funded by the National Science Centre of Poland(grant no.2021/41/B/NZ8/00474).
Aggregations of juveniles are dominant forms of social life in some insect groups.Larval societies are shaped by competitive and cooperative interactions of the larvae,in parallel with parental effects.Colonies of nec...
The study was funded by the National Science Centre of Poland(grant no.2016/21/B/NZ8/00788).
Large carrion is inhabited by highly variable and interactive communities of insects.Positive interactions in carrion insect communities have been recently the focus in carrion ecology.In contrast,competition between ...
Background:The breakdown of dead organic matter is driven by a diverse array of organisms and is an important process increasingly impacted by a range of contaminants.While many studies have documented how contaminant...
funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31960277);the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Russian Foundation for Basic Research Cooperative Exchange Project(Grant Nos.32111530018,21-54-53031);the Natural Science Foundation of Qinghai Province of China(Grant No.2018-ZJ-932Q);supported by“1000 Talent”programs of Qinghai Province。
Background:Himalayan Griffons(Gyps himalayensis),large scavenging raptors widely distributed in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau,have evolved a remarkable ability to feed on carcasses without suffering any adverse effects.The ...
Necrophagous blowflies(Diptera:Calliphoridae)such as Calliphora vicina,a cold-tolerant species,and L ucilia serie ata,a warm-adapted species,are pioneer carrion・breeder.Although these two species have different temper...
Insects have an important role in minimum postmortem interval(PMImin)estimation.An accurate PMImin estimation relies on a comprehensive study of the development and succes-sion of local carrion insects.No published re...
Forensic taphonomy as a discipline requires standardization to satisfy Daubert criteria for sci-entific data to be admissible in court.In response,there has been a shift towards quantifica-tion of methodology and esti...
Proton pump inhibitors strongly inhibit gastric acid production,but digestion problems do not generally arise.We can intake almost ordinary food even after total gastrectomy.Small intestine itself can digest and absor...
Decomposition research is still in its infancy,but significant advances have occurred within forensic anthropology and other disciplines in the past several decades.Decomposition research in forensic anthropology has ...