Beetles are hosts to a remarkable diversity of bacterial symbionts. In this article, we review
the role of these partnerships in promoting beetle fitness following a surge of recent studies …

Investigating fundamental processes in biology requires the ability to ground broad
questions in species‐specific natural history. This is particularly true in the study of behavior …

Decomposition contributes to global ecosystem function by contributing to nutrient recycling,
energy flow, and limiting biomass accumulation. The decomposer organisms influencing this …

Canteens represent an essential food supply hub for educational institutions, companies,
and business parks. Many people in these locations rely on a guaranteed service with …

The ability to feed on a wide range of diets has enabled insects to diversify and colonize
specialized niches. Carrion, for example, is highly susceptible to microbial decomposers, but …

Carrion is a highly ephemeral and nutrient rich resource, characterized by extreme biotic
and abiotic stressors. We hypothesized that specific constraints of the carrion ecosystem …

Carrion beetles, Nicrophorus vespilloides, are reared on decomposing carrion where larvae
are exposed to high populations of carcass‐derived bacteria. Larvae do not become …

The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant human pathogens is a growing public
concern and there is intense pressure to identify new antibacterial compounds that can be …

Parental care can be partitioned into traits that involve direct engagement with offspring and
traits that are expressed as an extended phenotype and influence the developmental …

Highlights•Larval aggregates of carrion beetle N. littoralis are prevalent on large
carcasses.•While aggregating, larvae consistently respond to heat in the …