Ethanol fuel improves arthropod capture in pitfall traps and preserves DNA

We tested the value of ethanol fuel as a killing solution in terms of sampling efficiency (species richness and accumulated abundance) and DNA preservation of Ensifera ground-dwelling specimens. Sampling efficiency was evaluated comparing abundance and species richness of pitfall sampling using 100%...

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Main Authors: Neucir Szinwelski, Verônica Fialho, Karla Yotoko, Léon Seleme, Carlos Sperber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2012-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2809