Global dung beetle response to tropical forest modification and fragmentation: a quantitative literature review and meta-analysis E Nichols, T Larsen, S Spector, AL Davis, F Escobar, M Favila, K Vulinec, ... Biological conservation 137 (1), 1-19, 2007 | 679 | 2007 |
Evolutionary biology and conservation of dung beetles CH Scholtz, ALV Davis, U Kryger Pensoft, 2009 | 366 | 2009 |
The database of the PREDICTS (projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project LN Hudson, T Newbold, S Contu, SLL Hill, I Lysenko, A De Palma, ... Ecology and evolution 7 (1), 145-188, 2017 | 252 | 2017 |
Historical biogeography of scarabaeine dung beetles ALV Davis, CH Scholtz, TK Philips Journal of Biogeography 29 (9), 1217-1256, 2002 | 215 | 2002 |
The Scarabaeinae Research Network. 2007. Global dung beetle response to tropical forest modification and fragmentation: A quantitative literature review and meta-analysis E Nichols, T Larsen, S Spector, AL Davis, F Escobar, M Favila, K Vulinec Biological conservation 137 (1), 1-19, 2007 | 157 | 2007 |
Effect of deforestation on a southwest Ghana dung beetle assemblage (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) at the periphery of Ankasa conservation area ALV Davis, TK Philips Environmental Entomology 34 (5), 1081-1088, 2005 | 136 | 2005 |
The African dung beetle genera ALV Davis, AV Frolov, CH Scholtz Protea Book House, 2008 | 128 | 2008 |
Historical vs. ecological factors influencing global patterns of scarabaeine dung beetle diversity ALV Davis, CH Scholtz Diversity and Distributions 7 (4), 161-174, 2001 | 120 | 2001 |
Species turnover, community boundaries and biogeographical composition of dung beetle assemblages across an altitudinal gradient in South Africa ALV Davis, CH Scholtz, SL Chown Journal of Biogeography 26 (5), 1039-1055, 1999 | 117 | 1999 |
Scarabaeine dung beetles as indicators of biodiversity, habitat transformation and pest control chemicals in agro-ecosystems ALV Davis, CH Scholtz, PW Dooley, N Bham, U Kryger South African Journal of Science 100 (9), 415-424, 2004 | 98 | 2004 |
Convergence between dung beetle assemblages of a post‐mining vegetational chronosequence and unmined dune forest ALV Davis, RJ Van Aarde, CH Scholtz, JH Delport Restoration Ecology 11 (1), 29-42, 2003 | 95 | 2003 |
Increasing representation of localized dung beetles across a chronosequence of regenerating vegetation and natural dune forest in South Africa ALV Davis, RJ Van Aarde, CH Scholtz, JH Delport Global Ecology and Biogeography 11 (3), 191-209, 2002 | 86 | 2002 |
Seasonal dung beetle activity and dung dispersal in selected South African habitats: implications for pasture improvement in Australia ALV Davis Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 58 (2-3), 157-169, 1996 | 85 | 1996 |
Dung beetle diversity in South Africa: influential factors, conservation status, data inadequacies and survey design ALV Davis African Entomology 10 (1), 53-65, 2002 | 79 | 2002 |
Discontinuous Gas-Exchange Cycles in Scarabaeus Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Mass-Scaling and Temperature Dependence ALV Davis, SL Chown, CH Scholtz Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 72 (5), 555-565, 1999 | 78 | 1999 |
Climatic and biogeographical associations of southern African dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae s. str.) A Davis african Journal of ecology 35 (1), 10-38, 1997 | 74 | 1997 |
Discontinuous gas exchange and the significance of respiratory water loss in scarabaeine beetles SL Chown, ALV Davis Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (20), 3547-3556, 2003 | 72 | 2003 |
A comparative analysis of metabolic rate in six Scarabaeus species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from southern Africa: further caveats when inferring adaptation ALV Davis, SL Chown, MA McGeoch, CH Scholtz Journal of Insect Physiology 46 (4), 553-562, 2000 | 71 | 2000 |
Community organization in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): differences in body size and functional group structure between habitats. ALV Davis African Journal of Ecology 34, 258-275, 1996 | 66 | 1996 |
Soil biota in a megadiverse country: current knowledge and future research directions in South Africa C Janion-Scheepers, J Measey, B Braschler, SL Chown, L Coetzee, ... Pedobiologia 59 (3), 129-174, 2016 | 64 | 2016 |