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Published Date: July 08, 2026

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A hotter climate may lead to more same-sex mounting in corpse-eating beetles

New research suggests that heat stress increases the occurrence of same-sex sexual interactions between male burying beetles—but also tha…

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New research suggests that heat stress increases the occurrence of same-sex sexual interactions between male burying beetles—but also that a surprising number of male–male encounters occur under control conditions. This ongoing project is investigating whether a possible trade-off between heat protection and social-communication cuticular hydrocarbons may b…

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