Resource guarding by Ptomascopus morio: Simple parental care in the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
Nicrophorine beetles use small vertebrate carrion for breeding resource. While Nicrophorus spp. have highly developed biparental care, no form of parental care is recorded for Ptomascopus spp. We examined two effects of resource guarding by Ptomascopus morio. The presence of parents, especially the...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-01-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200601-0027_Resource_guarding_by_Ptomascopus_morio_Simple_parental_care_in_the_Nicrophorinae_Coleoptera_Silphidae.php |