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02494aam a2200433Ii 4500 001 0DD391EE9C8F11E981649E3E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190702010117 008 190128s2019 sa a b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1776142349 020 $a 9781776142347 020 $a 9781776144655 020 $a 1776144651 035 $a (OCoLC)1083459002 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d YDXIT $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d NYP $d OCLCF $d YAM $d UBC $d OCLCO $d CBY $d BDX $d SILO 050 4 $a QL596.S3 $b B97 2019 060 4 $a QX 555 082 04 $a 595.7649 $2 23 100 1 $a Byrne, Marcus $e author. 245 10 $a Dance of the dung beetles : $b their role in our changing world / $c Marcus Byrne, Helen Lunn. 264 1 $a Johannesburg : $b Wits University Press, $c 2019. 300 $a xiii, 228 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212) and index. 505 0 $a When the dung beetle wore golden shoes -- Crawling out of the darkness -- Joining the dots -- Colonising insects -- Of elephants and dung beetles -- Tribes with human attributes -- Design construction first -- 'What a wonderful world'. 520 $a 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, they saved Hawaii from ecological blight, and rescued Australia from plagues of flies. They fertilize soil, cleanse pastures, steer by the stars, and have a unique relationship with the African elephant (along with many other ungulates). Above all, they are the ideal subject for biological study in an evolving world. This entertaining outline of the development of science from the beetle's perspective will enchant general readers and entomologists alike. 650 0 $a Dung beetles. 650 0 $a Dung beetles $x Behavior. 650 0 $a Dung beetles $x Ecology. 650 0 $a Dung beetles $x History. 650 2 $a Coleoptera. 650 7 $a Dung beetles. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00899482 650 7 $a Dung beetles $x Behavior. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01750996 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Lunn, Helen, $e author. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191214022200.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20191204015341.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0DD391EE9C8F11E981649E3E97128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search