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Dung beetles eat plants : insights into the nutritional world of Euoniticellus intermedius (Reiche) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae)

Author: Yates, Megan Date: 2007 Dung beetle eggs develop within the finite nutritional environment of the brood ball, which is made using maternally processed animal faeces. It is thought that microbial and gut-derived excretions constitute the major source of N and C for ... Read more
The physiological importance of small leaf sizes in the mediterranean type ecosystem vegetation of the Cape floristic region

Author: Yates, Megan Date: 2007 Numerous "Fynbos" species of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) have particularly fine, narrow leaves. The rates of transpiration and heat loss are partially dependent on boundary layer conductance, which is determined by leaf shape and size, ... Read more

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