Two nesting behaviours and life history of a subsocial african dungrolling beetle, scarabaeus catenatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 457-469

  Sato, H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b NARA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dung beetle; Life history; Maternal care; Nesting behaviour; Scarabaeus catenatus; Subsociality

Indexed keywords

SCARABAEUS CATENATUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

DUNG BEETLE; LIFE HISTORY; MATERNAL CARE; NESTING BEHAVIOUR;

KENYA, TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030620349     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222939700770231     Document Type: Article

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