
%0 Journal Article
%A Soderquist, TR 
%A Dickman, CR 
%T A Technique for Marking Marsupial Pouch Young With Fluorescent Pigment Tattoos
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1988/09/01
%V 15
%N 5
%P 561-563
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9880561
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR9880561 
%X Small quantities of fluorescent pigments were tattooed into the pinnae of pouch young Dasyurus geoffroii and Isoodon obesulus (Marsupialia), and into the pinnae of 5-day-old Mus rnusculus (Rodentia). The tattoos contrasted sharply with natural skin pigmentation when scanned with a UV light. Of 11 pigments tested, Flare 610 pigments were the most persistent, remaining visible for a minimum of 6 months. The technique facilitates rapid, cheap and reliable marking of marsupial pouch young, and should be generally applicable for determining filial relationships in a wide range of marsupial species. 
