Blackwell Publishing Ltd Utilisation of introduced Brazilian pastures ecosystems by native dung beetles: Diversity patterns and resource use

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-52

  Louzada, Júlio N C ^a   Silva, Paulo R Carvalho E ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coprophagous insects; Pasture; Scarabaeinae

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349589796     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2008.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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