The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies

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Autor(es): dc.creatorIx-Balam, Manuel A.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorOliveira, Maria G. A.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLouzada, Júlio-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMcNeil, Jeremy N.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLima, Eraldo-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2026-02-09T11:08:49Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2026-02-09T11:08:49Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2019-03-22-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2019-03-22-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2018-07-31-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.ufla.br/handle/1/33249-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/1134769-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFlies are the main competitors of dung beetles for oviposition sites and rolling dung beetles relocate their food to reduce interspecific competition. Furthermore, dung beetles deposit chemical substances on the food ball that may repel fly larvae and certain predators. In the present study, using Deltochilum furcatum, a dung beetle that does not exhibit parental care and the blow-fly, Lucilia cuprina, we tested the hypothesis that pygidial secretions deposited on the food ball could also make it less attractive as an oviposition site for flies. Food balls rolled by either D. furcatum males or females received significantly fewer eggs that balls that had not been rolled by beetles. Also, flies laid significantly fewer eggs on food balls treated with secretions collected from male pygidial glands. Reduced fly oviposition may be a direct effect of compounds the beetles deposited, acting as an allomone, and/or an indirect negative effect on the microbial community that stimulates fly oviposition. A model of the reproductive biology of this species is proposed.-
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Idioma: dc.languageen-
Publicador: dc.publisherMolecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)-
Direitos: dc.rightsacesso aberto-
Direitos: dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
Direitos: dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectDeltochilum furcatum-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectDung beetle-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectInterspecific competition-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectLucilia cuprina-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPygidial secretion-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectResource marking by both sexes-
Título: dc.titleThe rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies-
Tipo de arquivo: dc.typeArtigo-
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