Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Benbow, Mark Eric, 1971- (Editor), Tomberlin, Jeffery K. (Editor), Tarone, Aaron M. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]
Subjects:	Animal carcasses > Biodegradation. Dead animals. Predation (Biology) Biodegradation. Biochemistry. Animals. Postmortem Changes. Ecological and Environmental Phenomena. Ebooks. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book.

Table of Contents:

Introduction to carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications
Processes and mechanisms of death and decomposition of vertebrate carrion
Microbial interactions during carrion decomposition
Arthropod communities in terrestrial environments
Carrion effects on belowground communities and consequences for soil processes
Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers
Design and analysis of field studies in carrion ecology
Community and landscape ecology of carrion
Chemical ecology of vertebrate carrion
Vertebrate carrion as a model for conducting behavior research
Modeling species interactions within carrion food webs
Aquatic vertebrate carrion decomposition
The role of carrion in ecosystems
Ecological genetics
Quantitative genetics of life history traits in coprophagous and necrophagous insects
Carrion and dung mimicry in plants
Population genetics and molecular evolution of carrion-associated arthropods
Microbial genetics and systematics
Microbiome studies of carrion decomposition
Interkingdom ecological interactions of carrion decomposition
Ecology of African carrion
Carrion communities as indicators in fisheries, wildlife management, and conservation
Composting as a method for carrion disposal in livestock production
Human decomposition and forensics
Frontiers in carrion ecology and evolution.