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Comparative Analysis of the Ecological Functions of Dung Removal and Seed Dispersal among Two Telecoprid and Two Paracoprid Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

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Niero, Mariana Mrotskoski, Batilani-Filho, Moacyr, Medina Hernández, Malva Isabel (2022): Comparative Analysis of the Ecological Functions of Dung Removal and Seed Dispersal among Two Telecoprid and Two Paracoprid Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 76 (2): 221-231, DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-76.2.221, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1649/0010-065x-76.2.221

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