Effects of resource availability and interspecific interactions on Arctic and red foxes' winter use of ungulate carrion in the Fennoscandian low‐Arctic tundra
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11150
Abstract: Abstract In the Arctic tundra, predators face recurrent periods of food scarcity and often turn to ungulate carcasses as an alternative food source. As important and localized resource patches, carrion promotes co‐occurrence of different individuals,… read more here.
Keywords: arctic red; carrion; red foxes; use ... See more keywords
Effects of vulture exclusion on carrion consumption by facultative scavengers
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3840
Abstract: Abstract Vultures provide an essential ecosystem service through removal of carrion, but globally, many populations are collapsing and several species are threatened with extinction. Widespread declines in vulture populations could increase the availability of carrion… read more here.
Keywords: carcasses vultures; carrion consumption; carrion; facultative scavengers ... See more keywords
Ecological drivers of carrion beetle (Staphylinidae: Silphinae) diversity on small to large mammals
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70203
Abstract: Abstract Silphinae (Staphylinidae; carrion beetles) are important contributors to the efficient decomposition and recycling of carrion necromass. Their community composition is important for the provision of this ecosystem function and can be affected by abiotic… read more here.
Keywords: carrion; silphinae diversity; decomposition; carrion beetle ... See more keywords
Influence of Human Hunting Strategies and Large Carnivore Presence on Population Dynamics of European Facultative Scavengers
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70424
Abstract: ABSTRACT Ungulates serve as the primary carrion source for facultative scavengers in European ecosystems. In the absence of large carnivores, such as wolves (Canis lupus), human hunting leftovers are the main source of carrion for… read more here.
Keywords: carrion; presence; human hunting; facultative scavengers ... See more keywords
The Most Attractive Is Not Always the Preferred: Lessons From Necrophagous Dung Beetle Assemblages in a Region of the Central Amazon
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70766
Abstract: ABSTRACT Resource attractiveness and preference is determinant to assess how biodiversity is structured in different ecosystems. Necrophagy is the alternative or complementary dietary habit of dung beetles, but a few studies have focused on evaluating… read more here.
Keywords: carrion; preference; type; dung beetle ... See more keywords
Abiotic and biotic factors modulate carrion fate and vertebrate scavenging communities.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1930
Abstract: Carrion is a valuable nutrient resource used by a diversity of vertebrates across the globe. However, vertebrate scavenging ecology remains an understudied area of science, especially in regards to how biotic and abiotic factors influence… read more here.
Keywords: carrion; vertebrate scavenging; vertebrate; scavenging communities ... See more keywords
Predators and scavengers: Polar bears as marine carrion providers
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DOI: 10.1002/oik.11628
Abstract: Scavenging is a foraging strategy widely used across the animal kingdom and apex predators provide a large amount of energy in a food web by provisioning carrion. In the harsh environmental conditions of the Arctic,… read more here.
Keywords: predators scavengers; carrion; polar bears; polar bear ... See more keywords
Benthic scavenger community composition and carrion removal in Arctic and Subarctic fjords
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DOI: 10.1007/s00300-020-02773-5
Abstract: In high latitude coastal regions, benthic scavenger communities are largely composed of invertebrates that play a key role in the cycling of organic matter. Factors including temperature and depth can structure Arctic and Subarctic fjord… read more here.
Keywords: arctic subarctic; svalbard fjords; carrion; benthic scavenger ... See more keywords
Pollination of the “carrion flowers” of an African stapeliad (Ceropegia mixta: Apocynaceae): the importance of visual and scent traits for the attraction of flies
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DOI: 10.1007/s00606-017-1481-0
Abstract: Flowers that mimic carrion or faeces exhibit unusual traits, the evolution and functional significance of which remain poorly understood. Odour is an important pollinator attractant, but visual traits and interactions between visual and scent traits have… read more here.
Keywords: scent traits; carrion; carrion flowers; pollination carrion ... See more keywords
Insect succession patterns on pig carrion in southern Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1007/s12024-025-00990-0
Abstract: In analyzing decomposing human remains in cases of unattended death, observing insect succession patterns to aid in estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI) based on carrion insects is one of the tasks of the forensic entomologist.… read more here.
Keywords: season; carrion; succession; succession patterns ... See more keywords
Patterns and mechanisms for larval aggregation in carrion beetle Necrodes littoralis (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.01.011
Abstract: Carrion is a patchy, nutrient-rich and frequently bulky resource that hosts a complex community of competing organisms. Several insect species have specialized to use carrion for breeding, revealing a specific suite of behavioural adaptations. Larvae… read more here.
Keywords: aggregation; beetle necrodes; patterns mechanisms; carrion ... See more keywords