Scarabaeinae

Scarabaeine dung beetles are the dominant dung feeding group of insects and are widely used as model organisms in conservation… Expand

The accurate sampling of communities is vital to any investigation of ecological processes and biodiversity. Dung beetles have… Expand

Clear understanding of the links between ecological functions and biodiversity is needed to assess and predict the true… Expand

1. Secondary and plantation forests are becoming increasingly widespread in the tropics. A recent meta-analysis on the impacts of… Expand

The dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) include ca. 5000 species and exhibit a diverse array of morphologies and behaviors. This… Expand

A phylogeny of the main lineages of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) from the Iberian Peninsula was based on partial… Expand

 

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