Bonacci, T., Brandmayr, P., Giglio, A., Massolo, A., Mazzei, A., Odoguardi, R., Romeo, M., Talarico, F. F. & Brandmayr, T. Z. 2006: Agonistic behaviour of Scarites buparius (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in relation to body size. — Entomol. Fennica 17: 340–344.
Intra-male aggressive behaviour of Scarites buparius was analysed; agonistic interaction between males consisted of a repeated series of fighting events. We defined this behaviour as “agonistic” because a dominance/submission status was established. We measured the males and found that the attack behaviour persistence is correlated with the body length.