Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Activity Delays Vertebrate Carcass Decomposition

Solenopsis saevissima (Smith) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Activity Delays Vertebrate Carcass Decomposition

Ants are among the insects involved in cadaveric decomposition processes, as they exhibit predatory and necrophagous behavior. Red ants exhibit an aggressive behavior, which impacts carcass colonization, accelerates or delays the decomposition rates and potentially confounds interpretation of the po...

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Main Authors: Eunice Kethure Coelho Pereira, Joudellys Andrade-Silva, Orleans Silva, Ciro Líbio Caldas Santos, Leandro Santos Moraes, Maria da Conceição Abreu Bandeira, Carla Raielli Rocha Silva, José Manuel Macário Rebêlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-10-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Ants in carcass
decomposition rate
forensic entomology
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1266

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