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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Glavni autori: Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G., Cultid-Medina, Carlos A., Rudas-Grajales, Juan C.
Format: Online
Jezik:spa
Izdano: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2013
Online pristup:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1126
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author Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G.
Cultid-Medina, Carlos A.
Rudas-Grajales, Juan C.
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description 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 without affecting the integrity of the individual.
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spelling azm-article-11262022-11-12T00:13:43Z Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G. Cultid-Medina, Carlos A. Rudas-Grajales, Juan C. 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 without affecting the integrity of the individual. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2013-08-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1126 10.21829/azm.2013.2921126 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 29 No. 2 (2013); 448-451 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 29 Núm. 2 (2013); 448-451 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1126/1288 Derechos de autor 2017 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.)
spellingShingle Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G.
Cultid-Medina, Carlos A.
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Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes
title Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes
title_full Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes
title_fullStr Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes
title_full_unstemmed Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes
title_short Marking method for dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) and its implementation in Colombian Andes
title_sort marking method for dung beetles (coleoptera: scarabaeinae) and its implementation in colombian andes
url https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1126
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