Hagler J R, Jackson C G
United States Department of Agriculture, Western Cotton Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, Phoenix, Arizona 85040, USA.
Annu Rev Entomol. 2001;46:511-43. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.46.1.511.
Tracking the movement of insects in their natural habitat is essential for understanding their basic biology, demography, and ethology. A wide variety of markers have been used to assess insect population dynamics, dispersal, territoriality, feeding behavior, trophic-level interactions, and other ecological interactions. The ideal marker should persist without inhibiting the insect's "normal" biology. Furthermore, the marker should be environmentally safe, cost-effective, and easy to use. In this article, we review the current state of knowledge regarding insect marking, document the advantages and limitations of each marking technique, and discuss advances made in marking insects over the past decade.
追踪昆虫在其自然栖息地中的活动对于理解它们的基本生物学特性、种群统计学和行为学至关重要。各种各样的标记物已被用于评估昆虫种群动态、扩散、领地行为、取食行为、营养级相互作用以及其他生态相互作用。理想的标记物应能持续存在而不抑制昆虫的“正常”生物学特性。此外，该标记物应环境安全、成本效益高且易于使用。在本文中，我们综述了有关昆虫标记的当前知识状态，记录了每种标记技术的优缺点，并讨论了过去十年中昆虫标记方面取得的进展。
