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carrion beetle life cycle — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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carrion beetle life cycle

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 6 | Mentions: 6

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Knowledge graph centered on carrion beetle life cycle with 71 nodes and 176 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Beetles, Hymenoptera, Populus tremuloides.

Definition

The reproductive cycle of Nicrophorus beetles involving carcass acquisition, burial, egg laying, and larval development

Related Terms (9)

burialcarrion sequestrationcooperationburial successfemale-male coordinationcoordinationNicrophorine life cycleburying beetle reproductioncarcass

Publications (6)

The Fate of Burying Beetles and their Carcasses: Hardships, Competition and Environmental Factors

Stridulation in <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> as a Possible Means of Cooperation during Carcass Sequestration

Native ant (<i>Formica rufa, Formica fusca</i>), <i>Nicrophorus spp.</i> interactions at small mammal carcass resources in the southern Rocky Mountains, Gunnison National Forest, Colorado.

Roles of Stridulation in Nicophorus investigator.

Reproductive Success and Parental Care of Nicrophorus investigator.

Seasonal reproductive potential and iteroparity of the burying beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Related Concepts (10)

biparental care

phenomenon3 shared papers

Reproductive success

measurement2 shared papers

reproductive competition

process2 shared papers

Petersen mark-recapture method

process1 shared paper

reproduction ratio

metric1 shared paper

stridulation

process1 shared paper

obligate carrion feeding

process1 shared paper

acoustic structure analysis

measurement1 shared paper

seasonal reproductive cycles

phenomenon1 shared paper

carrion succession

process1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Nicrophorus investigator

Silphidae6 papers

Coleoptera

Liaoximordellidae6 papers

Beetles

Nicrophorus defodiens

Silphidae5 papers

Nicrophorus guttula

Silphidae4 papers

small mammals

Mus musculus

Muridae3 papers

Nicrophorus vespilloides

Silphidae3 papers

Peromyscus maniculatus

Cricetidae2 papers

Populus tremuloides

Salicaceae2 papers