Species diversity and seasonal abundance of scarabaeoid dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Geotrupidae and Trogidae) attracted to cow dung in central New Jersey

Journal of the New York Entomological Society

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 334-347

  Price, Dana L ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphodius; Dung beetles; Introduced species; New Jersey; Onthophagus; Species abundance; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

APHODIUS LIVIDUS; BOVINAE; COLEOPTERA; COPRIS; GEOTRUPIDAE; ONTHOPHAGUS; ONTHOPHAGUS TAURUS; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEOIDEA; TROGIDAE;

EID: 19044387400     PISSN: 00287199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1664/0028-7199(2004)112[0334:SDASAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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