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The aim of this study was to determine how males and females are able to determine potential partners from individuals of different species. The cuticular hydrocarbons of various species of European and Canadian burying beetles were identified and quantified. Patterns of hydrocarbons were found to be species-specific. Statistical analyses were carried out to determine which hydrocarbons differed the most in males and females of a species. Behavioural experiments were performed using N. vespilloides to determine if one or more of these chemicals were used by the individuals themselves for identification.","Totengräber (Nicrophorus spp.) begegnen potentiellen Sexualpartnern auf Aas. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es zu untersuchen, wie Männchen und Weibchen ihre potentiellen Partner von Individuen anderer Arten unterscheiden können. Die kutikularen Kohlenwasserstoffe einiger europäischer und kanadischer Totengräber wurden identifiziert und quantifiziert. Die ermittelten Kohlenwasserstoffmuster waren Artspezifisch. Statistische Analysen wurden durchgeführt, um herauszufinden, bezüglich welcher Kohlenwasserstoffe sich Männchen und Weibchen einer Art am deutlichsten unterscheiden. Verhaltensexperimente wurden mit N. vespilloides durchgeführt, um zu zeigen, ob eine oder mehrere dieser Chemikalien tatsächlich von den Tieren für die Art- und Geschlechtserkennung eine Rolle spielt."]},{"key":"dc:format.medium","label":"Dc Format Medium","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Recognition in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp., Silphidae, Coleoptera)","Erkennung bei Totengräber (Nicrophorus, Silphidae)"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Fischbach, Karl-Friedrich"],"dc:creator":["Whitlow, Sonia"],"dc:description.abstract":["Burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.) meet potential partners on carcasses. The aim of this study was to determine how males and females are able to determine potential partners from individuals of different species. The cuticular hydrocarbons of various species of European and Canadian burying beetles were identified and quantified. Patterns of hydrocarbons were found to be species-specific. Statistical analyses were carried out to determine which hydrocarbons differed the most in males and females of a species. Behavioural experiments were performed using N. vespilloides to determine if one or more of these chemicals were used by the individuals themselves for identification.","Totengräber (Nicrophorus spp.) begegnen potentiellen Sexualpartnern auf Aas. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit war es zu untersuchen, wie Männchen und Weibchen ihre potentiellen Partner von Individuen anderer Arten unterscheiden können. Die kutikularen Kohlenwasserstoffe einiger europäischer und kanadischer Totengräber wurden identifiziert und quantifiziert. Die ermittelten Kohlenwasserstoffmuster waren Artspezifisch. Statistische Analysen wurden durchgeführt, um herauszufinden, bezüglich welcher Kohlenwasserstoffe sich Männchen und Weibchen einer Art am deutlichsten unterscheiden. Verhaltensexperimente wurden mit N. vespilloides durchgeführt, um zu zeigen, ob eine oder mehrere dieser Chemikalien tatsächlich von den Tieren für die Art- und Geschlechtserkennung eine Rolle spielt."],"dc:format.medium":["application/pdf"],"dc:subject":["beetle","recognition","hydrocarbon","cuticula"],"dc:title":["Recognition in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp., Silphidae, Coleoptera)","Erkennung bei Totengräber (Nicrophorus, Silphidae)"],"dc:type":["DoctoralThesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:22:10Z"}