Artículo
Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons
Fecha de publicación:
04/2015
Editorial:
Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
Revista:
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
ISSN:
0085-5626
e-ISSN:
1806-9665
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
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 conductedin a semi-rural area of Bahía Blanca, Argentina, to study the trophic roles of cadaveric beetles, evaluating the abundance, composition and dominance during all decomposition stages and seasons. Speciesof necrophagous, necrophilous and omnivorous habits were found. Abundance, composition and dominance of beetles in relation to their trophic roles changed according to seasons and decomposition stages. Guilds and patterns of succession were established in relation to those periods. Trophic roles could be anindicator of beetle associations with decomposition stages and seasons.
Palabras clave:
Carrion Fauna
,
Ecological Roles
,
Forensic Entomology
,
Insect Succession
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Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL
Citación
Zanetti, Noelia Inés; Visciarelli, Elena Concepcion; Centeno, Néstor Daniel; Trophic roles of scavenger beetles in relation to decomposition stages and seasons; Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia; Revista Brasileira de Entomologia; 59; 2; 4-2015; 132-137
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