| oribatid mites as intermediate hosts of anoplocephala manubriata, cestode of the asian elephant in india. | anoplocephala manubriata (cestoda: anoplocephalidae) is a tapeworm that parasitizes both african (loxodonta africana) and asian (elephas maximas) elephants. its life cycle has not yet been completely elucidated nor have intermediate hosts been previously reported. soil and substrate was collected in the kodanadu forest range, ernakulum district and guruvayur devaswom temple grounds, thrissur district, in kerala, india. oribatid mites (acari: oribatida) were collected from dung piles near captive ... | 2004 | 15139083 |
| species composition and community structure of dung beetles attracted to dung of gaur and elephant in the moist forests of south western ghats. | the community structure of dung beetles attracted to dung of gaur, bos gaurus (h. smith) (artiodactyla: bovidae) and asian elephant, elephas maximus linnaeus (proboscidea: elephantidae), is reported from the moist forests of western ghats, in south india. the dominance of dwellers over rollers, presence of many endemic species, predominance of regional species and higher incidence of the old world roller, ochicanthon laetum, make the dung beetle community in the moist forests of the region unusu ... | 2007 | 20337551 |