Privatization of a breeding resource by the burying beetle /Nicrophorus vespilloides/ is associated with shifts in bacterial communities
Ana Duarte, Martin Welch, Josef Wagner, Rebecca M Kilner
This study examines how burying beetle behavior affects bacterial communities on carcasses and in beetle guts, finding higher bacterial loads and specific community shifts in beetle-prepared carcasses.
bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2016Ecology