easy way to reduce PIT-tag loss in rodents

Passive integrated transponders (PIT-tags) have been shown to be a reliable method for individually marking rodents in field studies. The loss rates of PIT-tags vary, depending on the species, from 3.6 to 7.2%. We used PIT-tags to individually mark a population of edible dormice. Due to a relatively...

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Published in:Ecological research 2010, Vol.25 (1), p.251-253
Main Authors: Lebl, Karin, Ruf, Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal populations
Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biotelemetry
Capture–recapture
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Forestry
Glis glis
Life Sciences
Marking techniques
Passive integrated transponders
Plant Sciences
Rodents
Tag loss
Transponders
Zoology
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Summary:Passive integrated transponders (PIT-tags) have been shown to be a reliable method for individually marking rodents in field studies. The loss rates of PIT-tags vary, depending on the species, from 3.6 to 7.2%. We used PIT-tags to individually mark a population of edible dormice. Due to a relatively high loss rate of transponders in the first year (7.4%) we used a tissue adhesive to seal the punctuation wound in the second year. With this method we could reduce the tag-loss rate to 2.2%. We therefore recommend using a tissue adhesive, which is easy and fast to apply, after injecting a transponder.
ISSN:0912-3814
1440-1703
DOI:10.1007/s11284-009-0629-y