Structure of dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in native forest and exotic pastures in the Southwest of the Brazilian Amazon
Biologia,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
79(3), С. 879 - 891
Опубликована: Янв. 3, 2024
Язык: Английский
Necrophagy in Aspidoscelis lineattissimus (Cope, 1878) and Incilius marmoreus (Wiegmann, 1833) by the Dung Beetle Canthon cyanellus (LeConte, 1859) in a Dry Tropical Forest of Mexico
Austral Ecology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
50(3)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
carcasses
of
invertebrates
and
small
to
medium‐sized
vertebrates
are
the
main
food
source
necrophagous
beetles;
however,
little
is
known
about
consumption
herpetozoan
by
these
beetles.
In
this
note,
we
present
first
reports
a
carcass
lizard,
Aspidoscelis
lineattissimus
(Teiidae)
toad,
Incilius
marmoreus
(Bufonidae)
dung
beetle
Canthon
cyanellus
(Scarabaeidae)
in
Chamela‐Cuixmala
Biosphere
Reserve,
Mexico.
Our
suggest
that
amphibian
reptile
may
be
relevant
reproduction
feeding
behaviours
carrion
beetles
tropical
forests.
Язык: Английский
Testing and optimizing metabarcoding of iDNA from dung beetles to sample mammals in the hyperdiverse Neotropics
Molecular Ecology Resources,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
24(5)
Опубликована: Апрель 22, 2024
Abstract
Over
the
past
few
years,
insects
have
been
used
as
samplers
of
vertebrate
diversity
by
assessing
ingested‐derived
DNA
(iDNA),
and
dung
beetles
shown
to
be
a
good
mammal
sampler
given
their
broad
feeding
preference,
wide
distribution
easy
sampling.
Here,
we
tested
optimized
use
iDNA
from
assess
community
evaluating
if
some
biological
methodological
aspects
affect
species
samplers.
We
collected
403
60
pitfall
traps.
each
beetle
was
sequenced
metabarcoding
using
two
mini‐barcodes
(12SrRNA
16SrRNA).
assessed
whether
with
different
traits
related
feeding,
nesting
body
size
differed
in
number
found
iDNA.
also
differences
among
four
killing
solutions
preserving
compared
effectiveness
mini
barcode
recover
mammals.
identified
total
50
OTUs
(operational
taxonomic
unit),
including
terrestrial
arboreal
10
orders.
that
at
least
one
mammal‐matching
sequence
obtained
70%
specimens.
The
did
not
vary
well
between
solutions.
16SrRNA
mini‐barcode
recovered
higher
than
12SrRNA,
although
both
sets
were
partly
non‐overlapping.
Thus,
complete
may
achieved
only
them.
This
study
refines
methodology
for
routine
assessment
tropical
communities
via
‘samplers’
its
universal
applicability
independently
local
communities.
Язык: Английский
Species diet and the effect of different spatial bait distribution on assemblage of dung beetles in Amazonian white-sand forest
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
43(3), С. 1153 - 1162
Опубликована: Май 6, 2023
Язык: Английский
How much biodiversity do we lose in planted forests? A case study with dung beetles in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest
Biologia,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
79(12), С. 3549 - 3560
Опубликована: Сен. 27, 2024
Язык: Английский
The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(12)
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
ABSTRACT
Resource
attractiveness
and
preference
is
determinant
to
assess
how
biodiversity
structured
in
different
ecosystems.
Necrophagy
the
alternative
or
complementary
dietary
habit
of
dung
beetles,
but
a
few
studies
have
focused
on
evaluating
carrion
types
attract
species.
The
goal
this
study
was
effect
type
beetle
taxonomic
diversity
region
Central
Amazon.
Pitfall
traps
baited
with
bovine
spleen,
chicken
liver,
fish
(freshwater
sardine)
were
installed.
Bait
estimated
through
sampling
design
that
kept
exclusively
one
food
field,
while
bait
comprised
more
than
offered
simultaneously
concentrated
area.
We
collected
3151
individuals
from
24
Bovine
spleen
most
attractive
both
experiments,
being
only
which
species
demonstrated
preference.
Each
attracted
distinct
assemblages.
This
demonstrates
Amazonian
beetles
prefer
specific
types,
serves
as
basis
for
future
related
diet.
Язык: Английский