Community organization of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Differences in body size and functional group structure between habitats

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-275

  Davis, A L V ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

body size; community; dung; functional group; Scarabaeidae

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; DUNG BEETLE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030299347     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1996.tb00621.x     Document Type: Article

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