An optimized portable bait trap for quantitative sampling of butterflies.

Authors

  • J. A. Shuey

Keywords:

bait trapping, biocriteria, Nymphalidae, Rhopalocera, sampling protocols, techniques

Abstract

A bait trap for butterflies which is optimized for butterfly capture, catch retention and durability is discussed. In addition, sources of between-trap sampling variation are discussed and strategies for reducing differences in trap performance under field conditions are presented.

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Published

1997-05-01

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