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An Update on the Feeding Preferences of the Dung Beetle Onthophagus moroni Zunino and Halffter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Cuetzalan Caves, Puebla, Mexico

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Rivera-Gasperín, Sara Lariza, Escobar-Hernández, Fernando, Favila, Mario E. (2021): An Update on the Feeding Preferences of the Dung Beetle Onthophagus moroni Zunino and Halffter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Cuetzalan Caves, Puebla, Mexico. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75 (1): 247-255, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-75.1.247, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-75.1.247

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