Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs

Fernando Lopes; Michele Rossini; Federica Losacco; Giulio Montanaro; Nicole Gunter; Sergei Tarasov

doi:10.1101/2022.12.27.521994

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Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs

View ORCID ProfileFernando Lopes, View ORCID ProfileMichele Rossini, Federica Losacco, View ORCID ProfileGiulio Montanaro, View ORCID ProfileNicole Gunter, View ORCID ProfileSergei Tarasov

doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.27.521994

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2The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, 1 Wade Oval Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA

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1Finnish Museum of Natural History, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 13, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland

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Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs

Fernando Lopes, Michele Rossini, Federica Losacco, Giulio Montanaro, Nicole Gunter, Sergei Tarasov

bioRxiv 2022.12.27.521994; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.27.521994

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Metagenomics reveals that Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) broadly feed on Reptile dung and could feed on that of Dinosaurs

Fernando Lopes, Michele Rossini, Federica Losacco, Giulio Montanaro, Nicole Gunter, Sergei Tarasov

bioRxiv 2022.12.27.521994; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.27.521994

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