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Nicrophorus orbicollis

Common names: burying beetle

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Coleoptera > Silphidae

Roles: competitor, mentioned species, referenced comparison species

ITIS TSN: 718750

Synonyms: N. orbicollis

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 32 | Mentions: 35

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

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Publications (32)

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

2025Role: competitor

student_paper

Coexistence in Burying Beetles: The Niche of Reproductive Temperatures

2024Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2024Role: text_match

article

Co-occurring Species

Nicrophorus defodiens

Silphidae35 shared papers

Nicrophorus investigator

Silphidae35 shared papers

Beetles

35 shared papers

Nicrophorus guttula

Silphidae35 shared papers

Nicrophorus vespilloides

Silphidae35 shared papers

Nicrophorus marginatus

Silphidae35 shared papers

Nicrophorus pustulatus

Silphidae35 shared papers

Coleoptera

Liaoximordellidae20 shared papers

Peromyscus maniculatus

Cricetidae11 shared papers

Perymiscus species

Cricetidae10 shared papers

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: text_match

student_paper

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

2019Role: mentioned species

student_paper

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

2018Role: text_match

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: text_match

student_paper

Habitat Selection in Nicrophoryus investigator and defodiens.

2015Role: text_match

student_paper

Roles of Stridulation in Nicophorus investigator.

2015Role: text_match

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

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

Reproductive Success and Parental Care of Nicrophorus investigator.

2014Role: text_match

student_paper

The effect of habitat on intra-generic competition

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

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

2013Role: referenced comparison species

student_paper

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

2011Role: text_match

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

thesis

Predicting climate-induced shifts in burying beetle distributions: integrating niche partitioning, competition, and thermal performance

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

Sperm retention in female Nicrophorus investigator

2009Role: text_match

article

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

2008Annals of the Entomological Society of AmericaRole: text_match

student_paper

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

2008Role: text_match

article

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

2004The Journal of Experimental BiologyRole: text_match

article

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

2002Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

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

Multiple-paternity in burying beetles Nicrophorus investigator

2001Role: text_match

article

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

2000Environmental EntomologyRole: 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

article

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

1995Southwestern NaturalistRole: text_match

Nicrophorus orbicollis

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 71 entities)

Publications (32)

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

Bumble bee queen plasticity and social regulation of traits

Marmot mass gain rates relate to their group’s social structure

The Impact of Carrion Insects on Human Impacted Soil

Co-occurring Species

Nicrophorus defodiens

Nicrophorus investigator

Beetles

Nicrophorus guttula

Nicrophorus vespilloides

Nicrophorus marginatus

Nicrophorus pustulatus

Coleoptera

Peromyscus maniculatus

Perymiscus species

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>

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

Predicting climate-induced shifts in burying beetle distributions: integrating niche partitioning, competition, and thermal performance

Sperm retention in female Nicrophorus investigator

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?

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

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

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