Dung beetles and fecal helminth transmission: patterns, mechanisms and questions
Dung beetles and fecal helminth transmission: patterns, mechanisms and questions
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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English
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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press
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Dung beetles are detrivorous insects that feed on and reproduce in the fecal material of vertebrates. This dependency on vertebrate feces implies frequent contact between dung beetles and parasitic helminths with a fecal component to their life-cycle. Interactions between dung beetles and helminths carry both positive and negative consequences for...
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Dung beetles and fecal helminth transmission: patterns, mechanisms and questions
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1534830777
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1534830777
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0031-1820
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1469-8161
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10.1017/S0031182013002011
