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Dung beetles (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) attracted to carrion in Ghana, West Africa and evidence for adult food source plasticity by Philips, T. Keith, Sukhdeo, Christie A, Peck, Stewart B

“…A study on dung beetles attracted to carrion using baited pitfalls was conducted in eight Upper Guinean wet and moist forest sites as well as one savannah site…”
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A new genus of spider beetle (Coleoptera, Ptinidae) from western Peru by Philips, T. Keith, Whorrall, Kyle A, Gearner, Olivia M, Huchet, Jean-Bernard

“…A new genus of flightless spider beetle from Peru with two new species is described. It is characterized by unique heart-shaped fused elytra and a broad…”
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Phylogenetic Analysis of the North American Beetle Genus Trichiotinus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Trichiinae) by Rowland, Naomi, Orozco, Jesús, Callahan, Mark, Philips, T. Keith

“…A hypothesized evolutionary history of the North American endemic trichiine scarab genus Trichiotinus is presented including all eight species and three…”
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Phylogeny of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini dung beetles (Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) from morphological evidence by Philips, T Keith

“…A phylogenetic study was conducted to hypothesize relationships of most of the genera of the Oniticellini and Onthophagini for the first time using…”
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A morphologically unique species of Ptinidae (Coleoptera) and the first found in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar) by Peris, David, Bao, Tong, Mähler, Bastian, Philips, T. Keith

“…Some groups of fossil beetles are difficult to study because the characters needed for identification or classification are hidden and difficult to study…”
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Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Scarabaeinae) diversity of the highest elevation in West Africa:  the Nimba Mountain Range by Philips, T. Keith, Bowen, Jacob G., Soumah, A. Gaspar, Moretto, Philippe

“…The Nimba Mountain Range located in the West African countries of Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, and Liberia is part of the Upper Guinean Forest ecosystem, a critical…”
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Arthropod fauna associated with black vulture and turkey vulture nests (Accipitriformes: Cathartidae) in south-Central Kentucky, USA by Lynch, William L., Philips, T. Keith, Klompen, Hans

“…Arthropods were collected from seven black vulture and two turkey vulture nests in South-Central Kentucky. Species diversity in each nest ranged from a low of…”
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Elevational and Possible Bushmeat Exploitation Effects on Dung Beetle (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Communities on Mount Cameroon, West Central Africa by Mongyeh, Elvis Tamenaih, Philips, T. Keith, Kimbi, Helen Kuokuo, Bertrand Fokam, Eric

“…Dung beetle species richness and abundance on Mt Cameroon were investigated to evaluate the effects of elevation. Surveys were done at five different…”
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Ptinid beetles from the Cretaceous gymnosperm-dominated forests by Peris, David, Philips, T. Keith, Delclòs, Xavier

“…The diversity of ptinid beetles (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) is described from Cretaceous amber that originated from the North Atlantic and Western Tethian…”
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Effects of Exyra ridingsii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on Sarracenia flava (Nepenthales: Sarraceniaceae) by Ricci, Christine A, Meier, Albert J, Meier, Ouida W, Philips, T. Keith

“…Exyra ridingsii (Riley) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) is a moth whose obligate host is the pitcher plant Sarracenia flava (L.) (Nepenthales: Sarraceniaceae). The…”
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Elevational Variation of Dung Beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) Communities on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea by Sukhdeo, Christie A, Philips, T Keith, Tasse, Geraud C, Fokam, Eric B, Morgan, Katy

“…Dung beetles are important for the healthy functioning of tropical forest ecosystems, performing essential roles, including nutrient recycling and secondary…”
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Geographically structured genetic diversity in the cave beetle Darlingtonea kentuckensis Valentine, 1952 (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechini, Trechina) by Boyd, Olivia F, Philips, T. Keith, Johnson, Jarrett R, Nixon, Jedidiah J

“…Cave beetles of the eastern USA are one of many poorly studied groups of insects and nearly all previous work delimiting species is based solely on morphology…”
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Molecular systematics and evolution of the Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) and related families by BELL, KAREN LEANNE, PHILIPS, T. KEITH

“…The Ptinidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) are a cosmopolitan, ecologically diverse, but poorly known group of Coleoptera and, excluding a few economic pests,…”
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Rediscovery and conservation status of six short‐range endemic Pseudanophthalmus cave beetles (Carabidae: Trechini) by Niemiller, Matthew L., Zigler, Kirk S., Ober, Karen A., Carter, Evin T., Engel, Annette S., Moni, Gerald, Philips, T. Keith, Stephen, Charles D. R., Didham, Raphael, Ribera, Ignacio

“…The North American endemic cave beetle genus Pseudanophthalmus is exceptionally diverse, with >150 described taxa in karst regions of the eastern United…”
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The Effects of Fire and Other Habitat Characteristics on Habitat Selection of Exyra ridingsii (Riley), the Riding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth by Ricci, Christine A, Meier, Albert J, Meier, Ouida W, Philips, T. Keith

“…Exyra ridingsii is a host-specific moth that spends its entire immature life cycle in the Sarracenia flava L. pitcher plant. Sarracenia flava requires a…”
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Historical biogeography of scarabaeine dung beetles by Davis, Adrian L. V., Scholtz, Clarke H., Philips, T. Keith

“…Aim (1) To review briefly global biogeographical patterns in dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), a group whose evolutionary history has been…”
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Regional Fragmentation of Rain Forest in West Africa and Its Effect on Local Dung Beetle Assemblage Structure by Davis, Adrian L. V., Philips, T. Keith

“…Data from Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, for local dung beetle assemblages of rain forest, plantations, and savanna, suggest that a subset of the savanna fauna has…”
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Formicdubius Philips & Scholtz from South Africa, a junior synonym of Haroldius Boucomont, and a survey of the trichomes in the African species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Onthophagini) by Krell, Frank, Philips, T.

“…Formicdubius Philips & Scholtz, 2000, a genus of South African scarab dung beetle, is synonymised with Haroldius Boucomont, 1914. All four African species of…”
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Phylogenetic Evidence for an Association Between Tunneling Behavior and the Evolution of Horns in Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) by Emlen, Douglas J, Keith Philips, T

“…Dung beetles employ numerous behavioral strategies to sequester dung away from other insects, and these have been broadly grouped into two categories: species…”
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Evolution of the Scarabaeini (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) by Forgie, Shaun A., Philips, T. Keith, Scholtz, Clarke H.

“…  A phylogenetic analysis of the Scarabaeini, based on 244 morphological characters, including 154 multistate and three biological characters, is presented…”
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