Male participation in nest building in the dung beetle Scarabaeus catenatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Mating effort versus paternal effort

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 833-843

  Sato, Hiroaki ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dung beetle; Male reproductive effort; Mating effort; Nesting behavior; Paternal effort; Scarabaeus catenatus

Indexed keywords

SCARABAEUS CATENATUS;

EID: 0032457516     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020860010165     Document Type: Article

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