Marking Triatoma brasiliensis, Triatoma pseudomaculata and Rhodnius nasutus Nymphs with Trace Elements: Element Persistence and Effects of Marking on Insect Mortality.

• Main Authors: Carolina Valença-Barbosa (Author), Otília Sarquis (Author), Aline Soares Freire (Author), Mariana R David (Author), Ricardo E Santelli (Author), Fernando A Monteiro (Author), Marli M Lima (Author), Rafael Maciel- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Field ecologists often rely on mark-release-recapture (MRR) experiments to estimate population dynamics parameters for a given species. In the case of a medically important taxon, i.e., a disease vector, inferences on species survival and dispersal rates are particularly important as they...