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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"burying beetle"”.
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The social environment and the evolution of morphology in the burying beetle, <em>Nicrophorus vespilloides</em>
… a combination of observation and experiments on burying beetles *Nicrophorus vespilloides*. This species exhibits a set of social interactions at all life stages that centre around the acquisition and use of small carrion during reproduction. Larvae grow and develop on an edible carrion nest …
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Evolution in a fragmented world: Phenotypic and genetic divergence amongst neighbouring populations of the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides
… problem using neighbouring wild populations of burying beetles (*Nicrophorus* spp.), insects which fight to secure carrion upon which they breed. My work focused on the *Nicrophorus* populations inhabiting a cluster of seven ancient woods west of Cambridge. Whilst the criteria used to identify …
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On the ecological transitions between parasitism and mutualism
… between parasitism and mutualism, using the burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) and their phoretic mites (the species complex Poecilochirus carabi) as a model symbiosis. I begin by showing that P. carabi is the most abundant mite species associating with burying beetles, and that it …
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The role of parents in Evolution
… an experimental approach, and focused on the burying beetle, $\textit{Nicrophorus vespilloides}$. The burying beetle is a perfect system for this question: they exhibit elaborate biparental care which is correlated with rapid speciation in the $\textit{Nicrophorus}$ genus. I started with a …
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Ecological and molecular basis of differential resource use in populations of burying beetles Nicrophorus vespilloides
… that competition causes resource specialisation. Burying beetles are an ideal species for testing this prediction. They require the carcass of a small vertebrate such as a mouse or a songbird for reproduction, but carcasses can be unpredictably distributed and competition to secure ownership is …
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Social Evolution in Action: Causes and Consequences
… trait loss and trait evolvability. The burying beetle *Nicrophorus vespilloides* represents an excellent system for investigating these consequences of parental care. This species exhibits elaborate but variable biparental care, whereby both parents prepare an edible nest for their young …