ArticlePeerJ2020
Dung beetle species introductions: when an ecosystem service provider transforms into an invasive species.
Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Simulated Targeted Anthelmintic Treatment Maintains Dung Removal but Not Dung-Inhabiting Insect Communities.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- The non-indigenous dung beetle (PeerJ · 2025Article
- Thousands of Years of Pastoralism Don't Count: Coprophagous Beetles Prefer Exotic Alpaca Dung to That of Cattle.Insects · 2024Article
- Genetic and Phenotypic Divergence in a Dung Beetle 50 Years After Its Introduction to Australia.Ecology and evolution · 2024Article
- Field evaluation of electrophysiologically-active dung volatiles as chemical lures for trapping of dung beetles.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Population structure of Phanaeus vindex (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in SE Michigan.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Dung beetle introduction programmes were designed to accelerate exotic livestock dung degradation and to control dung breeding pestiferous flies and livestock parasites. The introduction programmes provided exotic dung beetle species with an opportunity to cross natural barriers and spread beyond their native range. There are no reports that explain what probable adaptation mechanisms enable particular dung beetle species to be the most successful invader. Here we identify the morphological, biological, physiological, ecological and behavioural attributes of the four most widespread and successful dung beetle species in introduced areas on a global scale in relation to the assumption that these species are different from other exotic and native dung beetles. We have recognised
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