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Population size and dispersal of Sulcophanaeus leander (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) on riverine beaches in the Amazonian region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2010

Jorge Ari Noriega  and
Alberto Acosta
Jorge Ari Noriega*
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Zoología y Ecología Acuática – LAZOEA, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá-Colombia Scarabaeinae Research Network (ScarabNet)
Alberto Acosta
Affiliation:
Unidad de Ecología y Sistemática – UNESIS, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá-Colombia
*
1Corresponding author. Email: jnorieg@hotmail.com
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Dung beetles are a well-defined guild within the family Scarabaeidae, with distinctive morphological, ecological and behavioural characteristics (Halffter & Matthews 1966). Although this group has been extensively studied (Hanski & Cambefort 1991) due in part to the important role they fulfil in ecosystems (Nichols et al. 2008), little information exists regarding population size and the scale of their dispersal abilities, especially in the Neotropical region. Moreover, few studies have been devoted to exploring the population dynamics of dung beetles (Roslin 1999, 2000).

Keywords

AmazonColombiadispersiondung beetlesPhanaeinipopulation sizeScarabaeidae
Type
Short Communication
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 2011 , pp. 111 - 114
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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