The reproductive behaviour ofKheper aeratus(Gerstaecker) and the evolution of subsociality in Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera)
作者:
C. Palestrini,
E. Barbero,
M. Zunino,
期刊:
Ethology Ecology & Evolution
(Taylor Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 4,
issue sup1
页码: 27-31
ISSN:0394-9370
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1080/03949370.1992.10721942
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: nesting behaviour;subsociality;dung beetle;Kheper aeratus
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
An Afrotropical scarab beetle, the ball-rollerKheper aeratus(Gerstaecker), was reared in controlled conditions. Nesting behaviour and parental care are described. This behaviour is interpreted in the framework of subsociality in Scarabaeidae.
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