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Sandra Steiger

@steigerlab.bsky.social

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢Publication alert 📢 @pnas.org Parental niche construction buffers microbial and competitive challenges and drives offspring dependence in burying beetles | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Big congrats to Eric on his first PhD chapter! 🎉 Press release: www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/press-rel...

A breeding pair of burying beetles (Nicrophorus vespilloides) on a small mouse carcass they have buried and prepared as food for their offspring.

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Thrilled to see our burying beetle model system on the front cover of Journal of Chemical Ecology! We show that maternal pheromone emission during care shows consistent individual differences and appears to reflect maternal investment. @johannes-stoekl.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Cover of the Journal of Chemical Ecology with a photo of a caring burying beetle mother interacting with her larvae on a carcass.

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Christmas ornament with a painted burying beetle

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The EAE group really enjoyed #DZG2025 in Berlin — great talks, inspiring discussions, and lots of fun!

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Already adopted this method.

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Hey #DZG2025, if you are interested in family life and/or communication, then come to the talks of J Plate-11:45 BEH, L Müller-12:15 BEH, M Körner-12:30 BEH, E Grubmüller-12:30 ECO (all today), J Sahm-11:30 EVOL (Thursday) and P Huber-12:45 BEH (Friday) and see the poster of M Cavalcanti!

Female burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides feeding a larva

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

See you at Berlin #dzg2025 .....if we ever arrive

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Sandra Steiger @steigerlab.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Still my favorite Christmas ornament!!

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