You might try using freeze branding as the pits are probably to big for = smaller animals. Any animals you track to a larger size/age you can = later insert a pit. =20 =20 VISIT HERPETOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND BIOLOGY www.herpconbio.org = <http://www.herpconbio.org>=20 A New Journal Published in Partnership with Partners in Amphibian and = Reptile Conservation and the World Congress of Herpetology. =20 Malcolm L. McCallum Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Texas A&M University Texarkana 2600 Robison Rd. Texarkana, TX 75501 O: 1-903-223-3134 H: 1-903-791-3843 Homepage: https://www.eagle.tamut.edu/faculty/mmccallum/index.html =20
________________________________ From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of = Leon Blaustein Sent: Tue 10/17/2006 8:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Following salamander juveniles - additional question Hi again, Regarding my query below on the use of juvenile salamanders and pit=20 tags, I should have pointed out that we are also interested in=20 identifying these parameters long term; i.e. metamorphs emerge from=20 pools and are juveniles for 3-4 years before returning to the=20 breeding sites. If pit tags can indeed be inserted into animals of=20 this size (can be smaller than 1 gram wet weight), are there pit tags=20 that have this kind of longevity? Thanks again, Leon On Oct 17, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Leon Blaustein wrote: > We are interested in trying to determine, survival, growth and > dispersal of juvenile salamanders. These salamanders, upon > completing metamorphosis, range in size from about 0.5 to 5.0 grams > wet weight. Are they in a large enough size range for using pit > tags? Any information would be appreciated. > > > > > Leon Blaustein > > Community Ecology Laboratory > Institute of Evolution, Faculty of Sciences > University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 Israel > Tel. 972-4-8240736 (office) > Tel. 972-4-9998881 (home) > Institute Fax: 972-4-8246554 > Alternative e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Chief Editor, Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution > http://israelsciencejournals.com/eco.htm > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Editor, Ecology Letters > http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=3D1461-023X
