Dung Beetle Ecology

Published by Princeton University Press 1991

Dung Beetle Ecology

Edited by: Ilkka Hanski and Yves Cambefort

Volume 1195 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400862092

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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 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 authors also discuss changes in dung beetle faunas due to human-caused habitat alteration and examine the possible effects of introducing dung beetles to cattle-breeding areas that lack efficient native species. "With the expansion of cattle breeding areas, the ecology of dung beetles is a subject of great economic concern as well as one of intense theoretical interest. This excellent book represents an up-to-date ecological study covering important aspects of the dung beetle never before presented."--Gonzalo Halffter, Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico City

Originally published in 1991.

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This volume is packed with data on many dimensions relevant to competition, coexistence, coevolution, and biogeography. It is an indispensable reference for anyone contemplating serious ecological work on competition and communitiy structure in general, or on this fascinating group of beetles in particular.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
PART ONE Introduction
CHAPTER 1. The Dung Insect Community Ilkka Hanski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
CHAPTER 2. From Saprophagy to Coprophagy Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
CHAPTER 3. Dung Beetle Population Biology Yves Cambefort and Ilkka Hanski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
CHAPTER 4. Biogeography and Evolution Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
PART TWO. Regional Dung Beetle Assemblages
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
CHAPTER 5 North Temperate Dung Beetles Ilkka Hanski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
CHAPTER 6. South Temperate Dung Beetles Jean-Pierre Lumaret and Alan A. Kirk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
CHAPTER 7. Dung Beetles in Subtropical North America Bert Kohlmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	116
CHAPTER 8. Dung Beetles of Southern Africa Bernard M. Doube Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
CHAPTER 9. Dung Beetles in Tropical Savannas Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
CHAPTER 10. Dung Beetles in Tropical Forests in South-East Asia Ilkka Hanski and Jan Krikken Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
CHAPTER 11. Dung Beetles in Tropical Forests in Africa Yves Cambefort and Philippe Walter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
CHAPTER 12. Dung Beetles in Tropical American Forests Bruce D. Gill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
CHAPTER 13. Dung Beetles of the Sahel Region Daniel Rougon and Christiane Rougon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
CHAPTER 14. Montane Dung Beetles Jean-Pierre Lumaret and Nicole Stiernet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
CHAPTER 15. Native and Introduced Dung Beetles in Australia Β. M. Doube, A. Macqueen, T. J. Ridsdill-Smith and T. A. Weir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
PART THREE. Synthesis
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
CHAPTER 16. Spatial Processes Ilkka Hanski and Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
CHAPTER 17. Competition in Dung Beetles Ilkka Hanski and Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
CHAPTER 18. Resource Partitioning Ilkka Hanski and Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	330
CHAPTER 19. Species Richness Ilkka Hanski and Yves Cambefort Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	350
CHAPTER 20. Epilogue Ilkka Hanski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	366
Appendix A Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373
Appendix B Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	378
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
Index of the Genera in Scarabaeidae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	465
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	475

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