Patch size and colonisation patterns: An experimental analysis using north temperate coprophagous dung beetles

Ecography

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 315-327

  Finn, John A ^a,b   Giller, Paul S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COLONIZATION; COPROPHAGY; FECAL PELLET; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE USE;

APHODIUS; APHODIUS RUFIPES; COLEOPTERA; GEOTRUPES; GEOTRUPIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SPHAERIDIUM;

EID: 0034042977     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00287.x     Document Type: Article

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