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Nicrophorus investigator

Common names: burying beetle

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Coleoptera > Silphidae

Roles: study subject

ITIS TSN: 718733

Synonyms: N. investigator, Nicrophorus spp.

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 41 | Mentions: 42

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

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Publications (42)

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Exploring the Co-evolution of Burying Beetles and Their Phoretic Mites

2026Role: study subject / host

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The Influence of Habitat and Parenting Style on the Reproductive Success of the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus investigator

2026Role: study subject

student_paper

Out of sight, out of mind: The role of carcass burial and maintenance in reducing competition in Nicrophorus investigator

2025Role: study subject

student_paper

Coexistence in Burying Beetles: The Niche of Reproductive Temperatures

2024Role: study subject

student_paper

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

2024Role: study subject

article

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

2023Proceedings of the Royal Society BRole: study subject

student_paper

Plant Bioassay Testing Soil Quality Following Carrion Insect Activity

2023Role: study subject

student_paper

The Impact of Carrion Insects on Human Impacted Soil

Co-occurring Species

2022

Role: study subject

student_paper

Abundance and elevational range shifts of three species of burying beetle in Gunnison County, Colorado and importance of stridulation during reproduction in burying beetles

2021Role: study subject

student_paper

Stridulation in Nicrophorus investigator as a Possible Means of Cooperation during Carcass Sequestration

2019Role: study subject

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Effects of Ant Presence on Nicrophorus investigatorâ€™s Reproductive Success

2018Role: study subject

student_paper

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

2017Role: study subject

student_paper

Habitat Selection in Nicrophoryus investigator and defodiens.

2015Role: study subject

student_paper

Roles of Stridulation in Nicophorus investigator.

2015Role: study subject

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Nicrophorus investigator: The Effects of Asymmetry in Body Size on the Duration of Bi-parental Care.

2014Role: study subject

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Reproductive Success and Parental Care of Nicrophorus investigator.

2014Role: study subject

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The effect of habitat on intra-generic competition

2013Role: study subject

student_paper

The effects of parental care on brood success and quality in the burying beetle Nicrophorus investigator

2013Role: study subject

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Parasite infection and host dynamics in a naturally fluctuating rodent population

2012Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Frenemies: conflict and cooperation in burying beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) parental care

2011Role: study subject

thesis

Parental investment in burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

2011Role: study subject

thesis

Parental investment in burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

2011Role: text_match

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Social cohesion in yellow-bellied marmots is established through age and kin structuring

2010Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

student_paper

Sperm retention in female Nicrophorus investigator

2009Role: study subject

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Competition between Nicrophorus investigator, Nicrophorus defodiens, and Thanatophilus lapponica for carrion resources

2008Role: text_match

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Phoretic mite discrimination among male burying beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) hosts

2008Annals of the Entomological Society of AmericaRole: study subject

student_paper

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

2008Role: study subject

article

Temperature regulation in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.: Coleoptera: Silphidae): effects of body size, morphology and environmental temperature

2004The Journal of Experimental BiologyRole: study subject

article

Effect of larval body size on overwinter survival and emerging adult size in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus investigator

2002Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: study subject

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?

2002Role: text_match

student_paper

Inter- and intra-specific competition between and among Nicrophorus investigator and Nicrophorus defodiens

2001Role: text_match

student_paper

Multiple-paternity in burying beetles Nicrophorus investigator

2001Role: text_match

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Resource availability and population dynamics of Nicrophorus investigator, an obligate carrion breeder

2001Ecological EntomologyRole: text_match

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Altitudinal Variation in Body Size and Population Density ofNicrophorus investigator(Coleoptera: Silphidae)

2000Environmental EntomologyRole: text_match

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Altitudinal variation in body size and population density of Nicrophorus investigator (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

2000Environmental EntomologyRole: study subject

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Comparison of reproductive success of in-situ burial verrsus the use of abandoned burrows for carcass interment by Nicrophorus investigator (Coleoptera:Silphidae)

2000Journal of the Kansas Entomological SocietyRole: text_match

article

Comparison of reproductive success of in-situ burial versus the use of abandoned burrows for carcass interment by Nicrophorus investigator (Coleoptera: Silphidae).

2000Journal of the Kansas Entomological SocietyRole: text_match

student_paper

The use of rodent burrows by burying beetles, Nicrophorus investigator: A case of behavioral plasticity

2000Role: text_match

student_paper

Phoretic mite distributions among the burying beetle, Nicrophorus investigator

1998Role: text_match

student_paper

A population census and study of interspecific competition between Nicrophorus investigator and Nicrophorus defodiens

1996Role: text_match

article

Carcass selection in a high altitude population of the burying beetle, Nicrophorus investigator, (Silphidae)

1995Southwestern NaturalistRole: text_match

student_paper

The natural history and conservation status of Nicrophorus americanus and Nicrophorus investigator

0Role: text_match

Nicrophorus investigator

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Publications (42)

Exploring the Co-evolution of Burying Beetles and Their Phoretic Mites

The Influence of Habitat and Parenting Style on the Reproductive Success of the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus investigator

Out of sight, out of mind: The role of carcass burial and maintenance in reducing competition in Nicrophorus investigator

Coexistence in Burying Beetles: The Niche of Reproductive Temperatures

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

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

Plant Bioassay Testing Soil Quality Following Carrion Insect Activity

The Impact of Carrion Insects on Human Impacted Soil

Co-occurring Species

Beetles

Coleoptera

Nicrophorus defodiens

Peromyscus maniculatus

small mammals

Nicrophorus vespilloides

Nicrophorus orbicollis

Nicrophorus guttula

Mus musculus

Nicrophorus marginatus

Abundance and elevational range shifts of three species of burying beetle in Gunnison County, Colorado and importance of stridulation during reproduction in burying beetles

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

Effects of Ant Presence on Nicrophorus investigatorâ€™s Reproductive Success

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.

Habitat Selection in Nicrophoryus investigator and defodiens.

Roles of Stridulation in Nicophorus investigator.

Nicrophorus investigator: The Effects of Asymmetry in Body Size on the Duration of Bi-parental Care.

Reproductive Success and Parental Care of Nicrophorus investigator.

The effect of habitat on intra-generic competition

The effects of parental care on brood success and quality in the burying beetle <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

Parasite infection and host dynamics in a naturally fluctuating rodent population

Frenemies: conflict and cooperation in burying beetle (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>) parental care

Parental investment in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

Parental investment in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

Social cohesion in yellow-bellied marmots is established through age and kin structuring

Sperm retention in female Nicrophorus investigator

Competition between <i></i>Nicrophorus investigator<i></i>, <i></i>Nicrophorus defodiens<i></i>, and <i></i>Thanatophilus lapponica<i></i> for carrion resources

Phoretic mite discrimination among male burying beetle (<i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>) hosts

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

Temperature regulation in burying beetles (<i>Nicrophorus</i> spp.: Coleoptera: Silphidae): effects of body size, morphology and environmental temperature

Effect of larval body size on overwinter survival and emerging adult size in the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

Post-copulatory benefits to male burying beetles, Nicrophorus investigator, and the analysis of sequential reproductive behaviors: why do male beetles perform parental care?

Inter- and intra-specific competition between and among <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> and <i>Nicrophorus defodiens</i>

Multiple-paternity in burying beetles <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

Resource availability and population dynamics of <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>, an obligate carrion breeder

Altitudinal Variation in Body Size and Population Density ofNicrophorus investigator(Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Altitudinal variation in body size and population density of <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

Comparison of reproductive success of in-situ burial verrsus the use of abandoned burrows for carcass interment by <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> (Coleoptera:Silphidae)

Comparison of reproductive success of in-situ burial versus the use of abandoned burrows for carcass interment by Nicrophorus investigator (Coleoptera: Silphidae).

The use of rodent burrows by burying beetles, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>: A case of behavioral plasticity

Phoretic mite distributions among the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>

A population census and study of interspecific competition between <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i> and <i>Nicrophorus defodiens</i>

Carcass selection in a high altitude population of the burying beetle, <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>, (Silphidae)

The natural history and conservation status of <i>Nicrophorus americanus</i> and <i>Nicrophorus investigator</i>