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...
Main Authors: | Martínez-Quintero, Bedir G., Cultid-Medina, Carlos A., Rudas-Grajales, Juan C. |
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Formato: | Online |
Idioma: | spa |
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2013
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Acceso en liña: | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/1126 |
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