Dung feeding in hydrophilid, geotrupid and scarabaeid beetles: Examples of parallel evolution
The maximum size of ingested ball-shaped particles was determined in three species of adult dung feeding beetle: Anoplotrupes (Geotrupes) stercorosus and Geotrupes spiniger (Geotrupidae, Geotrupinae) and Sphaeridium lunatum (Hydrophilidae, Sphaeridiinae). Maximum diameters were 40-65 µm, 60-75 µm an...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2004-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200403-0003_Dung_feeding_in_hydrophilid_geotrupid_and_scarabaeid_beetles_Examples_of_parallel_evolution.php |