Monkeys, Beetles, and the Amazon
Tags: SEEDS -- Dispersal; DUNG beetles -- Behavior
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- Dig It, and They Will Come. Emlen, Douglas // Natural History;May2000, Vol. 109 Issue 4, p64
Provides information on the behavior of onthophagine dung beetles. Number of named species of onthophagine dung beetles; Habitat of the beetles; Subterranean lifestyle; Process of provisioning their eggs; Reproductive practices; Competition between two male dung beetles.
- Beetle Takes Dung for Moonlit Roll. // Current Science;9/26/2003, Vol. 89 Issue 3, p12
Focuses on the feeding habits of dung beetles. Techniques adopted by dung beetles to plot a straight course for its food; Benefits gained by dung beetles in steering a straight path for its food.
- NEXT: Hot Rollers. Stone, Daniel // National Geographic;May2013, Vol. 223 Issue 5, p26
The article discusses the behavior of dung beetles in regards to a study conducted by scientists at Lund University and the University of the Witwatersrand on the beetles' use of cow droppings as a food source, a nuptial gift, and as a tool for avoiding contact with the hot sands in South Africa.
- The Dung Beetle Dance: An Orientation Behaviour? Baird, Emily; Byrne, Marcus J.; Smolka, Jochen; Warrant, Eric J.; Dacke, Marie // PLoS ONE;Jan2012, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p1
An interesting feature of dung beetle behaviour is that once they have formed a piece of dung into a ball, they roll it along a straight path away from the dung pile. This straight-line orientation ensures that the beetles depart along the most direct route, guaranteeing that they will not...
- Towards a resolution of the lek paradox. Kotiaho, Janne S.; Simmons, Leigh W.; Tomkins, Joseph L. // Nature;4/5/2001, Vol. 410 Issue 6829, p684
Reports results from experiments showing that male courtship rate in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus is a condition-dependent trait that is preferred by females. Indication that male condition has high genetic variance and is genetically correlated with courtship rate; Implication for the...
- Career Change. Reebs, Stephan // Natural History;Apr2009, Vol. 118 Issue 3, p10
The article discusses research conducted by Trond H. Larsen and colleagues of Princeton University on the behavior of Deltochilum valgum, a South American dung beetle. This beetle has been seen attacking millipedes, but has never been witnessed collecting manure. Using baiting techniques within...
- The Dung Beetle Dance: An Orientation Behaviour? Baird, Emily; Byrne, Marcus J.; Smolka, Jochen; Warrant, Eric J.; Dacke, Marie // PLoS ONE;Jan2012, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p1
An interesting feature of dung beetle behaviour is that once they have formed a piece of dung into a ball, they roll it along a straight path away from the dung pile. This straight-line orientation ensures that the beetles depart along the most direct route, guaranteeing that they will not...
- Seeds can fly... Prescott, Lyle // Ranger Rick;Nov94, Vol. 28 Issue 11, p16
Discusses how seeds spread to other places. Traveling on gusts of wind; Popping of seeds from dried pods; Undigested seeds in animals' droppings; Sticking to the fur of roaming animals.
- `Merry's Ears'--dispersal of fruits and seeds. Bebbington, John; Bebbington, Anne // Journal of Biological Education (Society of Biology);Autumn93, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p166
Presents `Merry's Ears,' a method of studying seed dispersal mechanisms by walking a dog along a rural lane. Setting up and testing of simple hypotheses about the characteristics of fruits dispersed by mammals; Aims and objectives; Methodology; Results.
