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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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2013
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author | Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G. Cultid-Medina, Carlos A. Rudas-Grajales, Juan C. |
author_facet | 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. Rudas-Grajales, Juan C. 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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