Knowledge graph centered on mark-recapture (Lycaenidae) with 70 nodes and 168 connections. Top connected: Ipomopsis, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium, I. aggregata, Ipomopsis aggregata.
Mark-release-recapture protocol for tracking individual butterfly movements among meadow patches using unique felt pen markings and systematic site visits.
Synthesized from method descriptions across 4 papers using this protocol.
Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Females know best: dispersal polymorphism maintained by sex-specific foraging (2025), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. The protocol was originally introduced by Sensory cues and memory in Lepidopteran mud puddling behavior (2025). Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.