Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes

We describe a new inexpensive and simple method for marking large dung beetles (>10 mm), which consists in tattooing a consecutive number on their elytra or pronotum with a Mototool. The recapture rate (18.5% of 1886 marked individuals) throughout five months shows high durability of the mark...

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Main Authors: Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G., Cultid-Medina, Carlos A., Rudas-Grajales, Juan C.
Format: Online
Sprog:spa
Udgivet: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2013
Online adgang:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1126