Dung Beetle Ecology

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In many ecosystems dung beetles play a crucial role--both ecologically and economically--in the decomposition of large herbivore dung. Their activities provide scientists with an excellent opportunity to explore biological community dynamics. This collection of essays offers a concise account of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanski, Ilkka
Other Authors: Cambefort, Yves
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Dung beetles > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Bousiers > Écologie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In many ecosystems dung beetles play a crucial role--both ecologically and economically--in the decomposition of large herbivore dung. Their activities provide scientists with an excellent opportunity to explore biological community dynamics. This collection of essays offers a concise account of the population and community ecology of dung beetles worldwide, with an emphasis on comparisons between arctic, temperate, and tropical species assemblages. Useful insights arise from relating the vast differences in species' life histories to their population and community-level consequences. The a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (520 pages).
ISBN:9781400862092

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