Performance of different automatic photographic identification software for larvae and adults of the European fire salamander.

ABSTRACT: For many species, population sizes are unknown despite their importance for conservation. For population size estimation, capture-mark-recapture (CMR) studies are often used, which include the necessity to identify each individual, mostly through individual markings or genetic characters. Invasive marking techniques, however, can negatively affect the individual fitness. Alternatives are low-impact techniques such as the use of photos for individual identification, for species with stable distinctive phenotypic traits. For the individual identification of photos, a variety of different software, with different requirements, is available. The European fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is a species in which individuals, both at the larval stage and as adults, have individual specific p

SUBMITTER: Schulte L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10994360 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature