Cost comparison of marking techniques in long-term population studies: PIT-tags versus pattern maps

Arntzen, JW; Goudie, I; Halley, J; Jehle, R

Abstract

Conservation biology requires the assessment of demographic parameters and life-history data in wildlife populations. Such data can be gathered through capture-mark-recapture (CMR) of individuals. Marking techniques may vary for study organisms, research objectives and conditions, but all CMR studies have in common that the workload and expenditure is substantial, urging for cost-effective planning.

Citation

Arntzen, J., Goudie, I., Halley, J., & Jehle, R. (2004). Cost comparison of marking techniques in long-term population studies: PIT-tags versus pattern maps. Amphibia-Reptilia, 25(3), 305-315. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568538041975116

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2004
• Deposit Date: Aug 28, 2009
• Journal: Amphibia-Reptilia
• Print ISSN: 0173-5373
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 305-315
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/1568538041975116
• Keywords: Population studies, Marking, Biology, Conservation, Capture-mark-recapture, Cost-benefit
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568538041975116
• Related Public URLs: http://brill.publisher.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/amre