Projekte: Wie Pheromone das Familienleben steuern: Chemische Kommunikation in Totengräberfamilien

Engel, Katharina C. ; Hwang, Wenbe ; Steiger, Sandra:
A pheromone that coordinates parental care is evolutionary conserved among burying beetles (Silphidae: Nicrophorus).
In: Chemoecology. Bd. 29 (2019) . - S. 1-9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-018-0271-7

Sahm, Jacqueline ; Brobeil, Beatrice ; Grubmüller, Eric ; Conrad, Taina ; Schott, Matthias ; Stökl, Johannes ; Steiger, Sandra:
The scent of offspring: chemical profiles of larvae change during development and affect parental behavior in a burying beetle.
In: Behavioral Ecology. Bd. 35 (2024) Heft 5 . - arae061.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arae061

Sahm, Jacqueline ; Conrad, Taina ; Scheu, Larissa ; Steiger, Sandra:
Brood size, food availability, and body size affects male care decisions and offspring performance.
In: Ecology and Evolution. Bd. 13 (2023) Heft 6 . - e10183.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10183

Sahm, Jacqueline ; Prang, Madlen ; Steiger, Sandra:
Parent–offspring conflict and its outcome under uni-and biparental care.
In: Scientific Reports. Bd. 12 (2022) . - 1999.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05877-6