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Nutrient quality of vertebrate dung as a diet for dung beetles

At the basis of a trophic web, coprophagous animals like dung beetles (Scarabaeoidea) utilize resources that may have advantages (easy gain and handling) as well as drawbacks (formerly processed food). Several studies have characterized the nutrients, e.g. C/N ratios and organic matter content, for...

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Autores principales: Frank, Kevin, Brückner, Adrian, Hilpert, Andrea, Heethoff, Michael, Blüthgen, Nico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5610319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28939910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12265-y

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