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The Attraction of the Dung Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) to Volatiles from Vertebrate Cadavers

During decomposition, vertebrate carrion emits volatile organic compounds to which insects and other scavengers are attracted. We have previously found that the dung beetle, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, is the most common dung beetle found on vertebrate cadavers. Our aim in this study was to identify v...

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Autores principales: Weithmann, Sandra, von Hoermann, Christian, Schmitt, Thomas, Steiger, Sandra, Ayasse, Manfred
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7469141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32727148
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11080476