AN EVALUATION OF FLUORESCENT ELASTOMER FOR MARKING BLUEGILLS IN EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES

Authors
DEWEY MR ZIGLER SJ
Citation
Mr. Dewey et Sj. Zigler, AN EVALUATION OF FLUORESCENT ELASTOMER FOR MARKING BLUEGILLS IN EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES, The Progressive fish-culturist, 58(3), 1996, pp. 219-220
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Fisheries
Journal title
The Progressive fish-culturist → ACNP
ISSN journal
00330779
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
219 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-0779(1996)58:3<219:AEOFEF>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We evaluated subdermal injection of a fluorescent elastomer for markin g bluegills Lepomis macrochirus in laboratory and pond studies. Markin g did not affect the growth or survival of adult or juvenile bluegills . Marks were visible for at least 6 months. This technique is a reliab le, relatively inexpensive marking method for the identification of in dividual fish in experimental studies. Costs of application range from US$0.01 to $0.03 per mark.