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What's on about stag beetles

• Surveys:
  • NBN Gateway page listing all PTES National Stag Beetle surveys; National Stag Beetle Survey 2002, [PDF]
  • Tessin Survey, Switzerland, 2003 - Moretti M. & Sprecher-Uebersax E., 2004. Über das Vorkommen des Hirschkäfers Lucanus cervus L. (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) im Tessin: Eine Umfrage im Sommer 2003. Mitteilungen der Entomologischen Gesellschaft Basel 54 (2): 75-82
  • Road Casualty Survey 2004 - Results, White Admiral, 60, Suffolk
  • Road Casualty Survey 2005-6 - Results, White Admiral, 63, Suffolk
  • London 2005 Stag Beetle Hunt Report - [PDF, 739.8 KB], courtesy of www.wildlondon.org.uk
  • The Great Stag Hunt III - Ongoing PTES survey. GSH III report for 2006 and 2007, plus Your Stag Beetle Pictures
  • Surveys in the Netherlands - Click on the “downloads” for the reports from 2002 to present, pdf files
  • Decheniana (Bonn) 160, 179-190 (2007) Verbreitung, Erfassbarkeit Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus LINNAEUS, 1758) im Raum Bonn Monika Hatchtel, Peter Schmidt, Christian Chmela & Wolfgang Böhme. [PDF]
  • Stag beetle “larval incidents” in private gardens - The aim of this survey is the study of the interactions between people and stag beetles in the UK.
    

• Conferences:
  • Proceedings of the 2th conference on Saproxylic beetles. UK, 2002.
  • Proceedings of the 3rd Symposium and workshop on the conservation of saproxylic beetles. Latvia, 2004.
  • Stag Beetle Conferences in Richmond Park: 30/10/04 and 19/11/05. London, UK.
  • Proceedings of the 4th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles. France, 2006.
  • Proceedings of the 5th Conference on Saproxylic Beetles. Germany 2008
  • The 6th Symposium and Workshop on the Conservation of Saproxylic Beetles will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia from the 15th to 17th June 2010.

• Fairly recent publications in chronological order not including the ones in the above conferences:
  • Tochtermann, B. von E. (1987) Modell zur Artenerhaltung der Lucanidae. Allg. Forst Zeits. 8: 183-184.
    
  • Tochtermann, B. von E. (1992) Neue biologische Fakten und Problematik der Hirschkäferförderung. Allg. Forst Zeits. 6: 308-311.
  • Radnai, F. (1995) Un élevage de Cerf-Volant Lucanus cervus Linné 1758 (Coleoptera, Lucanidae). Insectes n° 97 (2), Ed. OPIE, 2 pp. [PDF]
    
  • Franciscolo, M.E. (1997) Coleoptera, Lucanidae, Fauna d'Italia, 35: 228 pp. Edizioni Calderini, Bologna, ISBN 88-8219-017-X.
    
  • Sprecher-Uebersax E. (2001) Studien zur Biologie und Phänologie des Hirschkäfers im Raum Basel, mit Empfehlungen von Schutzmassnahmen zur Erhaltung und Förderung des Bestandes in der Region (Coleoptera: Lucanidae, Lucanus cervus L.). Diss. Univ. Basel: 196 pp.
  • Møller A.P. (2002 Developmental Instability and Sexual Selection in Stag Beetles from Chernobyl and a Control Area. Ethology 108: 3, 193-204. doi:10.1046/j.1439-0310.2002.00758.x
  • Krenn H.W., Pernstich A., Messner T., Hannappel U., Paulus H.F. (2002)Kirschen als Nahrung des männlichen Hirschkäfers, Lucanus cervus (Linnaeus 1758)(Lucanidae: Coleoptera). Entomologische Zeitschrift 112/6: 165-170.
    
  • Pratt C.R. (2003) The Stag Beetle in Great Britain - A 63 page A5 booklet, which is also available on CD Rom, and entitled "A Modern Review of the History of the Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in Great Britain". To obtain a copy of this work contact Colin R. Pratt, 5 View Road, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 8DE.
    
  • Harvey D.J. and Gange A.C. (2003) The Private Life of the Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus). The Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society, 62: 240-244.
  • Sprecher E. and Taroni G. (2004) Lucanus cervus depictus, Edizione G. Taroni Como: 160 pp. - Paperback. To obtain a copy contact Eva Sprecher.
  • Sprecher-Uebersax E. (2004) Der Hirschkäfer (Lucanus cervus L.) in Kunst und Mythologie. Mitteilungen Schweizerische Entomologische Gesellschaft 77:1-149
  • Knell R.J., Pomfret J.C. and Tomkins J.L. (2004) The limits of elaboration: curved allometries reveal the constraints on mandible size in stag beetles. Proc Biol Sci. 2004 March 7; 271(1538): 523-528. [PDF]
  • Thomaes A. (2004) Ecologie en verspreiding van Vliegend hert in Vlaanderen - Stag beetle ecology and distribution in Flanders, Belgium. [PDF in Flemish]
  • Hilpüsch A. (2005) Aktuelle Untersuchungen zum Hirschkäfervorkommen in Heiligenhaus-Isenbügel (Ins., Col. Lucanidae, Heiligenhaus.
  • Smith A. (January 2001 - June 2005) Scarab Beetle Bibliography - PDF file compiled with the assistance of many contributors.
    
  • Holuša J., Kočárek P. & Drápela K. (2006) Seasonal flight activity of Platycerus caprea (Coleoptera, Lucanidae) in the Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts (Czech Republic). Biologia, Bratislava, 61, 631-633.
    
  • Harvey D.J. and Gange A.C. (2006) Size variation and mating success in the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus. Physiological Entomology, 31: 3, 218-226. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00509.x
    
  • Hawes C. (2006) A Capture-Mark-Recapture Study of Stag Beetles. White Admiral 65.
    
  • Rink M. (2006) Der Hirschkäfer Lucanus cervus in der Kulturlandschaft: Ausbreitungsverhalten, Habitatnutzung und Reproduktionsbiologie im Flusstal. PhD thesis. [PDF, 2.9 MB]
    
  • Rink, M. & Sinsch, U. (2006) Habitatpräferenzen des Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus) in der Kulturlandschaft - eine methodenkritische Analyse. Entomologische Zeitschrift, 116, 228-234.
    
  • Rink M. and Sinsch U. (2007) Radio-telemetric monitoring of dispersing stag beetles: implications for conservation. Journal of Zoology 272 (3), 235-243. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00282.x
    
  • Rink, M. & Sinsch, U. (2007b) Aktuelle Verbreitung des Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus) im nördlichen Rheinland-Pfalz mit Schwerpunkt Moseltal. Decheniana, 160, 171-178.
    
  • Kretshmer, K. (2007)Untersuchungen zum Ausbreitungsverhalten des Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus) mittels Radio-Telemetrie Sachbericht. AZ: 51.2.6.02.25-3008/03; Biologische Station im Kreis Wesel. http://www.bskw.de
    
  • Harvey D.J. (2007) Aspects of the Biology and Ecology of the Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus). PhD thesis. For more visit Scarab Workers, World Directory.
    
  • Whitehead P.F. (2007)Observations on the larval ecology of the stag beetle Lucanus cervus (L., 1758) (Col., Lucanidae) in England. Entomologists Monthly Magazine 143: 201-205. [PDF].
    
  • Fremlin M. (2008) A Capture-Mark-Recapture Study of Stag Beetles in Colchester. White Admiral 70.
    
  • Thomaes A., Kervyn T. and Maes D. (2008)Applying species distribution modelling for the conservation of the threatened saproxylic Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus). Biol. conserv. 141 (5). Biological conservation, 141(5): pp. 1400-1410. [PDF]. For more about Arno Thomaes' work in Belgium see Verspreiding van Vliegend hert in Vlaanderen.
    
  • Rink, M. & Sinsch, U. (2008a)Geschlechtsspezifisches Fortpflanzungsverhalten des Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus). Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv, 46, 195-210.
    
  • Rink, M. & Sinsch, U. (2008b) Bruthabitat und Larvalentwicklung des Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus). Entomologische Zeitschrift, 118(5): 229-236.
    
  • Ebert, J. Müller-Pfannenstiel, K. (2008) Umsetzung von mit Hirschkäfer-Larven besetzten Baumwurzeln. Eine Maßnahme zur Schadensbegrenzung für eine FFH-Art Naturschutz und Landschaftsplanung: 40, 106-112. Title in English: Transfer of Tree Roots Colonised with Larvae of the Stag Beetle.
    
  • Klausnitzer B. & Sprecher-Uebersax E. (2008) Die Hirschkäfer oder Schröter (Lucanidae). Die Neue Brehm-Bücherei 551, Westarp Wissenschaften Hohenwarsleben. 4, stark bearbeitete Aufl.: 161 pp.
    
  • Toni I. (2009) Monitoraggio di Lucanus cervus nella riserva naturale Bosco della Fontana attraverso l'utilizzo dei resti di predazione, Tesi di Laurea in Biologia Ecologica, Università degli studi di Parma, Italia. To obtain a copy contact me.
    
  • Mader D. (2009) Populationsdynamik, Ökologie und Schutz des Hirschkäfers (Lucanus cervus) im Raum um Heidelberg und Mannheim, 418 pp. Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher, ISBN 978-3-89735-594-1. Summary [PDF], and cover [PDF]. To obtain a copy email dr.detlef.mader@web.de.
    
  • Hawes, C. (2009) THE STAG BEETLE - Some Aspects of Larval Ecology. White Admiral 73.
    
  • Tanahashi M., and Togashi K. (2009) Interference Competition and Cannibalism by Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) Larvae in the Laboratory and Field. The Coleopterists Bulletin 63(3):301-310.
    
  • Tanahashi M, Matsushita N and Togashi K. Are stag beetles fungivorous? J Insect Physiol. 2009 Nov; (11):983-8..
    
  • Tanahashi M., Kubota K., Matsushita N. and Togashi K. (2010) Discovery of mycangia and associated xylose-fermenting yeasts in stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Naturwissenschaften 97: 311-317.
  • Mader, Detlef (2010) Moon-Related Population Dynamics and Ecology of the Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus, Other Beetles, Butterflies, Dragonflies and Other Insects. 654 pp.; Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-89735-645-0. Summary [PDF], and cover [PDF]. To obtain a copy email dr.detlef.mader@web.de.
    
  • Arno, T et al. (2010) Distribution and site preferences of the stag beetle, Lucanus cervus in Belgium (Coleoptera:Luacnidae). Bulletin S.R.B.F./K.B.V.E, 146: 33-46.
    

• Projects in the UK:
  • Stag beetle research supervised by Prof. Alan Gange at Royal Holloway University of London, scroll down to paragraph 6.
  • Stag Beetle Survey and Ecological Research by Colin Hawes in Suffolk, UK, White Admiral
  • Richmond Park & Wimbledon Common Stag Beetle Project: Public Discussion Pages.
  • Bury buckets 4 beetles/BB4B is a innovative way of getting all the family involved in conservation. I have buried several buckets and quickly got interesting results in one of them, see here.
  • Since 2005 I have been monitoring the area where I live during the flying season. It has been a very rewarding labour intensive project, I am addicted now.
    Presently, I am researching the interactions between people and stag beetles and for that effect I have created a survey: Stag beetle “larval incidents” in private gardens.
    Also, in 2008-2009 I have tried to repeat the stag beetle and dead snail observations, see here, but got nowhere, unfortunately.
    For my recent publications click here.

Contact: Maria Fremlin.

Last modified: Sat Aug 28 11:16:07 BST 2010

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