Table 2.2 Survey of Marker Evaluation Studies in Reptiles and Amphibians
Marking
Technique
Species
Parameters
Tested
Lab (L) or
Field (F)
Effect
of Mark
Reference
Paint marking
Sceloporus jarrovi
Su
F
n.s.
Simon and Bissinger 1983
Sceloporus undulatus
Su
F
n.s.
Jones and Ferguson 1980
Staining
Ambystoma tigrinum
Gr, Pa, Mo
F
n.s.
Seale and Boraas 1974
Hyla gratiosa
Gr
L
Gr
Travis 1981
Rana catesbiana
Gr, Pa, Mo
F
n.s.
Seale and Boraas 1974
Rana clamitans
Su, Mo
L
Su, Mo
Guttman and Creasey 1973
Rana pipiens
Gr, Pa, Mo
F
n.s.
Seale and Boraas 1974
Tagging
Rana catesbiana
Be, Mo, Ma
F
n.s.
Emlen 1968
Thamnophis siritalis
Ph
F
n.s.
Pough 1970
PIT tagging
Sistrurus miliarius
Gr, Mo, Su
F
n.s.
Jemison et al. 1995
Thamnophis proximus
Ma
L
n.s.
Keck 1994
Clipping
Alligator mississippiensis
Gr, Su
L
n.s.
Jennings et al. 1991
Coluber constrictor
Be
F
n.s
Brown 1976
Toe clipping
Bufo woodhousei
Su
F
Su
Clarke 1972
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
Mo
L
n.s.
Dodd 1993
Scleoporus merriami
Mo
L
n.s.
Huey et al. 1990
Branding
Alligator mississippiensis
Gr, Su
L
n.s.
Jennings et al. 1991
Ascaphus truei
Ph, Ca
F
n.s.
Daugherty 1976
Radiotransmitter
Nerodia sipedon
Be
L
Be
Lutterschmidt and Reinert 1990
Thamnophis elegans
Ph
L
n.s.
Charland 1991
Thamnophis marcianus
Mo
L
n.s.
Lutterschmidt 1994
Thamnophis siritalis
Ph
L
n.s.
Charland 1991
Articles surveyed were published in the peer-reviewed literature and consist of qualitative or quantitative evaluations of marking effects. We report the effect of markers as
being important/significant or not (n.s.), as interpreted by the authors in the article.
Gr = growth, Su = survival, Be = behavior, Mo = movements, Ma = mass, Ca = capture probability, Pa = parasitism/disease, Ph = physiology.