Monitoring Dispersal: Mark-release-recapture and Radio-tracking Stag Beetles

摘要

The stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, is listed as near threatened in the UK. It is Britain's largest native terrestrial beetle with its own UK Species Action Plan and in recent years has become a flagship species for insect conservation. Males are easilyrecognised by their prominent 'antlers' (mandibles), an identification feature which has been successfully used in engaging the public in national surveys of the beetle.