Evolutionary biology and conservation of dung beetles /

The current work synthesises and updates most of the major elements covered in those studies, but introduces several novel sections in a phylogenetic approach to the natural history of dung beetles. The aspects covered, in five sections, are the following: (A) Evolution and ecological success of dun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scholtz, C. H.
Otros Autores: Davis, Adrian L. V. (Adrian Louis Victor), Kryger, Ute
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sofia-Moscow : Pensoft Pub., 2009.
Temas:
Dung beetles.
Dung beetles > Behavior.
Scarabaeidae.
Beetles > Phylogeny.
Bousiers.
Bousiers > Mœurs et comportement.
Scarabéidés.
Coléoptères > Phylogenèse.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Entomology.
Beetles > Phylogeny
Dung beetles
Dung beetles > Behavior
Scarabaeidae
Bousiers > Phylogénie.
Bousiers > Moeurs et comportement.
Bousiers > Conservation des ressources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Evolution and ecological success of dung beetles / Clarke H. Scholtz. The origin of dung beetles ; Evolution of feeding, competition, and life history strategies ; Pre-copulatory behaviour, sexual attraction, mate selection and co-operative breeding ; Nesting and breeding patterns ; Special morphological features of dung beetles
  • Physiological and behavioural ecology / Clarke H. Scholtz. Food and feeding in dung beetles ; Environmental influence on the development of colour in dung beetles ; The role of thermoregulation and orientation in the avoidance of competition in dung beetles ; The loss of flight ; Respiration and water conservation ; Sexual selection
  • Phylogeny of the Scarabaeinae / Clarke H. Scholtz. Currently-recognised tribes of Scarabaeinae ; Phylogenetic studies of the Scarabaeinae
  • Historical biogeography of the Scarabaeinae and its physical and biotic drivers / Adrian L.V. Davis. Historical, origin, evolutionary timescale, and its drivers ; Evidence for varous evolutionary hypotheses ; Classification, phylogeny, spatial patterns and biogeographical hypotheses ; Outlines of composition, spatial patterns and hypothetical origins of regional dung beetle faunas ; Conclusions
  • Conservation of dung beetles / Ute Kryger. Importance of dung beetles in ecosystems ; Effects of habitat destruction and fragmentation on dung beetles ; Dung beetles as bio-indicators ; Conservation of dung beetles and modern parasite management ; Mitigation options ; Concluding remarks
  • Appendix A. World genera of dung beetles.

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