We added 22 new references to our website in June 2009. Here are a few highlights:
 | [Hutchens et al. 2008. Herp. Rev. 39(3):301-303] [Reference]
This is the first publication we are aware of that describes the use of VIE in snakes. Hutchens et al. demonstrate that VIE is a reliable tag with high retention after 360 days. |
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[Josephson et al. 2008. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 28(6):1758-1761] [Abstract]
This study demonstrated a dramatic increase (from 0% to 100%) in the detection of VIE 959 days after tagging in brook trout by fluorescing the tags in dark conditions. |
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[Zeeh & Wood. 2009. Fisheries Res. 95(2-3):362-364] [Abstract]
This study showed that the growth and mortality of Caribbean reef squid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea held in tanks are unaffected by VIE tags.
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[Sypitkowski et al. 2008. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 28:1506-1514] [Abstract]
In this study, Sypitkowski et al. used sequential Coded Wire Tags to estimate the efficiency of commercial diggers harvesting bloodworms Glycera dibranchiata on intertidal flats in midcoast Maine. |
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[Heard et al. 2008. Wildlife Res. 35:747-759] [Abstract]
Toe-clipping has been the most popular technique for individually marking amphibians. However, the utility and ethics of this technique is questionable, and is being replaced by other tagging methods, including NMT’s VIE and VI Alpha tags. This study evaluated the efficacy of VI Alpha tags and concluded that they are a promising alternative to toe-clipping for identifying L. raniformis and other amphibians. Tagging amphibians with NMT’s products is further explored in the newly listed references by Hoffmann et al (2008), Meuche and Grafe (2009), and Spickler et al. (2006). |
