Biology and ecology of Circellium bacchus (Fabricius 1781) (Coleoptera Scarabaeidae), a South African dung beetle of conservation concern

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-207

  Kryger, U ^a   Cole, K S ^a   Tukker, R ^a   Scholtz, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Circellium bacchus; Conservation; Ecology; Scarab; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

CIRCELLIUM BACCHUS; COLEOPTERA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33846980779     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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