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Effect of Carcass Size on Feeding Modes of Larvae of Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz (Coleoptera : Silphidae)
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the parental care of burying beetles of Nicrophorus, the role of males has not been clearly elucidated.
To test our hypothesis that the investment in resource manipulation by males influences the feeding of larvae by males, we investigated parental efforts of N.
quadripunctatus.
On the small carcasses, the time spent on resource manipulation by males was short, and the males left the carcasses without feeding the larvae (maternal feeding).
On the large carcasses, the males spent a long time on resource manipulation, and the male participated in the feeding of larvae (biparental feeding).
This suggests that one of the reproductive roles of males in the absence of predators and/or competitors is resource manipulation, and the paternal efforts change depending on carcass size.
A longer time spent on resource manipulation by males may be a trigger for the males to participate in the feeding of larvae on large carcasses.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kishida, Ryu& Suzuki, Nobuhiko. 2010. Effect of Carcass Size on Feeding Modes of Larvae of Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz (Coleoptera : Silphidae). Psyche،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kishida, Ryu& Suzuki, Nobuhiko. Effect of Carcass Size on Feeding Modes of Larvae of Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz (Coleoptera : Silphidae). Psyche No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454437
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kishida, Ryu& Suzuki, Nobuhiko. Effect of Carcass Size on Feeding Modes of Larvae of Nicrophorus quadripunctatus Kraatz (Coleoptera : Silphidae). Psyche. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454437
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454437