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22 January 2019 Super Mark It! A Review of the Protein Immunomarking Technique
James R. Hagler
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Abstract

Having an effective method to track movement of arthropods in nature is essential for any mark-release-recapture (MRR) or mark-capture (MC) type experiment. A simple protein immunomarking technique (PIT) was described over a quarter of a century ago that has since been proven to be a highly useful and versatile tool for tracking arthropod dispersal patterns. The PIT consists of tagging arthropods with a specific protein. In turn, recaptured arthropods are examined for the presence of the protein tag by a highly sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In this article, I review the progression of the PIT procedure, provide guidelines for conducting a successful PIT (MRR or MC) dispersal study, and highlight some of the ways this procedure has been adapted to study the dispersal patterns of a wide variety of arthropod species. My goal is that this information will provide researchers with the motivation to develop even more creative uses for the PIT.

Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America 2019. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
James R. Hagler "Super Mark It! A Review of the Protein Immunomarking Technique," Annals of the Entomological Society of America 112(3), 200-210, (22 January 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/say039
Received: 20 August 2018; Accepted: 20 September 2018; Published: 22 January 2019
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KEYWORDS
dispersal
ELISA
mark-capture
mark-release-recapture
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