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Tonelli, Mattia
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Gimenez Gomez, Victoria Carolina
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Verdú, José R.
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Casanoves, Fernando
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Zunino, Mario
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2022-03-31T11:59:59Z
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2021-09
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Tonelli, Mattia; Gimenez Gomez, Victoria Carolina; Verdú, José R.; Casanoves, Fernando; Zunino, Mario; Dung beetle assemblages attracted to cow and horse dung: the importance of mouthpart traits, body size, and nesting behavior in the community assembly process; MDPI; Life; 11; 9; 9-2021; 1-13
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/154106
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Dung beetles use excrement for feeding and reproductive purposes. Although they use a range of dung types, there have been several reports of dung beetles showing a preference for certain feces. However, exactly what determines dung preference in dung beetles remains controversial. In the present study, we investigated differences in dung beetle communities attracted to horse or cow dung from a functional diversity standpoint. Specifically, by examining 18 functional traits, we sought to understand if the dung beetle assembly process is mediated by particular traits in different dung types. Species specific dung preferences were recorded for eight species, two of which prefer horse dung and six of which prefer cow dung. Significant differences were found between the functional traits of the mouthparts of the dung beetles attracted to horse dung and those that were attracted to cow dung. Specifically, zygum development and the percentage of the molar area and the conjunctive area differed between horse and cow dung colonizing beetles. We propose that the quantitative differences in the mouthpart traits of the species attracted to horse and cow dung respectively could be related to the differential capacity of the beetles to filtrate and concentrate small particles from the dung. Hence, the dung preference of dung beetles could be related to their ability to exploit a specific dung type, which varies according to their mouthpart traits. Moreover, we found that larger and nester beetles preferred cow dung, whereas smaller and non-nester beetles preferred horse dung. This finding could be related to the tradeoff between fitness and parental investments, and to the suitability of the trophic resource according to the season and species phenology.
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application/pdf
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eng
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MDPI
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/
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ENVIRONMENTAL FILTER
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FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
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FUNCTIONAL TRAITS
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NICHE PARTITIONING
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SCARABAEOIDEA
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TROPHIC PREFERENCE
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Ecología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Dung beetle assemblages attracted to cow and horse dung: the importance of mouthpart traits, body size, and nesting behavior in the community assembly process
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2022-03-29T19:03:01Z
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2075-1729
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11
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9
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1-13
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Suiza
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Fil: Tonelli, Mattia. Universidad de Alicante; España. Università Degli Studi Di Urbino Carlo Bo; Italia
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Fil: Gimenez Gomez, Victoria Carolina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
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Fil: Verdú, José R.. Universidad de Alicante; España
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Fil: Casanoves, Fernando. Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza; Costa Rica
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Fil: Zunino, Mario. Asti Academic Centre for Advanced Studies; Italia
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Life
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life11090873
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/11/9/873
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