Convergence of Social Strategies in Carrion ...
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Title :
Convergence of Social Strategies in Carrion Breeding Insects
Author(s) :
CHARABIDZE, Damien [Auteur]
Centre d'Histoire Judiciaire (CHJ) - UMR 8025
Trumbo, Stephen [Auteur]
Grzywacz, Andrzej [Auteur]
Costa, James T [Auteur]
Benbow, Mark E [Auteur]
Barton, Philip S [Auteur]
Matuszewski, Szymon [Auteur]

Centre d'Histoire Judiciaire (CHJ) - UMR 8025
Trumbo, Stephen [Auteur]
Grzywacz, Andrzej [Auteur]
Costa, James T [Auteur]
Benbow, Mark E [Auteur]
Barton, Philip S [Auteur]
Matuszewski, Szymon [Auteur]
Journal title :
BioScience
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication date :
2021-07-07
English keyword(s) :
Sociobiology
entomology
ecology
animal behavior
evolution
entomology
ecology
animal behavior
evolution
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]/Biologie animale/Zoologie des invertébrés
English abstract : [en]
Carrion is a highly ephemeral and nutrient rich resource, characterized by extreme biotic and abiotic stressors. We hypothesized that specific constraints of the carrion ecosystem, and especially its nutrient richness, ...
Show more >Carrion is a highly ephemeral and nutrient rich resource, characterized by extreme biotic and abiotic stressors. We hypothesized that specific constraints of the carrion ecosystem, and especially its nutrient richness, ephemerality, and competition with microbes, have promoted the evolution of social behaviors in necrophagous insects. We show that group living is prevalent among early succession carrion breeding insects, suggesting that this trait has emerged as an adaptation to facilitate survival in the highly competitive environment of fresh carrion. We then highlight how developmental niche construction allows larvae to compete with microbes, efficiently feed on fresh cadavers, and rapidly reach maturity. We observed that larval societies and parental care are two different strategies responding to similar competitive and environmental constraints. We conclude that intra and interspecific competition on carrion are mitigated by social behavior.Show less >
Show more >Carrion is a highly ephemeral and nutrient rich resource, characterized by extreme biotic and abiotic stressors. We hypothesized that specific constraints of the carrion ecosystem, and especially its nutrient richness, ephemerality, and competition with microbes, have promoted the evolution of social behaviors in necrophagous insects. We show that group living is prevalent among early succession carrion breeding insects, suggesting that this trait has emerged as an adaptation to facilitate survival in the highly competitive environment of fresh carrion. We then highlight how developmental niche construction allows larvae to compete with microbes, efficiently feed on fresh cadavers, and rapidly reach maturity. We observed that larval societies and parental care are two different strategies responding to similar competitive and environmental constraints. We conclude that intra and interspecific competition on carrion are mitigated by social behavior.Show less >
Language :
Anglais
Audience :
Non spécifiée
Administrative institution(s) :
Université de Lille
CNRS
CNRS
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Submission date :
2021-09-03T14:54:18Z
2021-09-06T14:23:23Z
2021-09-06T14:23:23Z
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