A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography
We developed a simple restraining chamber to hold captured bumble bees temporarily so they could be photographed in the field using inexpensive “point-and-shoot” digital cameras. The process is quick, and the resulting “digital voucher” images allowed us to correct a substantial fraction of field id...
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| author | James Douglas Thomson Jessica Lauren Zung |
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| description | We developed a simple restraining chamber to hold captured bumble bees temporarily so they could be photographed in the field using inexpensive “point-and-shoot” digital cameras. The process is quick, and the resulting “digital voucher” images allowed us to correct a substantial fraction of field identifications based on visual inspection. The system can improve the accuracy of monitoring programs in which it is undesirable to kill specimens to provide traditional vouchers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2d0ef59046145b7b0d40f8194e6396e2022-12-21T18:32:35ZengEnviroquest Ltd.Journal of Pollination Ecology1920-76032015-11-011714514710.26786/1920-7603(2015)20189A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photographyJames Douglas Thomson0Jessica Lauren Zung1University of TorontoUniversity of TorontoWe developed a simple restraining chamber to hold captured bumble bees temporarily so they could be photographed in the field using inexpensive “point-and-shoot” digital cameras. The process is quick, and the resulting “digital voucher” images allowed us to correct a substantial fraction of field identifications based on visual inspection. The system can improve the accuracy of monitoring programs in which it is undesirable to kill specimens to provide traditional vouchers.https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/353 |
| spellingShingle | James Douglas Thomson Jessica Lauren Zung A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography Journal of Pollination Ecology |
| title | A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography |
| title_full | A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography |
| title_fullStr | A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography |
| title_full_unstemmed | A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography |
| title_short | A restraining device to aid identification of bees by digital photography |
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| url | https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/353 |
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