Behavioural and morphological adaptations for a low-quality resource in semi-arid environments: dung beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) associated with the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.)

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Journal of Natural History

• Publication date

  2004-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1080/0022293021000041707
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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