Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons
Carcasses represent a trophic and reproductive resource or shelter for arthropods, which are a representative component of the decomposition process. Four experiments, one per season, were conducted in a semi-rural area of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, to study the trophic roles of cadaveric beetles, eva...
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| author | Noelia I. Zanetti Elena C. Visciarelli Néstor D. Centeno |
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| description | Carcasses represent a trophic and reproductive resource or shelter for arthropods, which are a representative component of the decomposition process. Four experiments, one per season, were conducted in a semi-rural area of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, to study the trophic roles of cadaveric beetles, evaluating the abundance, composition and dominance during all decomposition stages and seasons. Species of necrophagous, necrophilous and omnivorous habits were found. Abundance, composition and dominance of beetles in relation to their trophic roles changed according to seasons and decomposition stages. Guilds and patterns of succession were established in relation to those periods. Trophic roles could be an indicator of beetle associations with decomposition stages and seasons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd518e10758f488b916ecde704ddc2582022-12-21T19:10:19ZengSociedade Brasileira de EntomologiaRevista Brasileira de Entomologia1806-96652015-06-0159213213710.1016/j.rbe.2015.03.009S0085-56262015000200132Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasonsNoelia I. ZanettiElena C. VisciarelliNéstor D. CentenoCarcasses represent a trophic and reproductive resource or shelter for arthropods, which are a representative component of the decomposition process. Four experiments, one per season, were conducted in a semi-rural area of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, to study the trophic roles of cadaveric beetles, evaluating the abundance, composition and dominance during all decomposition stages and seasons. Species of necrophagous, necrophilous and omnivorous habits were found. Abundance, composition and dominance of beetles in relation to their trophic roles changed according to seasons and decomposition stages. Guilds and patterns of succession were established in relation to those periods. Trophic roles could be an indicator of beetle associations with decomposition stages and seasons.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000200132&lng=en&tlng=enCarrion faunaEcological rolesForensic entomologyInsect succession |
| spellingShingle | Noelia I. Zanetti Elena C. Visciarelli Néstor D. Centeno Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons Revista Brasileira de Entomologia Carrion fauna Ecological roles Forensic entomology Insect succession |
| title | Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons |
| title_full | Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons |
| title_fullStr | Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons |
| title_short | Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons |
| title_sort | trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons |
| topic | Carrion fauna Ecological roles Forensic entomology Insect succession |
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