Intra- and interspecific aggregation of north temperate dung beetles on standardised and natural dung pads: The influence of spatial scale

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 594-605

  Hutton, Stephen A ^a   Giller, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Coexistence; Dung beetles; Resource utilisation; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COEXISTENCE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; RESOURCE USE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COLEOPTERA; HISTERIDAE; HYDROPHILIDAE; MARGARINOTUS; SCARABAEIDAE; SPHAERIDIUM;

EID: 5344261129     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00634.x     Document Type: Article

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