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In many ecosystems dung beetles play a crucial role--both ecologically and economically--in the decomposition of large herbivore dung. Their activities provide scientists with an excellent opportunity to explore biological community dynamics. This collection of essays offers a concise account of the population and community ecology of dung beetles worldwide, with an emphasis on comparisons between arctic, temperate, and tropical species assemblages. Useful insights arise from relating the vast differences in species' life histories to their population and community-level consequences. The authors also discuss changes in dung beetle faunas due to human-caused habitat alteration and examine the possible effects of introducing dung beetles to cattle-breeding areas that lack efficient native species. "With the expansion of cattle breeding areas, the ecology of dung beetles is a subject of great economic concern as well as one of intense theoretical interest. This excellent book represents an up-to-date ecological study covering important aspects of the dung beetle never before presented."--Gonzalo Halffter, Instituto de Ecologia, Mexico City

Originally published in 1991.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. p. v
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  1. List of Contributors
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. p. xiii
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  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. pp. 3-6
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  1. 1. The Dung Insect Community
  2. Ilkka Hanski
  3. pp. 7-23
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  1. 2. From Saprophagy to Coprophagy
  2. Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 24-37
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  1. 3. Dung Beetle Population Biology
  2. Yves Cambefort, Ilkka Hanski
  3. pp. 38-58
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  1. 4. Biogeography and Evolution
  2. Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 59-88
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  1. Part 2: Regional Dung Beetle Assemblages
  2. pp. 89-94
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  1. 5. North Temperate Dung Beetles
  2. Ilkka Hanski
  3. pp. 95-116
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  1. 6. South Temperate Dung Beetles
  2. Jean-Pierre Lumaret, Alan A. Kirk
  3. pp. 117-135
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  1. 7. Dung Beetles in Subtropical North America
  2. Bert Kohlmann
  3. pp. 136-152
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  1. 8. Dung Beetles of Southern Africa
  2. Bernard M. Doube
  3. pp. 153-175
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  1. 9. Dung Beetles in Tropical Savannas
  2. Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 176-198
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  1. 10. Dung Beetles in Tropical Forests in South-East Asia
  2. Ilkka Hanski, Jan Krikken
  3. pp. 199-217
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  1. 11. Dung Beetles in Tropical Forests in Africa
  2. Yves Cambefort, Philippe Walter
  3. pp. 218-230
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  1. 12. Dung Beetles in Tropical American Forests
  2. Bruce D. Gill
  3. pp. 231-249
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  1. 13. Dung Beetles of the Sahel Region
  2. Daniel Rougon, Christiane Rougon
  3. pp. 250-261
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  1. 14. Montane Dung Beetles
  2. Jean-Pierre Lumaret, Nicole Stiernet
  3. pp. 262-274
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  1. 15. Native and Introduced Dung Beetles in Australia
  2. Β. M. Doube, A. Macqueen, T. J. Ridsdill-Smith, T. A. Weir
  3. pp. 275-298
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  1. Part 3: Synthesis
  2. pp. 299-302
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  1. 16. Spatial Processes
  2. Ilkka Hanski, Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 303-324
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  1. 17. Competition in Dung Beetles
  2. Ilkka Hanski, Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 325-349
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  1. 18. Resource Partitioning
  2. Ilkka Hanski, Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 350-369
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  1. 19. Species Richness
  2. Ilkka Hanski, Yves Cambefort
  3. pp. 370-385
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  1. 20. Epilogue
  2. Ilkka Hanski
  3. pp. 386-392
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  1. Appendixes
  2. pp. 393-440
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  1. References
  2. pp. 441-484
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  1. Index of Genera
  2. pp. 485-494
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  1. Index
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