Behavioural dynamics of biparental care in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-75

  Hunt, John ^a   Simmons, Leigh W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; PARENTAL CARE; PATERNITY;

COLEOPTERA; ONTHOPHAGUS; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABIDAE;

EID: 0036378966     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.3036     Document Type: Article

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