The pace of deforestation in tropical forests has achieved unprecedented rates, requiring
effective and achievable conservation mitigations that are also easily understood by society …

Dung beetles are one of the most representative groups of insects associated with livestock,
as they take advantage of the manure of livestock for food and reproduction. They have …

Biotic communities in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes can be shaped by both the
land use of local patches and the structure of surrounding landscapes. However, studies …

We evaluated how the taxonomic and functional diversity of dung beetles responds to
landscape fragmentation in Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve (LTBR). We sampled dung …

Landscape structures affect pests, depending on compositional heterogeneity (the number
and proportions of different habitats), configurational heterogeneity (spatial arrangement of …

Habitat loss and land-use change in tropical forests have modified the composition and
configuration of natural landscapes, driving biodiversity loss. Through studies covering …

High-quality habitats presumably have the resources required to sustain relatively high rates
of survival and reproduction. We assessed how habitat type and local environmental …

Land-use change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, but its negative
effects can vary depending on the spatial scale analyzed. Considering the continuous …

One of Costa Rica's driest areas is the province of Guanacaste, in the Pacific Northwest, with
almost no rain during the dry season from November to April. Due to this marked …

1. Food choice may change depending on sex, age, and physiological condition due to
nutritional requirements or because of mechanisms that promote food recognition. Among …