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 …

Carrion beetles are important in terrestrial ecosystems, consuming dead mammals and
promoting the recycling of organic matter into ecosystems. Most forensic studies are focused …

Abstract Burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus) are well-known for their monopolization of
small vertebrate carcasses in subterranean crypts and complex biparental care behaviors …

Forest loss and degradation can impact on ecosystem functions. Decomposition of
vertebrate carcasses is an important ecosystem function in forests, and burying beetles and …

Nesophontes is an extinct, shrew-like mammal endemic to the Greater Antilles. Within this
genus, the Cuban taxa have a challenging taxonomic history. The dichotomy in the …

When the extinction of some species results in loss of ecosystem functions, other species
may be able to compensate for this loss. Functional compensation has recently been …

In addition to feeding on carrion tissues and fluids, social wasps can also prey on immature
and adult carrion flies, thereby reducing their populations and retarding the decomposition …

Although most carabids are primarily carnivorous, some carabid species are omnivorous,
with mainly granivorous feeding habits during the larval and/or adult stages (granivorous …

To accurately model the food webs, we need to acquire precise data on food ecology of the
interacting species. This allows better understanding of the trophic interactions and for the …

We present a study of interactions in the highly competitive insect communities inhabiting
the carrion of small mammals. Via manipulation in a fully quantitative design, we delayed …