Ancient human colonization explains dung beetle species richness in the Mediterranean and Macaronesian islands

M Tonelli, M Dellacasa, JM Lobo - Journal of Biogeography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Different hypothesis have been proposed to explain differences in species richness
among islands. However, few studies have attempted to compare the explanatory power of …

Human activities and dispersal capacity: key drivers of dung beetle colonization in Mediterranean and Macaronesian islands

M Tonelli, JM Lobo - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2025 - academic.oup.com
This study examines how geography, environmental factors, and human history shape the
composition of dung beetle assemblages on Mediterranean and Macaronesian islands. We …