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Associations of Afrotropical Coleoptera (Scarabaeidae: Aphodiidae: Staphylinidae: Hydrophilidae: Histeridae) with dung and decaying matter: implications for selection of fly-control agents for Australia

A.L.V. Davis CSIRO Division of Entomology Dung Beetle Research Unit, Pretoria, South Africa; Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

Pages 383-399 | Accepted 25 Mar 1993, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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