Distribution and Feeding Behavior of Omorgus suberosus (Coleoptera: Trogidae) in Lepidochelys olivacea Turtle Nests

Omorgus suberosus (Fabricius, 1775) has been identified as a potential predator of the eggs of the turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) on one of the main turtle nesting beaches in the world, La Escobilla in Oaxaca, Mexico. This study presents an analysis of the spatio-temporal distribut...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2015-09, Vol.10 (9), p.e0139538-e0139538
Hauptverfasser:	Baena, Martha L, Escobar, Federico, Halffter, Gonzalo, García-Chávez, Juan H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Analysis Animal behavior Animal feeding behavior Animals Beaches Beetles Behavior Chelonia mydas Coleoptera Coleoptera - physiology Conservation Damage assessment Eggs Eggs - parasitology Environmental aspects Feeding behavior Females Fisheries Food Food Chain Incubation Larvae Lepidochelys olivacea Life assessment Mortality Nesting Nesting Behavior Nests Omorgus suberosus Population Predation Sea turtles Survival analysis Temporal distribution Trogidae Turtles Turtles - growth & development Wildlife conservation
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