After death, the human body undergoes various processes that result in the emission of
volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The interest in these VOCs has increased substantially …

Résumé Les grands coléoptères nécrophages (Coleoptera, Silphidae) en Europe
occidentale: synthèse bibliographique. Cette synthèse bibliographique fait le point sur les …

C arrion beetles (C oleoptera, S ilphidae) are well known for their behaviour of exploiting
vertebrate carcasses for nutrition. While species in the subfamily Silphinae feed on large …

Carrion beetles are important in terrestrial ecosystems, consuming dead mammals and
promoting the recycling of organic matter into ecosystems. Most forensic studies are focused …

Abstract Burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus) are well-known for their monopolization of
small vertebrate carcasses in subterranean crypts and complex biparental care behaviors …

Burying beetles of the genus Nicrophorus localize small vertebrate carcasses by emitted
volatiles. The carcass that serves as reproduction and breeding site is buried in the soil by …

Anthropogenic land use causes global declines in biodiversity. Despite the knowledge that
animal carrion is the most nutrient-rich form of dead organic matter, studies on landscape …

Carrion beetles of genus Thanatophilus (Leach, 1815) are an important group of
necrophagous insects, with great potential for forensic entomology in temperate zones of …

Necrophagous beetles of genus Thanatophilus are well recognized as a group of beetles
with a high potential utility in forensic entomology. They can be used to estimate postmortem …

Insects regulate their body temperature mostly behaviourally, by changing posture or
microhabitat. Usually they use heat that is already present in the environment. Sometimes …