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Research Plan
Behavioral Ecology of Burying Beetles
Principal Investigator:
Rosemary Smith
Status:
active
Field:
Ecology and Evolutionary biology
Research Areas:
Animal Behavior; Biogeochemistry; Climate change; Community ecology; Food web biology; Insect biology; Long-term research; Phenology; Soil/microbial ecology; Species Interactions; Vertebrate biology
Items:
137 (127 publications, 2 datasets, 8 documents)
Publications (127)
Article
Comparison of reproductive success of in-situ burial verrsus the use of abandoned burrows for carcass interment by <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> (Coleoptera:Silphidae)
2000
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Article
Carcass selection in a high altitude population of the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>, (Silphidae)
1995
Southwestern Naturalist
Article
Supporting advancement in weather and water prediction in the upper Colorado River Basin: The SPLASH campaign
2023
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0147.1
Article
Virtually the Same? Evaluating the Effectiveness of Remote Undergraduate Research Experiences
2023
Life Sciences Education
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.22-01-0001
Article
Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA
2023
Frontiers in Conservation Science
DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2023.1234157
Student Paper
The value of dihydrogen monoxide to a jumping mouse: habitat use and preference in <i>Zapus princeps</i>.
2012
Article
Phoretic mite discrimination among male burying beetle (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>) hosts
2008
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Article
Temperature regulation in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus</i> spp.: Coleoptera: Silphidae): effects of body size, morphology and environmental temperature
2004
The Journal of Experimental Biology
Article
Effect of larval body size on overwinter survival and emerging adult size in the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>
2002
Canadian Journal of Zoology
DOI: 10.1139/z02-151
Article
A practical technique for measuring the behavior of foraging animals
1991
The American Biology Teacher
DOI: 10.2307/4449276
Student Paper
The use of rodent burrows by burying beetles, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>: A case of behavioral plasticity
2000
Student Paper
Carcass utilization by two species of carrion beetle
1991
Student Paper
Carrion beetle distribution and effects on larval development and brood size
1993
Student Paper
The natural history and conservation status of <i>Nicrophorus americanus</i> and <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>
0
Student Paper
Multiple-paternity in burying beetles <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>
2001
Student Paper
Post-copulatory benefits to male burying beetles, Nicrophorus investigator, and the analysis of sequential reproductive behaviors: why do male beetles perform parental care?
2002
Student Paper
Phoretic mite distributions among the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>
1998
Student Paper
Fitness value of oviposition choice in <i>Nicrophorus americanus</i>
1991
Student Paper
Foraging behavior in <i>Bombus</i> spp
1980
Thesis
Predicting climate-induced shifts in burying beetle distributions: integrating niche partitioning, competition, and thermal performance
2010
Student Paper
Interactions between two carrion beetle species: <i>Nicrophorus americanus</i> and <i>Silpha lapponica</i>
1992
Book
The natural history of bumblebees
2001
Article
A multi-year case study highlighting the influence of hydrological conditions on epidemic dynamics in a natural plant pathosystem
2025
Oikos
DOI: 10.1111/oik.10845
Article
The Surface Atmosphere Integrated Field Laboratory (SAIL) Campaign
2023
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0049.1
Article
Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups
2023
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2181
Article
“How Do We Do This at a Distance?!” A Descriptive Study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID-19
2022
CBE Life Sciences Education
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.21-05-0125
Article
The benefits of being dominant: Health correlates of male social rank and age in a marmot
2021
Current Zoology
DOI: 10.1093/cz/zoab034
Article
Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers
2020
Frontiers in Plant Science. doi 10.3389/fpls.2020.590347
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.590347
Student Paper
Plant size and allocation to reproduction for plant demography
2020
Article
Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength
2019
Oikos
DOI: 10.1111/oik.05650
Article
A meta-analysis of 1,119 manipulative experiments on terrestrial carbon-cycling responses to global change
2019
Nature Ecology & Evolutiion
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-019-0958-3
Student Paper
Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients
2019
Article
Chemotypic variation in oshá (<i>Ligusticum porteri</i>) in Colorado, USA
2018
J Appl. Res. Med. Aromat. Plants
DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmap.2018.05.001
Article
Fitness and hormonal correlates of social and ecological stressors of female yellow-bellied marmots.
2016
Animal Behaviour
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.11.002
Student Paper
Pollen thieving and pollen limitation in gynodioecious <i>Polemonium foliosissimum</i> (Polemoniaceae)
2016
Student Paper
Caddisfly Larval growth and Development as Functions of Temperature Fluctuations During Pond Drying.
2015
Article
Revisiting Darwin's hypothesis: Does greater intraspecific variability increase species' ecological breadth?
2014
American Journal of Botany
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300284
Article
Early play may predict later dominance relationships in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)
2013
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0485
Article
Patterns of selective caching behavior of a generalist herbivore, the American Pika (<i>Ochotona princeps</i>)
2013
Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-45.3.396
Article
Ontogeny and symmetry of social partner choice among free-living yellow-bellied marmots
2013
Animal Behaviour
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.008
Student Paper
Does ant usage vary between the plants <i>Ligusticum porteri</i> and <i>Helianthella quinquenervis</i>?
2013
Article
Fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild yellow-bellied marmots: experimental validation, individual differences and ecological correlates
2012
General and Comparative Endocrinology
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.06.015
Article
Microsatellite loci in <i>Ipomopsis aggregata</i> (Polemoniaceae) and cross-species applicability for ecological genetics studies
2012
American Journal of Botany
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100612
Article
Biodiversity scales from plots to biomes with a universal species-area curve
2009
Ecology Letters
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01328.x
Thesis
Ecosystem responses to warming-induced plant species loss and increased nitrogen availability in a Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow
2006
Article
Convergence across biomes to a common rain-use efficiency
2004
Nature
DOI: 10.1038/nature02561
Article
Resource availability and population dynamics of <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>, an obligate carrion breeder
2001
Ecological Entomology
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2001.00307.x
Article
Altitudinal variation in body size and population density of <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
2000
Environmental Entomology
Article
Location, Structure, and Contents of Burrows of <i>Spermophilus Lateralis</i> and <i>Tamias Minimus</i>, Two Ground Dwelling Sciurids
1998
Southwestern Naturalist
Student Paper
The effect of feeding supplement on time budgets in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>)
1998
Showing 50 of 127 publications
Datasets (2)
Dataset
Osmia_iridis_summer_duration_expt_2014-15
2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r2dm56s/2
Dataset
Osmia_iridis_2015_summer_incubator_expt
2018
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r2dm56s/3
Documents (8)
Document
Beavers and Their Control
Document
Beavers: Biologists "Rediscover" a Natural Resource
Document
Wildlife Impacts
Document
Beaver Management in Grazed Riparian Ecosystems
Document
Effect of Keystone Mine Effluent on Colonization of Stream Benthos
Document
Wildlife 2000 Review
Document
Beavers Once Helped Settle America- Now They Unsettle Land Managers
Document
The Beaver's Tale: Out of the Woods and Into Hot Water