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ArticleIntegrative organismal biology (Oxford, England)2025

Testing for Differences in Metabolism Among Females and Dimorphic Males of Four Dung Beetle Species (Coloeoptera: Scarabaeinae).

A T Killeffer, J M Fleming, A Padukone, N Duerr, K A Reed, J Merizalde-Toro, K E Marshall, J E Celi, K S Sheldon

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Article in Integrative organismal biology (Oxford, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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A T KillefferDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
J M FlemingDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
A PadukoneDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
N DuerrDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
K A ReedDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
J Merizalde-ToroWater and Aquatic Resources Research Group, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena 150158, Ecuador.
K E MarshallDepartment of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
J E CeliWater and Aquatic Resources Research Group, Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Tena 150158, Ecuador.
K S SheldonDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3215-2223

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both sexual and male dimorphism are common in nature, yet we have limited understanding of how different developmental pathways and reproductive strategies of morphs shape energetics. To address this gap, we examined metabolic rates of four species of dung beetle (

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