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Overview

M. Eric Benbow is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on fields within Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Within these broader fields, their work extensively covers multiple subfields including Insect Science, Ecology, Genetics, Epidemiology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's research topics include Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Plant and animal studies, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by M. Eric Benbow demonstrate a focus on ecological and forensic science themes. Selected publications are:

  • Death and Decomposition in Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • The applicability of forensic time since death estimation methods for buried bodies in advanced decomposition stages, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Associations detected between measures of neighborhood environmental conditions and human microbiome diversity, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Carcass provisioning for scavenger conservation in a temperate forest ecosystem, 2020, Ecosphere
  • The ephemeral resource patch concept, 2022, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Frequent co-authors working with M. Eric Benbow include Jennifer L. Pechal, Joseph P. Receveur, Heather R. Jordan, Christine Chevillon, and Jean-François Guégan.

The main publication venues for the scientist's work are Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Journal of Forensic Sciences, PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment, and Journal of Apicultural Research.

Best Publications

  • A roadmap for bridging basic and applied research in forensic entomology

    J. K. Tomberlin;R. Mohr;M. E. Benbow;A. M. Tarone

  • Ecology and transmission of Buruli ulcer disease: a systematic review.

    Richard W. Merritt;Edward D. Walker;Pamela L. C. Small;John R. Wallace

  • The potential use of bacterial community succession in forensics as described by high throughput metagenomic sequencing

    Jennifer L. Pechal;Jennifer L. Pechal;Tawni L. Crippen;M. Eric Benbow;Aaron M. Tarone

  • A Major Role for Mammals in the Ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans

    Janet A. M. Fyfe;Caroline J. Lavender;Kathrine A. Handasyde;Alistair R. Legione

  • Carrion ecology, evolution, and their applications

    M. Eric Benbow;Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Aaron M. Tarone

  • Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

    Shan-Shan Yang;Wei-Min Wu;Anja M. Brandon;Han-Qing Fan

  • Microbial community functional change during vertebrate carrion decomposition.

    Jennifer L. Pechal;Jennifer L. Pechal;Tawni L. Crippen;Aaron M. Tarone;Andrew J. Lewis

  • Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter

    M. Eric Benbow;Philip S. Barton;Michael D. Ulyshen;James C. Beasley

  • Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli Ulcer Endemic and Non-Endemic Aquatic Sites in Ghana

    Heather R. Williamson;Mark E. Benbow;Khoa D. Nguyen;Dia C. Beachboard

  • Seasonal necrophagous insect community assembly during vertebrate carrion decomposition.

    M. E. Benbow;A. J. Lewis;J. K. Tomberlin;J. L. Pechal

  • A large-scale survey of the postmortem human microbiome, and its potential to provide insight into the living health condition.

    Jennifer L. Pechal;Carl J. Schmidt;Heather R. Jordan;M. Eric Benbow

  • Basic research in evolution and ecology enhances forensics.

    Jeffery K. Tomberlin;M. Eric Benbow;Aaron M. Tarone;Rachel M. Mohr

  • Effects of stream diversion on riffle macroinvertebrate communities in a Maui, Hawaii, stream

    Mollie D. McIntosh;M. Eric Benbow;Albert J. Burky

  • Delayed insect access alters carrion decomposition and necrophagous insect community assembly

    Jennifer L. Pechal;M. Eric Benbow;Tawni L. Crippen;Aaron M. Tarone

  • Microbial communities associated with human decomposition and their potential use as postmortem clocks

    Sheree J. Finley;M. Eric Benbow;Gulnaz T. Javan

  • Bacteria Mediate Oviposition by the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (L.), (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

    Longyu Zheng;Longyu Zheng;Tawni L. Crippen;Leslie Holmes;Leslie Holmes;Baneshwar Singh;Baneshwar Singh

  • Interkingdom responses of flies to bacteria mediated by fly physiology and bacterial quorum sensing

    Jeffery K. Tomberlin;Tawni L. Crippen;Aaron M. Tarone;Baneshwar Singh

  • ROAD-SALT TOXICITY OF SELECT MICHIGAN WETLAND MACROINVERTEBRATES UNDER DIFFERENT TESTING CONDITIONS

    M. Eric Benbow;Richard W. Merritt

  • Unraveling an emerging disease associated with disturbed aquatic environments: The case of Buruli ulcer

    Richard W. Merritt;M. Eric Benbow;Pamela L. C. Small

  • Aquatic invertebrates as unlikely vectors of Buruli ulcer disease.

    M. Eric Benbow;Heather Williamson;Ryan Kimbirauskas;Mollie D. McIntosh

  • Towards Quantifying Carrion Biomass in Ecosystems.

    Philip S. Barton;Maldwyn J. Evans;Claire N. Foster;Jennifer L. Pechal

  • Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the Environment Predicts Prevalence of Buruli Ulcer in Benin

    Heather R. Williamson;Mark Eric Benbow;Lindsay P. Campbell;Christian R. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffery K. Tomberlin
Jeffery K. Tomberlin Texas A&M University
Richard W. Merritt
Richard W. Merritt Michigan State University
Jiaguo Qi
Jiaguo Qi Michigan State University
Gary A. Lamberti
Gary A. Lamberti University of Notre Dame
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University
Philip S. Barton
Philip S. Barton Deakin University
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Jean-François Guégan
Jean-François Guégan University of Montpellier
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation
Paul D R Johnson
Paul D R Johnson Austin Health

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