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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Main Authors: Noelia I. Zanetti, Elena C. Visciarelli, Néstor D. Centeno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562615000400