animalia-, Arthropoda-, Biogeography- (Population-Studies), Canthid, Chondrichthyes-: Pisces-, Chordata-, Coleoptera-: Insecta-, dung-beetles (Coleoptera-), Ecology- (Environmental-Sciences), Invertebrata-, Systematics-and-Taxonomy, Vertebrata-},
	author = {Amat-Garcia, German and Lopera Toro, Alejandro and Amezquita Melo, Sandra Jimena}
}
@article {1307,
	title = {Patrones de distribucion de escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) en relicto del bosque altoandino cordillera oriental de Colombia},
	journal = {Caldasia},
	volume = {19},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {1997},
	note = {have copy},
	pages = {191-204},
	keywords = {Andes, Colombia, dung beetle, forest relicts, fragmentation (biological conservation 2007), Scarabaeidae},
	author = {Amat-Garcia, German and Lopera Toro, Alejandro and Amezquita, S. J. A.}
}
@article {1405,
	title = {Preferencia por cebo de los escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) de un remanente de bosque seco tropical al norte de Tolima (Colombia)},
	journal = {m3m: Monografias Tercer Milenio},
	volume = {3},
	year = {2003},
	pages = {59-65},
	abstract = {Feeding and nesting tactics may limit the effects of species overlapping on one particular resource in a diverse community (Halffter \& Edmonds, 1982). Diversity of feeding habits characterizes the dung beetle groups of the Neotropics, and undoubtedly contributes to to the high species richness of this region (Gill, 1991). Feeding habits determine some ecological aspects (Halffter, 1959) of scarabaeids, like behavior, distribution, morphology and development (Halffter \& Matthews, 1966). This paper studies scarabaeine bait preferences in a dry forest patch and its surrounding matrix. 22 species were captured, with 6 new records for the area. The bait with the highest preference rating was omnivore dung, followed by carrion, fungi, cow dung and rotting fruit. The species with the highest abundance was Dichotomius ca. centralis, with 758  individuals and a copro-necrophagous diet. Its dominance was not restricted to the forested area, and significant numbers were found at the pasture matrix. Strict diet species like Deltochilum valgum agropyge were also collected. The dung beetle community observed was mostly generalist (71\%), possibly due to the scarcity of excrement, which forces individuals to use other sources of food with a similar nutritional value.},
	keywords = {Colombia, diet, dry forest, preferences, resources, Scarabaeinae, Tolima},
	author = {Bustos-Gomez Lida, Fernanda and Lopera Toro, Alejandro}
}
@article {2006,
	title = {Escarabajos coprofagos (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) de Colombia},
	journal = {Biota Colombiana},
	volume = {2},
	number = {2},
	year = {2001},
	pages = {131-144},
	keywords = {COLEOPTERA, Colombia, coprophagous beetles, list of species, Scarabaeidae},
	author = {Medina, Claudia A. and Lopera Toro, Alejandro and Vitolo, Adriana and Gill, Bruce}
}
