Food relocation behavior, nests, and brood balls of canthon quinquemaculatus laporte de castelnau (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Individuals of Canthon quinquemaculatus Laporte de Castelnau rolled balls up to 4 m from the food source. Stealing balls was common. Male headstand position was observed at the entrance of chambers containing a rolled ball and a female. Nests were shallow, telecoprid, and compound. Male and female c...

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Autores principales: Cantil, L.F., Sánchez, M.V., Dinghi, P.A., Genise, J.F.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Ball characters
Ball construction
Dung beetles
Micromorphology
Necrophagy
Rolling behavior
beetle
biogenic structure
fecal pellet
foraging behavior
micromorphology
nesting behavior
reproductive behavior
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0010065X_v68_n2_p199_Cantil
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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