Attractivity of omnivore, carnivore and herbivore mammalian dung to Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in a tropical Atlantic rainforest remnant;Atratividade de Scarabaeinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) por fezes de mamíferos onívoros, carnívoros e herbívoros em um remanescente de floresta tropical Atlântica

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 422-427

  Filgueiras, Bruno K C ^a   Liberal, Carolina N ^c   Aguiar, Cristina D M ^c   Hernández, Malva I Medina ^b   Iannuzzi, Luciana ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Bait; Dung beetles; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATEUCHUS; CANTHIDIUM; CANTHON; COLEOPTERA; DICHOTOMIUS; KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS; MAMMALIA; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEINAE;

EID: 77950618809     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262009000300017     Document Type: Article

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