Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
Nicrophorus beetles are well known for interring small vertebrates below ground for the purpose of rearing their young. However, the arboreal use of carrion has not been previously investigated. Nest boxes were suspended in the canopy of two forest habitats in Nova Scotia, Canada, to determine if th...
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| description | Nicrophorus beetles are well known for interring small vertebrates below ground for the purpose of rearing their young. However, the arboreal use of carrion has not been previously investigated. Nest boxes were suspended in the canopy of two forest habitats in Nova Scotia, Canada, to determine if this microhabitat fostered the same behaviour. Although four species of Nicrophorus as well as Oiceoptoma noveboracense (Forster) were recorded in association with carrion, arboreal reproduction was recorded exclusively and for the first time in N. tomentosus Weber and N. defodiens Mannerheim. Both N. sayi Laporte and N. pustulatus Herschel were associated with the arboreal carrion but did not reproduce on it during these experiments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-47da014b89c1410b8f2946369c0bba642025-02-03T05:43:43ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382012-01-01201210.1155/2012/578650578650Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae)Amanda J. Lowe0Randolph F. Lauff1Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University, 923 Robie Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C3, CanadaDepartment of Biology, St. Francis Xavier University, 2320 Notre Dame Avenue, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, CanadaNicrophorus beetles are well known for interring small vertebrates below ground for the purpose of rearing their young. However, the arboreal use of carrion has not been previously investigated. Nest boxes were suspended in the canopy of two forest habitats in Nova Scotia, Canada, to determine if this microhabitat fostered the same behaviour. Although four species of Nicrophorus as well as Oiceoptoma noveboracense (Forster) were recorded in association with carrion, arboreal reproduction was recorded exclusively and for the first time in N. tomentosus Weber and N. defodiens Mannerheim. Both N. sayi Laporte and N. pustulatus Herschel were associated with the arboreal carrion but did not reproduce on it during these experiments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/578650 |
| spellingShingle | Amanda J. Lowe Randolph F. Lauff Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) |
| title_full | Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) |
| title_fullStr | Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) |
| title_short | Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) |
| title_sort | arboreal burials in nicrophorus spp coleoptera silphidae |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/578650 |
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