Assemblages of dung beetles using cattle dung in Madagascar

African Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-89

  Rahagalala, P ^a   Viljanen, H ^b   Hottola, J ^b   Hanski, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cattle dung; Community structure; Dung beetles; Helictopleurina; Introduced species; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

BOS; COLEOPTERA; DIGITONTHOPHAGUS GAZELLA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; UNGULATA;

EID: 67649668810     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4001/003.017.0109     Document Type: Article

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