
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Soderquist, TR 
A1  - Dickman, CR 
T1  - A Technique for Marking Marsupial Pouch Young With Fluorescent Pigment Tattoos
JF  - Wildlife Research
JO  - Wildl. Res.
Y1  - 1988
VL  - 15
IS  - 5
SP  - 561
EP  - 563
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9880561 
N2  - 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. 
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