Dance of the dung beetles : their role in our changing world / Marcus Byrne and Helen Lunn.

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The humble and industrious dung beetle is a marvelous beast: the 6,000 species identified so far are intricately entwined with human history and scientific endeavor. these night-soil collectors of the planet have been worshiped as gods, worn as jewelery, and painted by artists. More practically, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Byrne, Marcus (Author)
Lunn, Helen (Author)
Language:English
Published: Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Dung beetles.
Dung beetles > Behavior.
Dung beetles > Ecology.
Dung beetles > History.
Coleoptera.
Ecology.
Biodiversity.
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xiii, 228 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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