| geographic variation in the taphonomic effect of vulture scavenging: the case for southern illinois. | the taphonomic effect of vulture scavenging has been previously documented in central texas (j forensic sci, 2009, 54, 524). this study reports on the behavioral differences between two species of vultures (coragyps atratus, cathartes aura) observed over a period of 1 year at the complex for forensic anthropology research in southern illinois. the decomposition of six research subjects and two control subjects was observed. compared with the previous findings of vulture activity, the authors obs ... | 2013 | 23181511 |