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Ecology and Evolution of Dung Beetles

by Simmons, L.W.; Ridsdill-Smith, T.J. (Eds)

Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Illustrations : text figs

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Description:

Describes the evolutionary and ecological consequences of reproductive competition for scarabaeine dung beetles. Shows how dung beetles can be used as model systems for improving our general understanding of broad evolutionary and ecological processes, and how they generate biological diversity. Contributions by leading researchers on: phylogenetics and evolution, developmental biology, comparative morphology, physiology, behaviour, and population and community ecology