1
Q
Necrophagy pros and cons
A
Pro - carrion source of protein Con - patchy distribution - rapid suitability change - contains indigestible material
2
Q
Competition if carrion
A
Creates trade off between developmental time and body size
3
Q
Timing of succession
A
Depends on carrion size, season and climate, edaphic environment
4
Q
Necrophagic succession
A
Initial decay - microorganisms, calliphoridae and muscidae
Putrefaction - sarcophagids, calliphorids and muscids, staphylinids arrive
Black putrefaction - blow flies leave, drosophilidae
Butyric fermentation - cheese-skippers
Slow dry decay - tineid (clothes moths)
Bones left
