Payoffs of the two alternative nesting tactics in the African dung beetle, Scarabaeus catenatus

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-67

  Sato, Hiroaki ^a  

^a NARA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alternative tactics; Dung beetle; Fitness payoffs; Nesting behaviour; Reproductive success; Scarabaeus catenatus

Indexed keywords

DUNG BEETLE; NEST BUILDING; NEST DEFENCE;

COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEUS CATENATUS;

EID: 0031934109     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1998.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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