Photo identification for sea turtles: Flipper scales more accurate than head scales using APHIS

SK Mills, A Rotger, AML Brooks, FV Paladino… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photo identification involves classifying unique features of a specific individual. The
distinguishing feature used in most sea turtle photo ID studies are the scale patterns on the …

Optimizing the automated recognition of individual animals to support population monitoring

TA de Lorm, C Horswill, D Rabaiotti… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable estimates of population size and demographic rates are central to assessing the
status of threatened species. However, obtaining individual‐based demographic rates …

Bone histology of Broad-snouted Caiman Caiman latirostris (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) as tool for morphophysiological inferences in Crocodylia

PB Mascarenhas-Junior, LA Bochetti-Bassetti… - Acta …, 2021 - torrossa.com
Bone histology is an important tool for the interpretation of life patterns in animals of the past
and extant fauna. The crocodylians have been studied as important inferential models for …

Semi-automated photo-identification of Bahamian Racers (Cubophis vudii vudii)

S Hoefer, A Rotger, S Mills, NJ Robinson - Acta Herpetologica, 2021 - oaj.fupress.net
Photo-identification is a non-invasive option for mark-recapture. Here, we tested the
effectiveness of APHIS, a semi-automated photo-identification software, to distinguish …

[PDF][PDF] Reflectance Changes in a Tiny Threatened Gecko do not Impede Computer-Assisted Individual Recognition

C Monnet, T Dokhelar, J Renet - Herpetological Conservation and …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Photo-identification is widely used for individual recognition in capture-recapture wildlife
monitoring; however, the rapid coloration changes exhibited by some species may mask …

Novel methods for assessing and mitigating handling stress in sea turtles

S Mills - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) perform ocean-crossing migrations, maintain healthy marine
ecosystems, generate income through tourism, and are endangered and declining globally …

Mark-Recapture Methods in Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) Monitoring

CJ Adams - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus; EDB) are an imperiled species
native to the Southeastern United States longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem. Several …

Comparison of manual and semi-automatic photo-identification methods for the individual monitoring of the common European adder (Vipera berus)

B Givord-Coupeau, G Rey - 2023 - hal.science
In order to optimize individual identification protocols for the common European adder
(Vipera berus), a study was conducted on photo-identification methods to compare a manual …