3 messages in edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacomPIT tags...
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Kirt HughesAug 9, 1995 9:22 am 
Vincent EganAug 9, 1995 10:17 am 
Tom MoritzAug 9, 1995 11:47 am 
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Subject:PIT tags...Actions...
From:Vincent Egan (ZLB@ZOO.UPE.AC.ZA)
Date:Aug 9, 1995 10:17:16 am
List:edu.ku.nhm.mailman.taxacom

Julian Humphries wrote: ->I checked into this technology, too, its call PIT (passive ->interogative transitors).

I thought PIT stood for Passive Implantable Transponder. PIT tags have been used quite extensively in mark-recapture studies and to identify captive animals. As far as I know, they are supplied with a unique number - I don't know about the feasibility/cost involved in getting a particular institution's own coding system encoded though. These tags wouldn't really be suitable for small specimens - they are cylindrical and about 2.5 cm in length.

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