| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1999 |
| Authors: | M. Clara Castellanos, S., F. Escobar, Stevenson, P. R. |
| Journal: | The Coleopterists Bulletin |
| Volume: | 53 |
| Pagination: | 155-159 |
| Date Published: | Jun |
| Accession Number: | ISI:000081116000008 |
| Keywords: | mammals |
| Abstract: | The species list of Scarabeinae attracted to woolly monkey (Lagothrix lagothricha Humboldt) dung at Tinigua National Park, Meta, Colombia is presented. Nineteen species of dung beetles in nine genera were captured, representing 36.5% of 52 species that have been found in the study area. This high proportion and the fact that woolly monkeys are the most abundant diurnal mammals in the study site suggest that woolly monkey dung can be especially important for the dung beetle community at Tinigua National Park. The results indicate the importance of conducting studies on the type and availability of food resources for tropical dung beetles. |
| URL: | <Go to ISI>://000081116000008 |