My studies on burying beetles also deal with issues in the context of parental care, such as parent-offspring recognition, cost and benefit of parental care, as well as competition and cooperation between conspecific females on carcasses. In cooperation with Professor Josef M ller in Freiburg, Germany, I am currently investigating problems related to the evolution of communal breeding on large carcasses. Eggert, A.-K., and J.K. M ller. J.K. M ller.
Parental care improves offspring survival and growth in burying beetles.
Sakaluk, S.K., Eggert, A.-K., and J.K. M ller. M ller, J.K., Eggert, A.-K., and S.K. Sakaluk. Eggert, A.-K., and J.K. M ller. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Sakaluk, S.K., and A.-K. Eggert.