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Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications /

1466575468

9781466575462

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Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications /

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edited by M. Eric Benbow, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Texas A & M University, College Station, USA, Aaron M. Tarone, Texas A & M University, College Station, USA

xiii, 577 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

27 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction to carrion decomposition. Introduction to carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications / M. Eric Benbow, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and Aaron M. Tarone ; Processes and mechanisms of death and decomposition of vertebrate carrion / Shari L. Forbes and David O. Carter ; Microbial interactions during carrion decomposition / Tawni L. Crippen, M. Eric Benbow, and Jennifer L. Pechal ; Arthropod communities in terrestrial environments / Richard W. Merritt and Grant D. De Jong ; Carrion effects on belowground communities and consequences for soil processes / Michael S. Strickland and Kyle Wickings ; Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers / James C. Beasley, Zach H. Olson, and Travis L. DeVault ; Design and analysis of field studies in carrion ecology / Kenneth G. Schoenly, J.-P. Michaud, and Gaétan Moreau -- Ecological mechanisms of carrion decomposition. Community and landscape ecology of carrion / M. Eric Benbow, Jennifer L. Pechal, Rachel M. Mohr ; Chemical ecology of vertebrate carrion / Jonathan A. Cammack, Meaghan L. Pimsler, Tawni L. Crippen, and Jeffery K. Tomberlin ; Vertebrate carrion as a model for conducting behavior research / Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Michelle R. Sanford, Meaghan L. Pimsler, and Sherah L. VanLaerhoven ; Modeling species interactions within carrion food webs / Sherah L. VanLaerhoven ; Aquatic vertebrate carrion decomposition / John R. Wallace ; The role of carrion in ecosystems / Philip S. Barton -- Evolutionary ecology of carrion decomposition. Ecological genetics / Aaron M. Tarone ; Quantitative genetics of life history traits in coprophagous and necrophagous insects / Wolf Blanckenhorn ; Carrion and dung mimicry in plants / Andreas Jürgens and Adam Shuttleworth ; Population genetics and molecular evolution of carrion-associated arthropods / Christine J. Picard, Jonathan J. Parrott, and John W. Whale ; Microbial genetics and systematics / Michael S. Allen and Michael G. LaMontagne ; Microbiome studies of carrion decomposition / Jessica L. Metcalf, David O. Carter, and Rob Knight ; Interkingdom ecological interactions of carrion decomposition / Heather R. Jordan, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Thomas K. Wood, and M. Eric Benbow ; Ecology of African carrion / Sarah C. Jones, Eli D. Strauss, and Kay E. Holekamp -- Applications of carrion decomposition. Carrion communities as indicators in fisheries, wildlife management, and conservation / M.D. Hocking and S.M. O'Regan ; Composting as a method for carrion disposal in livestock production / Shanwei Xu, Tim Reuter, Kim Stanford, Francis J. Larney, and Tim A. McAllister ; Human decomposition and forensics / Gail S. Anderson ; Frontiers in carrion ecology and evolution / M. Eric Benbow, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and Aaron M. Tarone

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"Decomposition and recycling of vertebrate remains have been understudied, hampered largely due to these processes being aesthetically challenging (e.g. smell and sight). Technological innovations have provided the means to explore new and historically understood natural systems to give us a plethora of new information. Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications covers a broad spectrum of topics including the molecular mechanistic foundations that provide the basis for intra- and interspecific interactions related to population biology, community ecology, and how this manifests into habitat- and ecosystem-level importance. The book connects the science of carrion decomposition from genes to ecosystems in multidisiplinary synthesis of the science. This book brings together a team of global experts involved with measuring and understanding the process and effects of carrion ecology in nature, with special application in such applied fields as forensic entomology, habitat management, animal production (e.g. livestock and aquaculture), and human and environmental health. It fills a large literature gap in ecology, providing a synthesis and future directions important for studies of carrion decomposition that improve the general understanding of decomposition in ecosystems. The book fuses multiple disciplines into a single message explaining the importance of vertebrate carrion ecology in nature."--Back cover

Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications.

9781466575479

Animal carcasses-- Biodegradation

Biochemistry

Biodegradation

Dead animals

Predation (Biology)

Ecology

Benbow, Mark Eric,1971-

Tarone, Aaron M.

Tomberlin, Jeffery K.

20160617053027.6

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