Stephen T. Trumbo
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Scholarly Contributions
36 Scholarly Contributions
Trumbo, S.T. 2023. Moving the corpse to hide the evidence: horizontal as well as vertical movement is important when burying beetles cache a carcass.
, (2023). Trumbo, S.T. 2023. Moving the corpse to hide the evidence: horizontal as well as vertical movement is important when burying beetles cache a carcass., Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 36, pp. 19-Nov
Research Type: Journal Article
Trumbo, S.T. & Newton, A.F. 2022. Microbial volatiles and succession of beetles on small carrion.
, (2022). Trumbo, S.T. & Newton, A.F. 2022. Microbial volatiles and succession of beetles on small carrion., Ecological Entomology, vol. 47, pp. 758-769
Research Type: Journal Article
Trumbo, S.T. 2022. Contrasting sex roles in two species with stable biparental care.
, (2022). Trumbo, S.T. 2022. Contrasting sex roles in two species with stable biparental care., Ethology, vol. 128, pp. 622-631
Research Type: Journal Article
Trumbo, S.T. 2022. Why do males stay in biparental burying beetles?
, (2022). Trumbo, S.T. 2022. Why do males stay in biparental burying beetles?, Behaviour, vol. 159, pp. 1301-1318
Research Type: Journal Article
Evolutionary changes in parental care
, (2022). Evolutionary changes in parental care, International Society for Behavioral Ecology
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
The chemical ecology of burying beetles
, (2022). The chemical ecology of burying beetles, Landers Land Trust Research Symposium
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Beetle parents manipulate information broadcast from bacteria in a rotting corpse
, (2021). Beetle parents manipulate information broadcast from bacteria in a rotting corpse, The Conversation
Research Type: Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blog, Podcast, Magazine/Trade Publication
Burying beetles adaptively manipulate information broadcast from a microbial community
, (2021). Burying beetles adaptively manipulate information broadcast from a microbial community, American Naturalist, vol. 197, pp. 366-278
Research Type: Journal Article
Trumbo, S.T. & Sikes, D.S. 2021. Resource concealment and the evolution of parental care in carrion beetles.
, (2021). Trumbo, S.T. & Sikes, D.S. 2021. Resource concealment and the evolution of parental care in carrion beetles., Journal of Zoology, vol. 315, pp. 175-182
Research Type: Journal Article
Charabidze, D., Trumbo S.T. + 5 co-authors 2021.Convergence of social strategies in carrion breeding insects. BioScience 71: 1028-1037
, (2021). Charabidze, D., Trumbo S.T. + 5 co-authors 2021.Convergence of social strategies in carrion breeding insects. BioScience 71: 1028-1037, BioScience, vol. 71, pp. 1028-1037
Research Type: Journal Article
Trumbo, S.T. & DiCapua, J.A. 2021. A synergism between dimethyl trisulfide and methyl thiolacetate in attracting carrion-frequenting beetles demonstrated by use of a chemically-supplemented trap.
, (2021). Trumbo, S.T. & DiCapua, J.A. 2021. A synergism between dimethyl trisulfide and methyl thiolacetate in attracting carrion-frequenting beetles demonstrated by use of a chemically-supplemented trap., Chemoecology, vol. 31, pp. 79-87
Research Type: Journal Article
A Society based on a corpse: the evolution of parental care in burying beetles
, (2021). A Society based on a corpse: the evolution of parental care in burying beetles, FINE Seminar Series
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Finding a fresh carcass: bacterially-derived volatiles and burying beetle search success
, (2020). Finding a fresh carcass: bacterially-derived volatiles and burying beetle search success, Chemoecology, vol. 30, pp. 287-296
Research Type: Journal Article
Editorial overview: Hidden players: microbes reshape the insect niche.
, (2020). Editorial overview: Hidden players: microbes reshape the insect niche., Current Opinion in Insect Science, vol. 39, vi-viii
Research Type: Journal Article
The physiology of insect families: a door into the study of social evolution
, (2019). The physiology of insect families: a door into the study of social evolution, Advances in Insect Physiology, vol. 56, pp. 203-250
Research Type: Journal Article
Behavior and ecology in a microbial world
, (2019). Behavior and ecology in a microbial world, Connecticut Entomological Society
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Parental Care
, (2018). Parental Care, Insect Behavior: From Mechanisms to Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences, pp. 203-218, Oxford Univ. Press
Research Type: Book Chapter
Juvenile hormone and parental care in subsocial insects: implications for the role of juvenile hormone in the evolution of sociality
, (2018). Juvenile hormone and parental care in subsocial insects: implications for the role of juvenile hormone in the evolution of sociality, Current Opinion in Insect Science, vol. 28, pp. 13-18
Research Type: Journal Article
Offspring dependence on parental care and the role of parental transfer of oral fluids in burying beetles
, (2018). Offspring dependence on parental care and the role of parental transfer of oral fluids in burying beetles, Frontiers in Zoology, vol. 15
Research Type: Journal Article
Feeding upon and preserving a carcass: the function of prehatch parental care in a burying beetle
, (2017). Feeding upon and preserving a carcass: the function of prehatch parental care in a burying beetle, Animal Behaviour, vol. 130, pp. 241-249
Research Type: Journal Article
Post-ovipositional parental care in insects
, (2017). Post-ovipositional parental care in insects, Animal Behavior Society, Canada
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Animal behavior and ecology in a microbial world
, (2017). Animal behavior and ecology in a microbial world, Pace University
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Carcass age and reproductive costs for Nicrophorus orbicollis Say (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
, (2016). Carcass age and reproductive costs for Nicrophorus orbicollis Say (Coleoptera: Silphidae), Environmental Entomology, vol. 45, pp. 1178-1183
Research Type: Journal Article
The fate of mouse carcasses in a northern woodland
, (2016). The fate of mouse carcasses in a northern woodland, Ecological Entomology, vol. 41, pp. 737-740
Research Type: Journal Article
Parental care and competition with microbes in carrion beetles: a study of ecological adaptation
, (2016). Parental care and competition with microbes in carrion beetles: a study of ecological adaptation, Animal Behaviour, vol. 118, pp. 47-54
Research Type: Journal Article
Cryptic diversity in Nicrophorus (Coleoptera: Silphidae): Nicrophorus vespilloides refers to two species
, (2016). Cryptic diversity in Nicrophorus (Coleoptera: Silphidae): Nicrophorus vespilloides refers to two species, Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny, vol. 45, pp. 1178-1183
Research Type: Journal Article
Seek and hide: burying beetles exploit and then suppress semiochemicals from bacteria
, (2016). Seek and hide: burying beetles exploit and then suppress semiochemicals from bacteria, International Congress of Entomology, United States of America
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Influences of parental care and food deprivation on regulation of body mass in a burying beetle
, (2015). Influences of parental care and food deprivation on regulation of body mass in a burying beetle, vol. 121, pp. 985-993, Ethology
Research Type: Journal Article
Mass-size relationships, starvation and recovery in an engorging feeder
, (2015). Mass-size relationships, starvation and recovery in an engorging feeder, vol. 40, pp. 257-263, Physiological Entomology
Research Type: Journal Article
Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Silphidae): one species or two?
, (2015). Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Silphidae): one species or two?, Alaska Entomological Society
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Juvenile hormone, metabolic rate, body mass and longevity costs
, (2014). Juvenile hormone, metabolic rate, body mass and longevity costs, vol. 92, pp. 203-211, Animal Behaviour
Research Type: Journal Article
MIcrobes on Carrion
, (2014). MIcrobes on Carrion, American Entomological Society
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Microbes on carrion: a challenge or advantage for burying beetles?
, (2014). Microbes on carrion: a challenge or advantage for burying beetles?, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, United States of America
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Maternal care, iteroparity and the evolution of social behavior: a critique of the semelparity hypothesis
, (2013). Maternal care, iteroparity and the evolution of social behavior: a critique of the semelparity hypothesis, vol. 40, pp. 613-626, Evolutionary Biology
Research Type: Journal Article
Patterns of parental care in invertebrates
, (2012). Patterns of parental care in invertebrates, Oxford University Press
Research Type: Book
Contest behavior and other reproductive efforts in aging breeders: a test of residual reproductive value and state-dependent models
, (2012). Contest behavior and other reproductive efforts in aging breeders: a test of residual reproductive value and state-dependent models, vol. 66, pp. 1511-1518, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Research Type: Journal Article