Spatiotemporal effects on dung beetle activities in island forests-home garden matrix in a tropical village landscape

Abstract Insects in seasonal tropics experience a wide range of temperatures along seasons, habitats, and a day. Therefore, the thermal tolerance of the insects can be a major driver for their habitat preference, temporal patterns of activity, and formation of communities. We examined the dung beetl...

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Main Authors: G. Asha, K. Manoj, P. P. Megha, Palatty Allesh Sinu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96831-5