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The genome sequence of the Banded Burying beetle, Nicrophorus investigator Zetterstedt, 1824 [version 1; peer review: 3 approved] [PDF]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from a female Nicrophorus investigator (Banded Burying beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Silphidae). The genome sequence is 202.3 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 7 chromosomal pseudomolecules,
Gavin R. Broad, Ian Barnes, Chris Fletcher, Ashleigh L. Whiffin, Inez Januszczak, Liam M. Crowley   +5 more
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Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae) [PDF]

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012
Nicrophorus beetles are well known for interring small vertebrates below ground for the purpose of rearing their young. However, the arboreal use of carrion has not been previously investigated.
Amanda J. Lowe, Randolph F. Lauff
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Description of larval morphology and phylogenetic relationships of Heterotemna tenuicornis (Silphidae)

Scientific Reports, 2021
Providing clear and detailed morphological descriptions of endemic species in limited areas enables new knowledge of their biology and ecology to be obtained through citizen science. This information can be further used for their protection.
Karolina Mahlerová, Pavel Jakubec, Martin Novák, Jan Růžička   +3 more
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Establishing Silphids in the invertebrate DNA toolbox: a proof of concept [PDF]

PeerJ
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analyses are an increasingly popular tool for assessing biodiversity. eDNA sampling that uses invertebrates, or invertebrate DNA (iDNA), has become a more common method in mammal biodiversity studies where biodiversity is ...
Katherine E. Higdon, Kristin E. Brzeski, Melanie A. Ottino, Tara L. Bal   +3 more
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Structural Diversity of Adipokinetic Hormones in the Coleopteran Suborder Polyphaga (Excluding Cucujiformia). [PDF]

Arch Insect Biochem Physiol
Adipokinetic hormones of Polyphaga beetles (minus Cucujiformia series) were sequenced and confirmed via mass spectrometry. Schgr‐AKH‐II is assumed as ancestral AKH in Coleoptera. Radiation of AKH diversity during the evolution of Scarabaeoidea. ABSTRACT Beetles are the largest animal group, in general.
Gäde G, König S, Marco HG.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Examining Personalities and Behavioural Syndromes in the Burying Beetle, <i>Nicrophorus vespilloides</i> Herbst, 1783. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Nicrophorus vespilloides personalities are almost unknown. Moreover, the functional significance of stridulation in burying beetles is poorly understood. We examined personality traits and behavioural syndromes in these species concerning sex differences and body condition. ABSTRACT Animal personality encompasses behavioral traits that can vary between
Prokop P, Balcečík J, Masarovič R, Provazník Z.   +3 more
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Post-mortem interval determinations using insects collected from illegally hunted and dehorned rhinoceros in the Republic of South Africa from 2014 to 2021. [PDF]

Med Vet Entomol
A total of 6684 rhinoceros were poached in South Africa during 2014 to 2021. Insect evidence collected from 19 poached rhinoceros was analysed by the Forensic Entomology laboratory of the South African Police Service. Six species of dipterans and coleopterans were utilised to determine an accurate estimate of the minimum post‐mortem interval.
Pienaar M, Dadour IR.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Reintroduced White Storks (<i>Ciconia ciconia</i>) Have Similar Diets to Their Wild Conspecifics. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We explored the dietary composition and compared pellet morphology using pellet analysis (n = 23) between two White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) groups to assess reintroduction effectiveness that consisted of released individuals that were free flying (i.e., “wild group”) and those kept within a confined enclosure (“captive group”). We found that 60% of the
Mustafa Ş, Panter CT, Vaughan-Hirsch L, White RL, Rott A.   +4 more
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Four hundred and sixty-two mites for the ride: the phoretic companions of a historical Nicrophorus specimen (Coleoptera, Silphidae)

Acarologia, 2023
Burying beetles (Silphidae) and mites (Acari) have a well-established mutualistic interaction, and the phoretic mites will accompany their host even after its death.
M. I. Saloña-Bordas, Amoret Spooner, M. A. Perotti   +2 more
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ЖУКИ МЕРТВОЇДИ (COLEOPTERA: SILPHIDAE) ОСОБЛИВО ОХОРОННИХ ТЕРИТОРІЙ УКРАЇНИ В ФОНДАХ ЗООЛОГІЧНОГО МУЗЕЮ НІЖИНСЬКОГО ДЕРЖАВНОГО УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ ІМЕНІ МИКОЛИ ГОГОЛЯ (ЧЕРНІГІВСЬКА ОБЛАСТЬ, УКРАЇНА)

Research notes, 2023
В роботі в систематичному порядку наведено список видів жуків родини Silphidae Latreille, 1806 (Coleoptera) з особливо охороняємих територій України, що зберігаються у фондових колекціях зоологічного музею Ніжинського державного університету імені Миколи
P. Sheshurak
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