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  • Ecology
  • Entomology
  • Soil Science

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  • Ruminant dung is a patchy resource supporting diverse invertebrate communities.
  • Insect aggregation in dung may be crucial for population stability and coexistence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Quantify insect aggregation in cow dung.
  • Test if dung-pat community assembly results from stochastic colonization.

Main Methods:

  • Standardized artificial cow pats were exposed in pastures for seven days.
  • Insect colonizers were collected, identified, and their distribution analyzed.
  • Simulation analysis tested colonization randomness.

Main Results:

  • Most insect taxa (larval and adult Coleoptera, Diptera) exhibited significant aggregation.
  • Abundance within pats often followed a negative binomial distribution.
  • Observed taxa distribution did not differ from random colonization expectations.

Conclusions:

  • Insect colonization of cow dung is non-random and aggregated.
  • Aggregated insect populations may be more vulnerable to dung-borne contaminants.