Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification.

Autor: Noriega JA; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.; Grupo de Agua, Salud y Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia., Hortal J; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain. jhortal@mncn.csic.es.; Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil. jhortal@mncn.csic.es.; cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal. jhortal@mncn.csic.es., deCastro-Arrazola I; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.; Departamento de Ecología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain., Alves-Martins F; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.; CIBIO-InBIO, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, University of Porto, Vairão, Portugal.; BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Vairão, Portugal., Ortega JCG; Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil., Bini LM; Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Andrew NR; Insect Ecology Laboratory, Natural History Museum, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia., Arellano L; Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico., Beynon S; Dr Beynon's Bug Farm; St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom., Davis ALV; Invertebrate Systematics and Conservation Group, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa., Favila ME; Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico., Floate KD; Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada., Horgan FG; EcoLaVerna Integral Restoration Ecology; Bridestown, County Cork, Ireland.; Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Curicó, Chile., Menéndez R; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom., Milotic T; Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels, Belgium., Nervo B; Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy., Palestrini C; Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy., Rolando A; Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy., Scholtz CH; Invertebrate Systematics and Conservation Group, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa., Senyüz Y; Kütahya Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Biology, Kütahya, Turkey., Wassmer T; Department of Biology, Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI, USA., Ádam R; Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, Hungary., Araújo CO; Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil., Barragan-Ramírez JL; Centro de Estudios en Zoología - CUCBA, Universidad de Guadalajara, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico., Boros G; Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute for Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Budapest, Hungary., Camero-Rubio E; Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia., Cruz M; Independent researcher, Chalatenango, El Salvador., Cuesta E; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.; Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM), Departamento de Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain., Damborsky MP; Biología de los Artrópodos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura (UNNE-FaCENA), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina., Deschodt CM; Invertebrate Systematics and Conservation Group, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa., Rajan PD; Insect Biosystematics and Conservation Laboratory, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India., D'hondt B; Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels, Belgium., Díaz Rojas A; Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico., Dindar K; Kütahya Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Art and Science, Department of Biology, Kütahya, Turkey., Escobar F; Red de Ecoetología, Instituto de Ecología A.C., Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico., Espinoza VR; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid, Spain.; Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador., Ferrer-Paris JR; Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Maracaibo, Venezuela.; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.; UNSW Data Science Hub, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia., Gutiérrez Rojas PE; Grupo de investigación Biodiversidad y desarrollo Amazónico - BYDA, Centro de investigación Cesar Augusto Estrada González - MACAGUAL, Programa de Biología, Facultad Ciencias Básicas- Universidad de la Amazonia, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia., Hemmings Z; Insect Ecology Laboratory, Natural History Museum, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia., Hernández B; Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco, Tecnológico Nacional de México; Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, Mexico., Hill SJ; Insect Ecology Laboratory, Natural History Museum, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia., Hoffmann M; Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Brussels, Belgium.; Terrestrial Ecology Unit (TEREC), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium., Jay-Robert P; CEFE, University Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3, Montpellier, France., Lewis K; Dr Beynon's Bug Farm; St Davids, Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom.; Pembrokeshire College, Haverfordwest, United Kingdom., Lewis M; Harper Adams University, Newport, United Kingdom.; School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia., Lozano C; Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Maracaibo, Venezuela.; Instituto de Biociências, Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil., Marín-Armijos D; Colección de Invertebrados Sur del Ecuador, Museo de Zoología CISEC-MUTPL, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador., de Farias PM; Laboratório de Entomologia, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil., Murcia-Ordoñez B; 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Insect Biosystematics and Conservation Laboratory, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Bangalore, India., Rahimi I; Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran., Raimundo AT; Biología de los Artrópodos, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura (UNNE-FaCENA), Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina., Ramos DC; Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia., Rebolledo RE; Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambiente, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile., Roggero A; Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy., Sánchez-Mercado A; Centro de Estudios Botánicos y Agroforestales, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Maracaibo, Venezuela.; School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia.; Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador., Somay L; 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Publikováno v: Nature communications [Nat Commun] 2023 Dec 06; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 8070. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 06.

Comparison with a syntype of Kheper cupreus (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840) confirms that Kheper namibicus Krajcik, 2006 is a synonym.

Autor: Deschodt CM; Department of Zoology Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028 South Africa. . cdeschodt@zoology.up.ac.za., Davis ALV; Department of Zoology Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028 South Africa. . adrian.davis@up.ac.za.

Publikováno v: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2022 Jul 28; Vol. 5169 (2), pp. 193-196. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 28.

The enigmatic dung beetle genus Stiptopodius Harold, 1871 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) revisited: new species descriptions from southern Africa.

Autor: Daniel GM; Department of Terrestrial Invertebrates, The National Museum, 36 Aliwal Street, Bloemfontein, South Africa. gimo.daniel@nasmus.co.za., Deschodt CM, Davis ALV, Sole CL

Publikováno v: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2020 Apr 14; Vol. 4763 (3), pp. zootaxa.4763.3.4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Apr 14.

A new species of Versicorpus Deschodt, Davis amp; Scholtz, 2011 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Byrrhidiini) from the Brandberg Mountain, Namibia.

Autor: Deschodt CM; Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, 0028 Hatfield, South Africa. Faculty of Natural Resources and Spatial Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Private Bag 13388, Windhoek, Namibia.. cdeschodt@zoology.up.ac.za., Sole CL

Publikováno v: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2019 Sep 16; Vol. 4671 (1), pp. zootaxa.4671.1.11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 16.

New southern African species and a revalidation in the dung beetle genus Gyronotus van Lansberge, 1874 (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) with an updated key.

Autor: Deschodt CM; Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.. cdeschodt@zoology.up.ac.za., Davis ALV

Publikováno v: Zootaxa [Zootaxa] 2019 Jun 28; Vol. 4624 (2), pp. zootaxa.4624.2.10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 28.