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Olfactory Choice for Decomposition Stage in the Burying Beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides: Preference or Aversion?

SIMPLE SUMMARY: In the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides, mating pairs raise their offspring together on a small carrion resource. We tested whether carcass age affected brood quantity and quality and found that pairs had significantly more offspring on fresher carcasses. To determine whether...

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Autores principales: Delclos, Pablo J., Bouldin, Tammy L., Tomberlin, Jeffery K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7824017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33375264
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12010011