Are yellow dung flies domesticated cow dung specialists?

The theory of niche differentiation implies some extent of specialization of species with regard to key resources, notably food. Coprophagous (dung-eating) insect larvae play a critical role in the decomposition of livestock dung in modern and traditional agricultural grasslands. The yellow dung fly...

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Main Authors: Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Dieter Burkhard
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-08-01
Series:Alpine Entomology
Online Access:https://alpineentomology.pensoft.net/article/107649/download/pdf/