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Digital photography egg counting (Nymphalidae)

Subcategory: demographic monitoring
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

Use of digital photography combined with computer software to accurately count eggs and first instar larvae in butterfly egg clusters. Includes estimation methods for eggs in multiple layers.

Typical Equipment

  • digital camera
  • computer program 'Paint'

Output Measurements

  • egg cluster size
  • first instar count

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

student_paper

Development to diapause in a population of <i>Euphydryas gillettii</i> (Nymphalidae): effects of egg cluster size and habitat parameters

2004using