Niche variation in burying beetles ( Nicrophorusspp.) associated with marine and terrestrial carrion

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Hocking, M.D., Darimont, C.T., Christie, K.S., Reimchen, T.E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2007
• Subjects: Keta; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z07-016; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/Z07-016; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/Z07-016

Ecological opportunity can influence niche variation within and among species. Forensic reconstruction of diet has been made possible with the now widespread use of stable isotope analysis, although it has not to date been applied to communities based on carrion resources. Within a salmon-bearing wa...