found: Persson, I. Moose population density and habitat productivity as drivers of ecosystem processes in northern boreal forests, 2003:appendix, paper VI, introd. ("Many species of fungi, mosses and invertebrates are specialised to live on dung. However most studies of coprophilous organisms have focused on fungi or beetles (Coleoptera) on domesticated animal dung in grasslands.")
found: The American heritage dictionary of the English language, via WWW, Dec. 8, 2006(coprophilous: Living or growing on excrement, as certain fungi)
found: Web. 3(coprophilous 1. growing or living on dung)
found: Henderson's dictionary of biological terms, 2000(coprophil, -ic, -ous adj. growing in or on dung)
found: A dictionary of ecology, 1998(coprophilous: Growing on or in dung)
found: Barrows, E.M. Animal behavior desk reference, c2001:p. 72 (coprobiont. An animal (coprozoite) or a plant (coprophyte) that lives, or feeds, on dung) p. 534 (coprophile. An organism that lives on dung or feces (e.g., a burying-beetle species) p. 147 (coprophilous)
found: Wiktionary, via WWW, Dec. 8, 2006(coprophile (plural coprophiles). 1. Alternative spelling of coprophil. 2. A feces-loving organism. 3. (biology) An organism (typically microorganisms and fungi) living off or growing in dung or other fecal matter.)
found: Dorland's medical dictionary, via WWW, Dec. 8, 2006(coprophil: a coprophilous microorganism; coprophile 1. coprophil. 2. coprophilous; coprophilic 1. pertaining to or characterized by coprophilia. 2. coprophilous; coprophilous: living and growing on dung or feces or in feces-polluted water; said of certain microorganisms and fungi. Called also coprophilic)
found: Irishhealth.com online medical dictionary, Dec. 8, 2006(coprophilic 1. Denoting microorganisms occurring in faecal matter; coprophile: An organism that ingests faecal material from others organisms)
