S. Matuszewski

Response of adult carrion beetles Necrodes littoralis (L.) (Staphylinidae: Silphinae) to selected cadaveric volatile organic compounds: laboratory and field tests

This study tests the response of Necrodes littoralis to selected VOCs and finds none elicit significant attraction, while DMDS attracts other species in field tests.

Interpreting the pervasive observation of U-shaped Site Frequency Spectra

The paper analyzes site frequency spectra across species and finds U-shaped patterns, suggesting that multiple merger coalescent models better fit the data than the standard neutral model.

Heat production in a feeding matrix formed on carrion by communally breeding beetles

This study shows that exudates from carrion beetles create a heat-producing matrix that benefits larval thermoregulation and fitness.

Coalescent Processes With Skewed Offspring Distributions And Non-Equilibrium Demography

This paper develops a coalescent model that jointly estimates reproductive skew and population history, showing that ignoring demography can bias coalescent inferences and demonstrating its application to Japanese sardine data.