@article {1326,
	title = {Impact of the activity of dung beetles (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Scarabaeinae) inhabiting pasture land in Durango, Mexico},
	journal = {Environmental Entomology},
	volume = {33},
	number = {5},
	year = {2004},
	note = {digital copyhave copy},
	month = {Oct},
	pages = {1306-1312},
	abstract = {In this study, I analyzed the diversity of the dung beetle community (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in relation to its bovine dung-removal efficiency in a cattle ranch with a load of 250 animals currently under holistic resource management. A total of 3,430 individuals of 8 Scarabaeinae species was collected, of which 5 species are abundant in the area: Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche), Digitonthophagus gazella (Fabricius), Onthophagus mexicanus Bates, O. knulli Howden and Cartwright, and Canthon humectus (Say). Of these 5 species, E. intermedius, D. gazella, and C. humectus were dominant in terms of abundance and biomass. Cattle dung pats were exploited mostly within the first 48 h after deposition. The activity and abundance of dung beetles recorded in the study were insufficient to remove the amount of fresh dung deposited in cattle pastureland.},
	keywords = {assemblages, baited pitfall traps, cattle, diversity, dung beetle, Dung beetles, Durango, ecological function, ecosystem service, ecosystems, holistic resource management, insects, larvae, scarabaeoidea col communities},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000224606000022},
	author = {Sofia Anduaga}
}
@article {1530,
	title = {Trophic preferences mediated by olfactory cues in dung beetles colonizing cattle and horse dung},
	journal = {Environmental Entomology},
	volume = {33},
	number = {2},
	year = {2004},
	note = {digital copy},
	month = {Apr},
	pages = {370-377},
	abstract = {Scarab beetles colonizing vertebrate feces are considered polyphagous insects, because they often use dung of several species. However, recent works have provided evidence for strong feeding preferences in some dung beetle species. The influence of dung odors in the process of resource selection by beetles has not received attention. The objective of this study was to investigate trophic preferences in Mediterranean dung beetles colonizing cattle and horse dung. The pattern of resource use by insects was studied using series of pitfall traps baited with cattle or horse dung in three different sites of south-central France. A total of 4,276 insects belonging to 39 species were captured. Cattle dung attracted more insects than horse feces (2,570 versus 1,706 individuals). Twenty-four of the 39 beetle species collected had clear feeding preferences for cattle dung (13 species) or horse dung (11 species). None of these species seemed linked exclusively to one kind of dung. The behavioral responses of seven scarab beetles to volatile compounds emitted by cattle and horse dung were compared in laboratory olfactometer bioassays. Three insect species (Aphodius erraticus, A. scrutator, Onthophagus vacca) were more attracted to volatile compounds from cattle dung. Two other species (Euonthophagus amyntas, Bubas bubalus) orientated preferentially toward horse dung volatiles. Except for two species, beetles were thus attracted to volatiles from the dung type they preferred in the field. The reasons why coprophagous beetles show local feeding preferences for particular dung types are discussed.},
	keywords = {bait, burial, capacity, cattle dung, COLEOPTERA, colonization, communities, dung beetle, Dung beetles, feces, food, horse dung, mammal mammals, olfactometer, Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeoidea, trophic preferences},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000220856500033},
	author = {Dormont, L. and Epinat, G. and Lumaret, J. P.}
}
@inbook {1624,
	title = {Biological Control of Dung-breeding Flies: Pests of Pastured Cattle in the United States},
	booktitle = {Biocontrol of Arthropods Affecting Livestock and Poultry},
	year = {1990},
	note = {requested},
	pages = {137-151},
	publisher = {Westview Press},
	organization = {Westview Press},
	address = {Boulder, San Francisco, and Oxford},
	keywords = {dung beetle, Dung beetles, ecological function, ecosystem service, O. taurus, parasite, Pests},
	author = {Fincher, G. T.},
	editor = {Rutz, Donald and Patterson, Richard}
}
@article {1628,
	title = {Effects of cattle feces rapidly buried by dung beetles on yield and quality of coastal bermudagrass},
	journal = {Agronomy Journal},
	volume = {1981},
	number = {5},
	year = {1981},
	note = {have copy},
	pages = {775-779},
	keywords = {buried, cattle feces, dung beetle, Dung beetles, ecological function, ecosystem service, plant yield},
	author = {Fincher, G. T. and Monson, W. G. and Burton, G. W.}
}
@article {1993,
	title = {The fate of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts ingested by dung beetles and their possible role in the dissemination of cryptosporidiosis},
	journal = {Journal of Parasitology},
	volume = {85},
	number = {4},
	year = {1999},
	note = {digital},
	pages = {678-681},
	keywords = {Cryptosporidium, cryptosporidosis, dung beetle, Dung beetles, ecological function, ecosystem service, ecosystem services, parasite supression},
	author = {Mathison, B and Ditrich, O}
}
@article {2134,
	title = {Stages of bush fly, Musca vetustissima (Diptera: Muscidae), killed by scarabaeine dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in unfavourable cattle dung},
	journal = {Bulletin of Entomological Research},
	volume = {80},
	number = {4},
	year = {1990},
	note = {have copy},
	pages = {473-478},
	keywords = {bush flies, dung beetle, Dung beetles, ecological function, ecosystem service, parasite},
	author = {Ridsdill-Smith, J. and Hayles, L.}
}
@article {2135,
	title = {Mortality of eggs and larvae of the bush fly Musca vetustissima Walker (Diptera: Muscidae), caused by Scarabaeine dung beetles (Coleoptera:Scarabaeidae) in favourable cattle dung},
	journal = {Bulletin of Entomological Research},
	volume = {77},
	year = {1987},
	note = {have copy},
	pages = {731-736},
	keywords = {cattle, dung beetle, Dung beetles, ecological function, ecosystem service, flies, parasite},
	author = {Ridsdill-Smith, T and Hayles, L.}
}
