Shrader et al. Do dung beetles prefer elephant dung

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To determine whether three dung beetle species (i.e., Kheper cupreus (Castelnau, 1840), Onitis mendax Gillet, 1918, and O. fulgidus Klug, 1855) found utilising elephant dung showed a preference for that dung, we conducted choice experiments between Africa savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) dung and zebra (Equus quagga) or impala (Aepyceros melampus) dung.

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These data display the results of choice experiments testing the dung preference of three dung beetle species. The dung choices were between African savanna elephant dung and zebra or impala dung.

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• University of Pretoria

  Gauteng, Pretoria

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