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Title Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications / editors, M. Eric Benbow, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, and Aaron M. Tarone
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 580 pages)
Contents Section 1. Introduction to carrion decomposition -- section 2. Ecological mechanisms of carrion decomposition -- section 3. Evolutionary ecology of carrion decomposition -- section 4. Applications of carrion decomposition
Summary "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 multidisciplinary 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."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Site viewed on September 13, 2016
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Subject Animal carcasses -- Biodegradation.
Dead animals.
Predation (Biology)
Biodegradation.
Biochemistry.
Animals
Biodegradation, Environmental
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena
Predatory Behavior
Biochemistry
biodeterioration.
biochemistry.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology.
Animal carcasses -- Biodegradation
Biochemistry
Biodegradation
Dead animals
Predation (Biology)
Form Electronic book
Author Benbow, Mark Eric, 1971- editor.
Tomberlin, Jeffery K., editor
Tarone, Aaron M., editor
ISBN 9781466575479
1466575476