Dung preference of the dung beetle Scarabaeus cristatus Fab (Coleoptera-Scarabaeidae) from Kuwait

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 511-516

  Al Houty, Wasmia ^a   Al Musalam, Faten ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

dung; dung beetle; Kuwait; Scarabaeus cristatus

Indexed keywords

SCARABAEUS CRISTATUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

CAMEL DUNG; DUNG BEETLE; HORSE DUNG; SHEEP DUNG;

KUWAIT;

EID: 0031082090     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0179     Document Type: Article

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