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Evaluation of a new technique for marking anurans

Evaluation of a new technique for marking anurans Applied Herpetology 6 (2009) 247–256 www.brill.nl/ah Evaluation of a new technique for marking anurans Todd S. Campbell 1 , 2 , Paul Irvin 1 , Kym Rouse Campbell 3 , Kristine Hoffmann 4 , Mark E. Dykes 5 , Aaron J. Harding 1 and Steve A. Johnson 5 1 Department of Biology, University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, USA, 33606 2 Corresponding author; e-mail: tcampbell@ut.edu 3 ENVIRON International Corp., 10150 Highland Manor Drive, Suite 440, Tampa, Florida, USA, 33610 4 Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, PO Box 110430, Gainesville, Florida, USA, 32611 5 Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida-IFAS Plant City Campus, 1200 N. Park Road, Plant City, Florida, USA, 33563 Abstract Amphibians can be very difficult to mark because of their extraordinary powers of regeneration. Although many amphibian marking techniques have been developed, few meet the rigorous assumptions of capture- mark-recapture models. Also, excessive toe-clipping may affect frog survivorship adversely. We tested the efficacy of a new hybrid marking technique (VIE-C) that combines Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) and toe-clipping on four species of treefrogs in West-Central Florida. Of the 840 treefrogs recaptured over a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Applied Herpetology Brill

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© 2009 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Applied Herpetology 6 (2009) 247–256 www.brill.nl/ah Evaluation of a new technique for marking anurans Todd S. Campbell 1 , 2 , Paul Irvin 1 , Kym Rouse Campbell 3 , Kristine Hoffmann 4 , Mark E. Dykes 5 , Aaron J. Harding 1 and Steve A. Johnson 5 1 Department of Biology, University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida, USA, 33606 2 Corresponding author; e-mail: tcampbell@ut.edu 3 ENVIRON International Corp., 10150 Highland Manor Drive, Suite 440, Tampa, Florida, USA, 33610 4 Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, PO Box 110430, Gainesville, Florida, USA, 32611 5 Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida-IFAS Plant City Campus, 1200 N. Park Road, Plant City, Florida, USA, 33563 Abstract Amphibians can be very difficult to mark because of their extraordinary powers of regeneration. Although many amphibian marking techniques have been developed, few meet the rigorous assumptions of capture- mark-recapture models. Also, excessive toe-clipping may affect frog survivorship adversely. We tested the efficacy of a new hybrid marking technique (VIE-C) that combines Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) and toe-clipping on four species of treefrogs in West-Central Florida. Of the 840 treefrogs recaptured over a

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Applied Herpetology – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2009

Keywords: MARK-RECAPTURE; VIE-C TECHNIQUE; TOE-CLIP; TREEFROG; FLORIDA; MARKING; AMPHIBIAN; VISIBLE IMPLANT ELASTOMER

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