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Effect of Density and Extra Dung on Brood Parasitism in the Dung Beetle, Onthophagus Taurus |
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| Authors: | Mary Crowe Erin Raspet Jan Rychtar Sat Gupta |
| Affiliation: | 1. Office of the Provost, Florida Southern College, 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, FL, 33801-5698, USA 2. The Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA 3. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Abstract: | Kleptoparasitism has not been well documented in insects and intraspecific brood parasitism is even less well known. This study examines the effect of extra resources and density on the probability of kleptoparasitism in the bull headed dung beetle Onthophagus taurus. A high level (>60 %) of kleptoparasitism was found across all treatments and suggest that although density may not affect the probability to kleptoparasitize, it may influence brood ball production. This study also documents for the first time that male O. taurus kleptoparasitize. |
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