Assessing the effect of habitat, location and bait treatment on dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in southern Alberta, Canada

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dc.contributor.authorBezanson, Giselle
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorFloate, Kevin D.
dc.contributor.supervisorGoater, Cameron P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-19T14:25:40Z
dc.date.available2019-06-19T14:25:40Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractDung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) are members of the coprophagous insect community and are important dung degraders in pasture ecosystems. To assess their distribution in North America, I created a checklist of over 300 beetle species known to colonize dung (Chapter 2). To assess the affect of habitat and location on dung beetle diversity, I conducted sampling at Purple Springs Grazing Reserve and Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park (Chapter 3). Each habitat and location was dominated by different species for both sampling years. The affect of bait treatment and age on the attractiveness of the coprophagous insect community was assessed using fresh and frozen dung baits, with frozen baits being more attractive for the first three days (Chapter 4). To expedite sample processing, regression equations were developed for three treatments (wet, air-dried, and oven-dried weight), which allow for counts of individuals to be estimated by their bulk weight (Chapter 5).en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5399
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subjectEntomology [0353]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectEcology [0329]en_US
dc.proquest.subjectAgriculture [0473]en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)
dc.subjectAlbertaen_US
dc.subjectBait treatmenten_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectDung beetlesen_US
dc.subjectHabitaten_US
dc.titleAssessing the effect of habitat, location and bait treatment on dung beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in southern Alberta, Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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