1. Fig. 1. A male–female pair of American burying beetles (Nicrophorus americanus) beginning the process of carcass ...
Fig. 1. A male–female pair of American burying beetles (Nicrophorus americanus) beginning the process of carcass preparation and burial.
Unless provided in the caption above, the following copyright applies to the content of this slide: © The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (
Ann Entomol Soc Am, saz008,
The content of this slide may be subject to copyright: please see the slide notes for details.

2. Fig. 2. Kernel density estimate of American burying beetle abundance at The Nature Conservancy’s Tallgrass Prairie ...
Fig. 2. Kernel density estimate of American burying beetle abundance at The Nature Conservancy’s Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Osage County, OK. American burying beetle spatial distribution across the landscape exhibits interannual variability and is highly heterogeneous, with the core range of the species exhibiting low spatial overlap with five congeners with which it is thought to compete. For example, in 2017 the core range overlap with N. marginatus (cross-hatched) and N. tomentosus (stippled) is limited to a small portion of the American burying beetles' highest densities along the eastern-most edge of the study area, where all three species’ core ranges overlap.
Unless provided in the caption above, the following copyright applies to the content of this slide: © The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (
Ann Entomol Soc Am, saz008,
The content of this slide may be subject to copyright: please see the slide notes for details.

3. Fig. 3. Mean daily temporal pattern for American burying beetles measured using an automated locomotor activity ...
Fig. 3. Mean daily temporal pattern for American burying beetles measured using an automated locomotor activity monitor. Previously thought to be strictly nocturnal, N. americanus exhibits two peak activity periods: the first occurs over 4 h on either side of light onset (0600 hours), while the second smaller activity peak occurs at light offset (2000 hours). This temporal pattern does not significantly segregate from any of the five sympatric Nicrophorine congeners tested.
Unless provided in the caption above, the following copyright applies to the content of this slide: © The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (
Ann Entomol Soc Am, saz008,
The content of this slide may be subject to copyright: please see the slide notes for details.

4. Fig. 4. The prairie mole cricket (Gryllotalpa major) is a rare tallgrass prairie endemic insect species with a ...
Fig. 4. The prairie mole cricket (Gryllotalpa major) is a rare tallgrass prairie endemic insect species with a current range limited to portions of Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Kansas. Males call from specialized acoustic burrows in the spring, forming aggregations that attract flying females during the short nightly calling period at dusk. Photo by Ryan West.
Unless provided in the caption above, the following copyright applies to the content of this slide: © The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (
Ann Entomol Soc Am, saz008,
The content of this slide may be subject to copyright: please see the slide notes for details.

5. Fig. 5. The auditory sensitivity threshold of Gryllotalpa major (A) is tightly tuned to the frequency of the male ...
Fig. 5. The auditory sensitivity threshold of Gryllotalpa major (A) is tightly tuned to the frequency of the male call song (2.0 KHz; shaded vertical ellipse)) and includes a second sensitivity peak in the ultrasound around 25 KHz, which is likely a mechanism for eavesdropping on foraging bats. The shaded horizontal ellipse represents local bat biosonar frequency range. Male spacing across a mating aggregation was influenced by the botanical structure across the lek (B). Above-ground botanical biomass was significantly correlated with three spatial parameters of the calling aggregation: furthest neighbor distance (circular points and solid fit line in graph), inter-burrow distance (square points and broken fit line in graph), and nearest neighbor distance (triangular points and dotted fit line in graph).
Unless provided in the caption above, the following copyright applies to the content of this slide: © The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (
Ann Entomol Soc Am, saz008,
The content of this slide may be subject to copyright: please see the slide notes for details.