The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon

The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon

ABSTRACT Resource attractiveness and preference is determinant to assess how biodiversity is structured in different ecosystems. Necrophagy is the alternative or complementary dietary habit of dung beetles, but a few studies have focused on evaluating how different carrion types attract different sp...

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Main Authors: Mirella Lima Costa, Renato Portela Salomão, Janderson Batista Rodrigues Alencar, César Murilo deAlbuquerque Correa, Luciana Iannuzzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Amazon rainforest
bait preference
carcass
dead corpse
Scarabaeinae
trophic plasticity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70766
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