Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, M. Eric Benbow, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and Aaron M. Tarone.
• Editors: Benbow, Mark Eric, 1971-; Tomberlin, Jeffery K; Tarone, Aaron M
• Contents: INTRODUCTION TO CARRION DECOMPOSITION; Introduction to Carrion, Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications ; 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 ; 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 ; .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 ; Eric Benbow, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and Aaron M. Tarone
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 579.71; Animal carcasses -- Biodegradation; Dead animals; Predation (Biology); Biodegradation; Biochemistry
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466575479
• Related ISBNs: 9781466575462
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; item not viewed.
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