ArticleEcology and evolution2018
Tropical dung beetle morphological traits predict functional traits and show intraspecific differences across land uses.
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- A trait-based framework for dung beetle functional ecology.The Journal of animal ecology · 2023Review
- Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait ofPlant diversity · 2022Article
- Trait-based ecology of terrestrial arthropods.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2019Review
- Dung beetle-mammal associations: methods, research trends and future directions.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2019Review
- Tropical dung beetle morphological traits predict functional traits and show intraspecific differences across land uses.Ecology and evolution · 2018Article
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Abstract
Functional traits and functional diversity measures are increasingly being used to examine land use effects on biodiversity and community assembly rules. Morphological traits are often used directly as functional traits. However, behavioral characteristics are more difficult to measure. Establishing methods to derive behavioral traits from morphological measurements is necessary to facilitate their inclusion in functional diversity analyses. We collected morphometric data from over 1,700 individuals of 12 species of dung beetle to establish whether morphological measurements can be used as predictors of behavioral traits. We also compared morphology among individuals collected from different land uses (primary forest, logged forest, and oil palm plantation) to identify whether intraspecific differences in morphology vary among land use types. We show that leg and eye measurements can be used to predict dung beetle nesting behavior and period of activity and we used this information to confirm the previously unresolved nesting behavior for
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