Maybe someone out there can provide assistance to Ksenia.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
Seattle
In a message dated 2/27/02 10:03:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Subj: help is needed(Ksenia)
Date: 2/27/02 10:03:33 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Ksenia)
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Dear Ms.Freer!
I desperately need help.
I'm studying the endemic population of species Alsophylax pipiens in Russia,
in the south region, closed to the Caspian Sea. My colleagues from Russian
University of Peoples Friendship (Moscow) and me have some problems in next points:
1. how to number the animals to get a chance to find separate
individuals in a year or even more?? Now we use the method of cutting
first phalanges, but it's not comfortable by juvenile individuals
and it's quite a violent procedure for animals.
2. how to mark the measured animals to see the mark (on the back maybe?),
with which materials or special colors or something for not disturbing the animals
later taking them and watching the cut phalanges of the fingers??
3. how to mark the natural inhabitat of the population
due to rather many tourist groups in this area?? we mark the stones
putting numbers of individuals on them, but tourists are often curious
what disturbs our studies.
4. how to watch the animals at nights? Is there any special equipment or methods?
5. do exist any studies/publications concerning autothomie?
I will be very thankful for any help, advises or recomendations.
Best regards,
Ksenia Koudriavtseva
The faculty of Ecology and Use of Natural Resources
Russian University of Peoples Friendship
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
